Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner by Epson
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Digital camera reviews of Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner
Digital camera Review: Epson 4990 - awesome medium/large format film scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
This thing is great. It's nice to be able to scan so many 35 mm negs at once, as well as med. and large format. My only complaint is that the medium format holder won't allow me to scan 3 120 images in a strip, while there's physically plenty of space to do that. It just means that I have to run multiple scans to do a whole roll.
The performance on 4X5 negatives (B&W) and color transparencies is unbelievable! I no longer get prints when I get processing. I do still get enlargements from my negatives in most cases, but wouldn't hesitate to use a scan for reasonably sized prints. It's awesome.
Digital camera Review: Epson 4990 Photo Scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed a machine to scan my collection of transparencies and color negatives. This model seemed to have what was needed. After loading the software, I began with Monaco EZ color and ran the calibrations and created the profiles for transparencies and reflective prints; this was fast and fun. I was surprised with the closely matching results.
The sharpness was very good; it was so sharp that I needed the Digital ICE software to remove dust and scratches. This ICE is incredible! Takes longer to scan, but is much quicker than cloning out all the artifacts. There is no loss of sharpness.
I found the provided film holders to really work well with the automated batch system. All is square and cropped.
I have scanned printer's film and the original halftone dots held; that's sharp!
Color negatives were more of a challenge; this is normal for scanning input. A gray card or gray item in the picture helps as you can click on the preview with a tool to make the gray neutral; "click!" and the color snaps bright and clean!
The software can be used several ways, with a Photoshop compatible plug-in, and several stand alone methods. It does fine with no special skills or Silverfast Ai has sophisticated controls for the adventuresome.
This machine is for ALL users! Kids, photographers of all levels, and professionals in the graphic arts. I am a drum scanner, photographer, and pixel artist; this unit and software please me a lot.
Digital camera Review: Epson 4990 Scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased the 4990 to scan a large quantity of glass plate negatives and needed something big enough to handle 8 x 10 plates. I called Epson and they were of no help to me as they had not tested the scanner on glass plates or that is what the rep told me. I bought one anyway and the set up was super easy and the software a breeze to use. If you click on the color restoration button before you scan, you can see an amazing difference. The only thing I was not happy with is the mask to hold the large plates. Basically, it was useless as it is so flimsy. I found that cutting strips from a manila file folder and taping the strips to the scanner with easily removable blue painter's tape was just what I needed. If you scan all of one size and then change the strips, you can go on to the next size. (I have 8 x 10, 5 x 7, 4 x 5, and some odd sizes, too.) I have now scanned over 1,000 glass negatives with ease and am very happy with how the scanner works. It also has worked well with hundred+ year old pictures done by professional photgraphers. We have four scanners and this one is definitely the best. Am I happy I bought it?? Yes, yes, yes.Digital camera Review: Epson 4990 Scanner - A fantastic value
Summary: 4 Stars
At this price level, this is by far the best scanner I have purchased.Digital camera Review: Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my fourth scanner, and with it, I can do practically everything. with very hard work, I scanned my 14000 slides with an older scanner - with this one I could have done it more that twice as fast. It even scans the very small negatives of my wife's old Minolta quite well, not to mention the 500 4X6 negatives I scanned. Normal scanning is a snap. I can recommend this scanner to anybody who is willing to spend a bit extra for versatility and quality.