Originally Posted by
Bruce Watson
...I find that the Epson consumer flatbeds do an acceptable job, as long as you don't print too large. Up to around 4x enlargement they are fine. I've got a 4x enlargement of one of my own photographs, framed and hanging on my dining room wall, scanned with an old Epson 2450. That one has actually sold a couple of copies, a rarity for me.
But for prints larger than around 4x enlargement, I do use a better scanner. If I didn't already own a drum scanner, I might be looking to use a professional flatbed like a Kodak/Creo/Scitex IQ Smart, or maybe a Fuji Lanovia, or Screen Cezanne, for enlargements up to around 8x. For 8x and up, I really do want a drum scan. Clearly it's worth it to me or I wouldn't own one. But as always, YMMV.
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