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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-20-2011, 10:41 AM
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Definitely not, but I only paid somewhere between a new V750 and a Nikon 9000. Those old scanners are only worth it, if you want to do large format & small formats, maybe even at the same time, or need to scan in prints and posters. For most people they are not worth the hassle, weight, or noise.
If all you want is web res photos for posting to flickr or here, then a V500 will be more than adequate. Prints from 35mm can be tricky, because it's such a huge enlargement. Maybe most people don't see or care about the differences, but I imagine someone coming from a dedicated film scanner will end up disappointed.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-19-2011, 12:22 PM
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My current Creo Eversmart flatbed is pretty good, but I would not suggest that to anyone that wasn't making prints on a regular basis.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-19-2011, 11:37 AM
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The quality is much lower, but fine for low res web scans. I never got more than about 1600-1800SPI out of mine before giving it to my dad. That 1600-1800SPI was pretty soft/blurry, too.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-19-2011, 11:24 AM
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If you were just going to toss it and get a V500, then you might as well try and clean it yourself. What do you have to lose right? ... or you could give it to me. :)
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