New Microtek M2/F2 flatbed scanners

[Gary Nylander]

Hello all,

Microtek has a couple of new flatbed scanners out the ArtixScan M2/F2 series, I bought one recently and have posted a little mini review on my blog:http://garynylander.blogspot.ca/2013/02/microteks-new-artixscan-f2-scanner.html

Thanks for looking,

Gary

[Walter Calahan]

thanks for your review!

[Ivan J. Eberle]

Can you comment on how well it handles color neg?

[Gary Nylander]

Can you comment on how well it handles color neg?

Hello Ivan,

Sorry, I don't scan a lot of color negatives in large format to give you an accurate answer, I do have some 8 x 10 transparencies somewhere in my collection other than that I mostly have 35mm and 120 color negatives and I think something like the new Plustek 120 would be better suited for those kinds of film sizes. I would think that the M2/F2 should handle color negatives quite well, although it also depends on the scanning software ( and the operator ), in the case of the new Microtek F2 scanner it's SilverFast 8. Scanning color negatives has its challenges :)

Gary

[tenderobject]

nice review. although my budget range for a scanner is not more than $400. any other microtek scanner that can scan quality 4x5?
i just found the distributor of microtek and plustek here in iran. will do some research..

[Gary Nylander]

nice review. although my budget range for a scanner is not more than $400. any other microtek scanner that can scan quality 4x5?
i just found the distributor of microtek and plustek here in iran. will do some research..

Perhaps something used maybe?, I have heard many good things about the Epson 4990 scanner which you should be able to get for much less than $400.

[tenderobject]

Perhaps something used maybe?, I have heard many good things about the Epson 4990 scanner which you should be able to get for much less than $400.


Hi Gary, im not sure if i could get a hold of epson 4990 here in iran. Even in my manila i can't seem to find one anymore. Is microtek scanmaker i800 that bad scanner? That one is available in iran and the artixscan although that is kinda expensive for my budget

[Gary Nylander]

Hi Gary, im not sure if i could get a hold of epson 4990 here in iran. Even in my manila i can't seem to find one anymore. Is microtek scanmaker i800 that bad scanner? That one is available in iran and the artixscan although that is kinda expensive for my budget

I honestly couldn't give you a recommendation in regards to the Microtek i800 as I have never used it.

[tenderobject]

thanks gary. sorry :)