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 Post subject: Scanner Options
PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:01 pm 
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I'm looking for advice on a good scanner. I'm not a pro and don't need a pro scanner, but I think one day soon I might convert a bunch of negatives to digital, and a whole bunch of prints too.
My old Agfa Snapscan e50 I think is a little out of date, so I was thinking maybe something like Epson V300 or the V30.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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This is my understanding of the difference between the Epson scanners.

V30 - No film holder for you to scan, good for just photo scanning
V300 - It has film holder but only does 35mm ones
V500 - It has a film holder for 35mm and Medium Format sizes
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poopooegg wrote:
This is my understanding of the difference between the Epson scanners.

V30 - No film holder for you to scan, good for just photo scanning
V300 - It has film holder but only does 35mm ones
V500 - It has a film holder for 35mm and Medium Format sizes


V500 or higher have decent optics and are worth the extra price
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I might be selling an Epson 4490 which is the same as the V500 (as I understand).
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Let me know. If the price is right I might consider it. But for that type of item, I think I might just buy new.
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