Nikon Coolscan vs. Epson Perfection scanners - recommendations?
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From: Local Girl on 29 Nov 2009 20:23 I would like to scan a collection of family slides. There are thousands of slides, of which I am probably going to scan a few hundred. So, it's a big job but not so immense that it will be impossible to finish. I also am considering the idea of offering a slide scanning service, once I am set up with the equipment and have gained some expertise doing my personal project. Can anyone give me some recommendations as to equipment? I have been looking at the Epson Perfection V700 and the slightly more expensive Perfection V750-M Pro. And I have been looking at the Nikon Coolscan 5000ED and 9000ED. The Epsons have a much lower pricetag than the Nikon. Epson is currently offering a rebate, making even the more expensive of their two only $700, as opposed to either $1200 or $2200 for the Nikons, depending on which of those is considered. The Epson scanners are a flatbed that scans film and slides; the Nikons are dedicated film scanners. I also received a suggestion that I could photograph the slides with a digital camera. I would also appreciate any comments on this technique. Thanks in advance for any input. That Epson rebate is only good through this Wednesday, so I am hoping to make a decision about this before then. -LG ................................................................. Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access >>>> at http://www.TitanNews.com <<<< -=Every Newsgroup - Anonymous, UNCENSORED, BROADBAND Downloads=-
From: Charlie Hoffpauir on 29 Nov 2009 21:29 On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:23:44 -0500, Local Girl <anon(a)anon.com> wrote: >I would like to scan a collection of family slides. There are >thousands of slides, of which I am probably going to scan a few >hundred. So, it's a big job but not so immense that it will be >impossible to finish. > >I also am considering the idea of offering a slide scanning service, >once I am set up with the equipment and have gained some expertise >doing my personal project. > >Can anyone give me some recommendations as to equipment? I have been >looking at the Epson Perfection V700 and the slightly more expensive >Perfection V750-M Pro. > >And I have been looking at the Nikon Coolscan 5000ED and 9000ED. > >The Epsons have a much lower pricetag than the Nikon. Epson is >currently offering a rebate, making even the more expensive of their >two only $700, as opposed to either $1200 or $2200 for the Nikons, >depending on which of those is considered. The Epson scanners are a >flatbed that scans film and slides; the Nikons are dedicated film >scanners. > >I also received a suggestion that I could photograph the slides with a >digital camera. I would also appreciate any comments on this >technique. > >Thanks in advance for any input. That Epson rebate is only good >through this Wednesday, so I am hoping to make a decision about this >before then. > >-LG Personal opinions follow.... The suggestion to photograph the slides with a digital camera is the lease desirable for a quality of reproduction standpoint. Probably not as good of results as scanning prints of the slides with a flat bed scanner (not mentioned). The Nikons, true film scanners, will give results that you can easily see are superior to that of "most" flat bed scanners. I say most because I've not used the Epson scanners that you mention, and I've heard that some Epsons give very good results. I have a "cheap" Epson flat bed that will scan slides and negatives, and I've used it for scanning 4x4 negatives with decent results. I have compared the results in scanning 35mm slides and negatives with results from a fairly inexpensive Nikon (Coolscan IV) and the Coolscan scans are clearly superior. If cost is significant factor, then the Epson might do the job... but if you really intend to scan as a "service" then you really need the best equipment available.
From: Barry Watzman on 29 Nov 2009 21:44 This is really a no-brainer for anyone who is knowledgeable about this. Go with the Nikon scanners. SOME Epson scanners are quality competitive with the Nikon scanners, but Nikon offers a bulk slide feeder (SF-210) for the LS-5000. And for that reason alone, it's the clear choice. You don't need the LS-9000, unless you have some medium or large format negatives to scan. It offers no benefit for 35mm slides. Photographing the slides is a highly inferior option, it's something I would consider as a "backstop" if I was sending the slides out to a service for scanner, in case the slides were lost you would still have "something". Do not think that photographing them with an x.x megapixel camera is anything even remotely close to scanning them to the same resolution with either a Nikon or Epson scanner. It most definitely is not. Local Girl wrote: > I would like to scan a collection of family slides. There are > thousands of slides, of which I am probably going to scan a few > hundred. So, it's a big job but not so immense that it will be > impossible to finish. > > I also am considering the idea of offering a slide scanning service, > once I am set up with the equipment and have gained some expertise > doing my personal project. > > Can anyone give me some recommendations as to equipment? I have been > looking at the Epson Perfection V700 and the slightly more expensive > Perfection V750-M Pro. > > And I have been looking at the Nikon Coolscan 5000ED and 9000ED. > > The Epsons have a much lower pricetag than the Nikon. Epson is > currently offering a rebate, making even the more expensive of their > two only $700, as opposed to either $1200 or $2200 for the Nikons, > depending on which of those is considered. The Epson scanners are a > flatbed that scans film and slides; the Nikons are dedicated film > scanners. > > I also received a suggestion that I could photograph the slides with a > digital camera. I would also appreciate any comments on this > technique. > > Thanks in advance for any input. That Epson rebate is only good > through this Wednesday, so I am hoping to make a decision about this > before then. > > -LG > > > > > ................................................................ > Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access > >>>> at http://www.TitanNews.com <<<< > -=Every Newsgroup - Anonymous, UNCENSORED, BROADBAND Downloads=- >
From: Alan Wrigley on 30 Nov 2009 04:23 Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: > You don't need the LS-9000, unless you have some medium > or large format negatives to scan. It offers no benefit for 35mm slides. I've been told that the 9000 is better for Kodachrome because ICE works properly with that film - can anyone confirm this? Alan
From: Charlie Hoffpauir on 30 Nov 2009 09:39 On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:23:13 +0000, Alan Wrigley <spamhater(a)keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> wrote: >Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: > >> You don't need the LS-9000, unless you have some medium >> or large format negatives to scan. It offers no benefit for 35mm slides. > >I've been told that the 9000 is better for Kodachrome because ICE works properly >with that film - can anyone confirm this? > >Alan That doesn't make any sense to me at all. Kodachrome is Kodachrome whether 35 mm or large format, and ICE doesn't work well (or at all) with Kodachrome, just as it doesn't work with silver-based black & white.
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