Luminous Landscape Forum
Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: charlier on October 10, 2007, 03:54:35 pm
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I want to purchase a scanner for my lab. I usually use a drum scan service most work, but I'd like to purchase an "in-house" flatbed scanner as well. I use an Intel Mac with an Epson 3800 printer. Fine-art images go to a professional digital printing service. I use 35mm and 4"x5" negatives. I am considering purchasing an Epson 750M Pro, but would consider other brands (e.g., Imacon or Microteck). Does anyone have experience with the Epson or suggestions? Thanks.
Cheers, Charlie
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Are you buying a flatbed to just proof things and then send them out to the drum scanner for final scans? A flatbed isn't going to be anywhere near as sharp as a drum scanner. You are going from a Ferrari of a scanner to a Honda of a scanner. Competent for what it does at its price point but not comparable and "you get what you pay for."
Doug
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I am a big fan of maintaining a dedicated film scanner for film scanning and a flatbed for reflective scanning. Of course large format film scanners aren't inexpensive so a flatbed that can scan large format film could prove convenient as long as the enlargement isn't too great. I see lots of Nikon 9000s and Imacon scanners sitting on top of drum scanners these days. Your drum scanner might be a sleek 90s Ferrari but that Imacon is a modern Lexus with much better air conditioning.
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Doug makes a good point. I will use the flatbed scanner mostly for proofing, but sometimes I might be able to "get away" with a good scan (is this possible?) for more casual prints or posters. I am not sure what one gets for the money these days with flatbed scanners - what does one get for say $1000-$1500? Charlie