hey y'all... for those of you like myself, seeking a desk-top scanner capable of 4x5, Vincent Oliver has finished his review of the Epson F-3200.
I'll ruin the punchline for some of you by saying that he finds it comprable to the 4870.
hey y'all... for those of you like myself, seeking a desk-top scanner capable of 4x5, Vincent Oliver has finished his review of the Epson F-3200.
I'll ruin the punchline for some of you by saying that he finds it comprable to the 4870.
---Scott
www.srosenberg.com
I was sort of thinking about this scanner to replace my 3170 which doesn't do 5x4" but looking at his review, I might hang on for the new Epson which looks like it might be a better bet.
Frank
frank...
the Epson Photo 4990 is due outin january. the initial press release claims a dmax of 4.0... isn't that getting pretty close to the 4.2 of drum scanners today?
---Scott
www.srosenberg.com
That's what they are claiming for the beast - I have my doubts as to whether or not it'll actually fulfill that.
My only reservation with the flatbed is that when I scan polaroid prints, they are not as sharp as they could be hence me wanting something that will scan slides at 5x4"
No doubt someone will review the thing soon enough and then we will see.
well, if it's not what the spec claim it to be, the 4870 is one heck of a scanner that will do 4x5. once the 4990 comes out, that'll probably mean a price drop on the 4870.
---Scott
www.srosenberg.com
I don't think that drum scanners, when measured in a way that makes sense to anyone, even reach 4.0.
Tests I saw showed the very best flatbed scanners (pro ones costing $$$) came in at well under 3.0.
The published numbers might tell us something about the ambition level of the marketing department, but I doubt they're worth much more than that.
Yesterday at the CompUSA store here in Spokane I noticed the Epson 4870 scanner was priced at $399.99 after rebates!
"I'll ruin the punchline for some of you by saying that he finds it comprable to the 4870."
Based on his sample images, I'd be surprised if there were any difference at all between the internals of both machines.
Perhaps the requisite number of months had passed in the product cycle, and they decided to repackage the same thing... as a "dedicated film scanner", since reading forums like this, they recognized that everyone prefers dedicated film scanners..
I tested the epson 4990 flatbed scanner. Look at http://www.franzhuempfner.de/tests/contents2.html
This reviewer did not like the scanner.
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Scanners/Epson_F3200/page-1.htm
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