More advanced scanner for 4x5 than Epson flatbed?

[Kevin J. Kolosky]

What is currently the next level up from the Epsom flat bed scanners that will work with 4 x 5 film?

[Tin Can]

Any topline DSLR

[Corran]

High-end flatbeds such as the Eversmart, iQsmart, Cezanne, etc. .

Of course drum scanners, if you are okay with the workflow.

The Imacon/Hasselblad as well.

DSLR scanning if you can build a sufficient system - off-the-shelf stuff is available at a much higher cost.

[Corran]

Of course this is how a 10-page debate starts between the usual suspects.

To the OP: those of use who use high-end flatbeds do it for a reason. Artificial sharpening isn't resolution. They can be a hassle to setup and use, that's true, but if you have the room and ability to run an older dedicated computer, it's not that bad.

The own a Cezanne and have used it for quite a while and have made massive exhibition prints that simply can't be done with scans from an Epson. No debate needed, I've used them both along with many other scanners and speak from experience, not hypotheticals. Good luck.

PS: There's a zillion threads on this already. No need to rehash all of it.

[Tin Can]

Perhaps this thread could be about scanners in production and for sale in most of the world.

New, not rebuilt, not nos, not not...

[Corran]

Perhaps this thread could be about scanners in production and for sale in most of the world.

New, not rebuilt, not nos, not not...

Fair.

Flextight and camera-scan systems are about it I think?

[Oren Grad]

Flextight

Flextight is discontinued now.

[faberryman]

OMG, here we go again. Do a search. Everything that could be said has be said ad nauseam.

[Corran]

Oh! I Google'd it and saw info on the Hasselblad site so assumed it was still available. Oh well.

[Pere Casals]

Bryan, this time I end my debate with you in this post, Pro expensive scanners also Artificially sharpen in the firmware or in the software driver, and they did it very well to the optimal point, the Epson does it less, so what the expensive Artificially sharpened inside with the Epson you have to do it with Photoshop, but the final image of the V700 has the same Artificial sharpening that the one of your Cezanne.

If you look those samples taken by Pali you will see that the final result is the same, this is because the "Artificial" sharpening is also the same. If it wasn't then you would see it in the side by side comparison.

For any following question I refer you to those samples, if you don't understand the thing from those samples then... sorry, I can't explain it better or easier.