Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Color Scanner by Epson
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Digital camera reviews of Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Color Scanner
Digital camera Review: A Lot of Punch for the Money
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to scan large format film and some of my old 35mm negatives. It's fast, accurate, and easy to use. If you're new to scanning, there are alot of tradeoffs you make between scan density, output size, and noise reduction that are not outlined very well in the manuals. They are written assuming you know that. Not a big deal as there are a number of web resources to help you. These issues are common regardless of scanner platform. The scanner itself was easy to setup out of the box. Epson's software is incredibly easy to use and the quality is incredible. This is a great flatbed scanner that gives you incredible flexibility, quality at a decent price.Digital camera Review: As time goes by, not pleased at all!
Summary: 3 Stars
I previously wrote a glowing review for this scanner BUT as time goes by, I find this to be not so great after all and have thus decided to change the review to reflect my feelings on the matter.
First, the film holder for 35mm negatives stinks. I can't put it any clearer than that. If you have old negatives that have curled over time, you will encounter problems as the holder does not help flatten out the negative strip one bit. I have yet to use the fluid mount system to correct this problem but be real now. If you have a massive amount of negatives to scan, this becomes a BIG pain very quickly.
Initially I enjoyed the ease of using the Epson software and used that over the enclosed Silverfast AI but that has changed. SilverFast delivers sharper images and (more importantly) DOES NOT CUT OFF YOUR SLIDES like the Epson software does. Shame on you Epson!!!!
I recently conducted my own tests and found, like others online, that the sharpest images comes not at 6400 DPI, not at 4800 DPI but at 3200 DPI. Oh, and if you want the sharpest image possible, forget the Digital ICE as that will soften the image and not get all the scratches either.
I regret having sold my dedicated film scanner to buy this product but I am stuck with it and have to make the best of the situation. In many areas, Epson dropped the ball big time.
Digital camera Review: Beautiful scans and easy to use on a Mac
Summary: 5 Stars
I won't repeat the many useful comments except to say that I agree the film holders are flimsy, (but they haven't broken yet), the SW is weird (both Epson and bundled Silverfast especially is impossible for me to understand) and a few other minor complaints. I use a Macbook Pro with 10.5 and it has been nearly bug free, and there was no real installation needed, just a visit to the Epson website.
But these novice user items aside, the visual quality of scans of black and white and color negatives from 35mm, 6X4.5, 6X6, 6X7, 6X9 and 6X12, as well as 4X5, are superb. The tonal gradients are well preserved, there is little noise, and no artifacts at all that I can see. Dust reduction works! Resolution is great and you can select what resolution and file size you want after framing your subject.
I think the important thing about this scanner is what it does for analog photography. It really puts you back in the driver's seat with film cameras and all their versatility once again, but without the need to ever make a print again (except via file transfer!). It's well worth it. Check out [...] for some recent scans. Hint: Check dates around December 2009 and January 2010.
It has tempted me to get into 8X10! Think of the implications of this kind of easy-to-use, superior quality scan capability for under $[...] has to photographers.
Digital camera Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
Another oversold product from Epson. Actual resolution is closer to 1200 dpi. Skip this and buy a real film scanner if quality matters at all to you.Digital camera Review: Doesn't have holder for 110 film
Summary: 3 Stars
I should have read the item description a little closer, but I assumed that for $750 it would include mounts for a lot of older film formats that were popular in the '70s and '80s such as 110 film. I have a box of old photo's & negatives that I was planning to scan, but I won't be doing it with this scanner for 2 reasons:
1: Positioning each individual negative film strip manually on the flat bed is very time consuming. And without a holder, some of the negative films that are curled or twisted produce a distorted scan.
2: It takes approx 2 min per picture when scanning from 110 negative. I would guess I have about 1,000 pictures to scan, so I'm not going to burn up an entire weekend to scan everything manually.
The 35mm film negative mount and automatic scanning feature works beautifully. You can load up 4 negative strips, click 'scan', and the scanner will scan everything and separate each picture into its own file. They need something like that for 110 film - then it would be feasible to scan and archive all of my old family photo's.
Otherwise the scanner is excellent - I would have given it 5 stars, but for $750 on Amazon, I expected it to include negative film mounts for major film types that have been popular in the last 20-30 years. If you only have 35mm negatives, this scanner should work well for you.