I am about to buy one of these models. The v750 costs about $300 more, but some of the additional features don't interest me. I intend to fluid mount, but will do so with either the ScanScience holder or without a holder. Since I'll be scanning negatives, I don't need a calibration target. Given that Silverfast AI, which comes with the v750, costs $230, and AI Studio costs $330, there doesn't seem to be any particular reason to buy it packaged with the scanner. The v700 comes with Epson's own software and Silverfast SE.
Consequently, for me there is one question. Is Epson's claim that the v750 has better optics born out in the real world? Given that these models have been on the market for some time, one would think that there would be a fair amount of information, or at least opinion, on the internet about this question, but there doesn't seem to be. The only thing that I could find was a single review, by a gentleman in the UK, suggesting that optically there is little to choose between the two models.
Is anyone able to comment on this question?
Not having purchased a scanner before, I also have a question about Silverfast. All I want from the scanner is a fairly flat scan with as much information as possible that I will then manipulate in Photoshop. At least, that's been my approach to doing wet mount scans on a Creo that I've had access to. If this is what I want to do, is there any reason to prefer Silverfast over Epson's own software or over Vuescan? If so, will AI do anything for me that SE won't, and is there a reason to upgrade from AI to AI Studio?
Thanks.
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