Recommendations for large format A3 scanner to scan 11x14 prints

[Larry Kellogg]

I'm looking for a scanner to scan 11x14 prints so that I can create books in Blurb. I do all of my printing in the darkroom and will not be using the scanner to scan film. I don't want to spend a lot of money on the scanner, but I do want something that is reliable. I'm thinking of a used Epson GT-20000, which might be had around $500, but I'm open to suggestions.

I use a Mac, by the way, so I want a scanner that works well with a Mac.

Flatbed scanners that scan A3 are huge. Could I get decent quality out of a bar type scanner?

[Evanjoe610]

Larry,

I would recommend for a New scanner. That way you do not have to deal with any legacy issues.
I suggest the large format Epson scanner...


http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/j...yes&oid=-16224


Evan

I'm looking for a scanner to scan 11x14 prints so that I can create books in Blurb. I do all of my printing in the darkroom and will not be using the scanner to scan film. I don't want to spend a lot of money on the scanner, but I do want something that is reliable. I'm thinking of a used Epson GT-20000, which might be had around $500, but I'm open to suggestions.

I use a Mac, by the way, so I want a scanner that works well with a Mac.

Flatbed scanners that scan A3 are huge. Could I get decent quality out of a bar type scanner?

[Light Guru]

The discontinued printer you listed has drivers available for the Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite, so there are no legacy issues at this time.

Have you considered getting a cheeper smaller scanner and scanning the 11x14 print in sections. Then you use photoshop to automatically merge them into a complete image.

[Larry Kellogg]

Thanks Light Guru, but I know I will not scan if I have to stitch. It's just an annoyance that I do not want to deal with, I already spend too much time on a computer every day, for my job.

Evan, that's a $2000-2500 scanner, not exactly affordable, LOL.

[djdister]

Thanks Light Guru, but I know I will not scan if I have to stitch. It's just an annoyance that I do not want to deal with, I already spend too much time on a computer every day, for my job.

Evan, that's a $2000-2500 scanner, not exactly affordable, LOL.

Why buy a flatbed scanner at all? There are those who say you should shoot it with a good digital camera, especially large prints like that.

[Light Guru]

Thanks Light Guru, but I know I will not scan if I have to stitch. It's just an annoyance that I do not want to deal with, I already spend too much time on a computer every day, for my job.

Photoshop will automatically stitch it together in like a minute, so saying it will take to long is hardly an excuse.

[Larry Kellogg]

I knew that was coming. ;-) I think it is easier and faster to scan than to shoot with a digital copy stand and have to deal with reflections. Besides, I sold all my digital cameras. The only digital camera I own is an iPhone.

[Larry Kellogg]

For those following along, I bought an Epson 10000 XL to use to scan my prints. Although the scanner is discontinued, it has gotten good reviews on this page:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/j...ku=E10000XL-PH

As far as I can tell, I'll be able to download drivers for the latest version of the Mac operating system.

Any thoughts? The scanner has a reflective mode which I would us win scanning my RC prints, I assume.

[Carl J]

Works well for scanning 11x14 negatives. I use the EpsonScan software with OS X Mavericks, I believe (it's at work). I didn't know it had been discontinued. I think Epson driver support is pretty good and hopefully will continue to be available and compatible with the latest OS X versions for awhile.

[richardman]

I have a 10000XL mainly to scan my Chinese calligraphy work :-) Works great. Just out of curiosity, how much did you pay? I am considering selling mine, actually.