Friend in New Zealand wants a good a good scanner for negatives and slides and is thinking about the one shown here http://www.boogaloo.co.uk/prodview.asp?sku=21822E&mc=BDD0304&TRK=2
(sorry, I couldn't condence that url)
I have suggested an Epson but said I would ask for your opinions.
Cheers.
I now seem to spend a lot of time arguing with inanimate objects
Hi
You get what you pay for... ;)
For web page scanning then a flat-bed A4 scanner with an attachment will give useable results - maybe even for small print work with help from Photoshop.
For 'good' results a Nikon Coolscan nikoncoolscan.com will give very much better scans, and the ICE software is excellent for removing physical handling blemishes or dust specks.
i use a epson perfection 2580 photo
grabs evrything under a4 and under i stick in it.
has a great multi negative/positive strip capture unit built into lid.
I use an Epson Perfection 1650 photo which has similar features as 2580 described by Gary. It is quick enough for most jobs (but I expect that it has been superceded by now). see link - http://www.itreviews.co.uk/hardware/h265.htm Tony C.
I use a HP S20, I takes in neg strips and reversal slides, and will scan a 7x5 print. Resolution is splendid.
We have a Nikon Coolscan 4000 neg scanner - the quality is superb but the files are huge. You need loads of RAM, plenty of time and storage to handle them.
My mate has an old Epson 1240 (I think) which gives perfectly acceptable results - nice clean scans - he did a batch of around 2000 slides for me recently with no problems.
I had a Canon flatbed that did negs - it was dire - I swapped it and the replacement was just as bad.
Looking down this thread Epson seems a safe bet.
I sent an e-mail to Boogaloo and they replied saying that the scanner is, 'model number BearPaw 2448 TA Plus, manufactured by Mustek'.
Is it any good. Is anyone out there using one. ????
Cheers.
I now seem to spend a lot of time arguing with inanimate objects
Mustek are the 'cheaper' scanners.
problem can be getting replacement power supplies due to weird voltage requirements.
Maybe another one for Gary
I have had a epson perfection 2580 photo scanner for a while, main use slides and general scanner. Went to use the negative option as I found a whole load of negs recently. It says negative strip incorrectly located and does not auto feed the film strip which I believe it should do. Any thouhts on set?
TIA
Chris