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From: Peter Ceresole on 31 Mar 2010 14:36
I have to digitise a whole load of slides (but not all at once) for
Anne's lectures.

I bought an Epson V500 Photo- the home one, not the Office one which is
a lot pricier.

I spent a lot of today getting familiar with it and digitising a load of
what were, in some cases, very old slides, that I'd taken way back when.

It's no speed demon, but the results are jolly good. I'm pleased with
it. The ICE dust remover is first rate (part of what takes time, of
course) and the colour correction is good too. The front-of-scanner
buttons make photocopying a breeze.

I'm having a little trouble making the software sing for me, but I'm
sure that this is just me on day one. As it is, it works, and I'll get
better at it.

Altogether, I like it a lot.
--
Peter
From: Mike Edwards on 31 Mar 2010 17:44

> I have to digitise a whole load of slides (but not all at once) for
> Anne's lectures.
>
> I bought an Epson V500 Photo- the home one, not the Office one which is
> a lot pricier.
>
> I spent a lot of today getting familiar with it and digitising a load of
> what were, in some cases, very old slides, that I'd taken way back when.
>
> It's no speed demon, but the results are jolly good. I'm pleased with
> it. The ICE dust remover is first rate (part of what takes time, of
> course) and the colour correction is good too. The front-of-scanner
> buttons make photocopying a breeze.
>
> I'm having a little trouble making the software sing for me, but I'm
> sure that this is just me on day one. As it is, it works, and I'll get
> better at it.
>
> Altogether, I like it a lot.

I've got one also. Very good but just wish there was a way to mount more
slides at once as the process can become tedious fairly quickly if you
have a lot to do.
From: Steve Firth on 31 Mar 2010 18:25
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I bought an Epson V500 Photo


Ive had one for some time. The only problem that I have found with it is
that it must be placed on a rigid flat base. If the desk or stand that
you place it on is warped then it will, in some circumstances, jam when
scanning. The scan head stops moving and the stepper motor stutters and
you end up with smeared scans.
From: Peter Ceresole on 31 Mar 2010 19:14
Mike Edwards <mike.edwards(a)rocksoft.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I've got one also. Very good but just wish there was a way to mount more
> slides at once as the process can become tedious fairly quickly if you
> have a lot to do.

Yup. I've just done 60 or so. Took a while. But I was colour correcting
and de-dusting, which takes longer.
--
Peter
From: Peter Ceresole on 31 Mar 2010 19:20
Fred Bambrough <fred@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

> Do you find it starts up quickly, especially with Image Capture or from
> printer preferences? I ask because it seems to take ages for mine to be
> recognised by the system though functions normally once it is.

I'm using Epson's software on a MBP, and it seems quick enough to me.
But startup time is only really apparent in photocopy mode, using the
front panel buttons. I just let it get on with it. Once it's on, I keep
it on.
--
Peter
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