Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner by Epson
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Digital camera reviews of Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner
Digital camera Review: Fantastic Scanner
Summary: 4 Stars
Since I bought the scanner I just did minor work with it.The software was very easy to install.Still have to take it to the test,so far so good!!!Digital camera Review: Fantastic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this scanner to restore 35-year-old 35mm slides. I spent a few hours today experimenting with different settings, and I'm delighted!! Most of my slides are dirty, but the Digital Ice technology is incredible. This setting does make for slow scanning, but I just start a scan of 8 slides and go do something else while the scanner does its thing. Would definitely recommend this product!Digital camera Review: Garbage - eternal driver problems
Summary: 1 Stars
Sorry to have to write this, but I have never ever wasted as much time on any product as I have on my Epson scanner. You install it, it works for a while, and then magically disappears so no apps will recognize it. This has happened on multiple systems, so there is a flaw at their end, not just one configuration file on one PC. Even EpsonScan does not recognize it. This is with the most current drivers off the web and following the install instructions to the letter.Digital camera Review: Good scanner especitally for large format film.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this scanner since most people on the web recommend it for film scanning and it definitely does a good job. 8x10 prints that I have made via my inkjet come out at least as good as traditional (analog) prints from a commercial lab if not better. A nice touch is the on/off button. Many other models do not have this and you have to listen to the scanner warm up every time you turn the computer on. USB 2.0 interface is fast as well.Digital camera Review: Good, but not Great
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this scanner based on the number of positive reviews that it had received. It is a good photo scanner, but I'm not so sure a great photo scanner. Perhaps it's just Epson's default settings, but I'm not a professional so I place a lot of faith on it being right 'out of the box'.
I have a less expensive HP 5370C that does a much better job on transparency scans (slides, negatives, etc.) I also do a lot of line art scans involving pastels. The 4990 Photo is inconsistent to say the least. Some pastels it can interpret fine, some it just washes out and with others, it doesn't even come close to what the actual color is.
It does some things pretty good, but at this price point I was expecting more.