I hope to buy an Epson scanner soon to use mainly for scanning old photos.
Should I buy the expensive V750? It has two features which the cheaper
Epson scanners don't have. Is it worth paying the extra for these??
The features I refer to are:
1. Hi Pass Optical System
2. Dmax of 4 instead of 3.2
The hi pass optical system sounds a useful feature but I know that the
mirrors become dusty over time and was wondering if over a period of say
3 years, I'd get better results than the V750 by buying a cheaper model
(eg the 4490) and replacing it after say 18 months (to overcome the
problems of dust in the light path)
I suppose I'm asking, Does the V750 have noticable advantages over the
4490 for print scanning?
r> I hope to buy an Epson scanner soon to use mainly for scanning old photos.
r> Should I buy the expensive V750? It has two features which the cheaper
r> Epson scanners don't have. Is it worth paying the extra for these??
r> The features I refer to are:
r> 1. Hi Pass Optical System
r> 2. Dmax of 4 instead of 3.2
r> The hi pass optical system sounds a useful feature but I know that the
r> mirrors become dusty over time and was wondering if over a period of
r> say 3 years, I'd get better results than the V750 by buying a cheaper
r> model (eg the 4490) and replacing it after say 18 months (to overcome
r> the problems of dust in the light path)
r> I suppose I'm asking, Does the V750 have noticable advantages over the
r> 4490 for print scanning?
In my opinion, no. I have the 4990, and it is more than sufficient for
scanning prints. I think the 4490 would be much the same.
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On Jan 8, 5:33 pm, rumblings <rumblingsDEL...@gmailDELETE.com> wrote:
> I hope to buy an Epson scanner soon to use mainly for scanning old photos.
>
> Should I buy the expensive V750? It has two features which the cheaper
> Epson scanners don't have. Is it worth paying the extra for these??
>
> The features I refer to are:
>
> 1. Hi Pass Optical System
> 2. Dmax of 4 instead of 3.2
>
> The hi pass optical system sounds a useful feature but I know that the
> mirrors become dusty over time and was wondering if over a period of say
> 3 years, I'd get better results than the V750 by buying a cheaper model
> (eg the 4490) and replacing it after say 18 months (to overcome the
> problems of dust in the light path)
>
> I suppose I'm asking, Does the V750 have noticable advantages over the
> 4490 for print scanning?
The V700 is very close to the V750, DMax of 3.6 or 3.8, and the same
HiPass Optical System. The main difference is the V750 has coated
optical glass while the V700 has regular glass, the V750 comes with a
full Silverfast scannning program. I have found this to be an
excellent scanner for paper images and does very good transparent
media scanning too. About $200 less than the V750.
tomm42 wrote:
> On Jan 8, 5:33 pm, rumblings <rumblingsDEL...@gmailDELETE.com> wrote:
>> I hope to buy an Epson scanner soon to use mainly for scanning old photos.
>>
>> Should I buy the expensive V750? It has two features which the cheaper
>> Epson scanners don't have. Is it worth paying the extra for these??
>>
>> The features I refer to are:
>>
>> 1. Hi Pass Optical System
>> 2. Dmax of 4 instead of 3.2
>>
>> The hi pass optical system sounds a useful feature but I know that the
>> mirrors become dusty over time and was wondering if over a period of say
>> 3 years, I'd get better results than the V750 by buying a cheaper model
>> (eg the 4490) and replacing it after say 18 months (to overcome the
>> problems of dust in the light path)
>>
>> I suppose I'm asking, Does the V750 have noticable advantages over the
>> 4490 for print scanning?
>
>
> The V700 is very close to the V750, DMax of 3.6 or 3.8, and the same
> HiPass Optical System. The main difference is the V750 has coated
> optical glass while the V700 has regular glass, the V750 comes with a
> full Silverfast scannning program. I have found this to be an
> excellent scanner for paper images and does very good transparent
> media scanning too. About $200 less than the V750.
>
> Tom
Looking at http://www.epson.co.uk/scanners/epson_scanners.htm
only the V750 has the High pass optical system. The V700 does not but it
has the same Dmax (4.0). Perhaps they are differently specced in the
UK?? The V700 is about £113 cheaper here but still nearly £340. The 4490
(Dmax 3.4) is £130 - ie less than one third of the price of the V750.
Would the V750 (or V700) results be any better when scanning old photos??
Can those of you with a V10, V100, V200, V350, V500, or 4490 please
report how well the scanner scans from printed media or books? Is it
only a rumour or a fact that an A4 scan is a bit unsharp and dark at
the edges? (Two reviewers of the V10 have said so elsewhere, but is it
the scanner's fault or does it suffice to darken the room?.) How
accurate (close to the original) are the colours after scanning?
- wrote:
> If you are only going to be doing reflective scanning of printed pictures,
> the 4490 will do as well as the 700/750.
>
> Doug
Thanks for your reply. Looking at some of your past postings I get the
impression you know what you are talking about. There was a suggestion
in one thread that the V700 is cleaner on the underside of the glass and
also easier to clean there - Can you comment on this??
Re: "I know that the mirrors become dusty over time and was wondering if
over a period of say 3 years, I'd get better results than the V750 by
buying a cheaper model (eg the 4490) and replacing it after say 18
months (to overcome the problems of dust in the light path)"
Mirrors can be cleaned. It's not that difficult to do.
rumblings wrote:
> I hope to buy an Epson scanner soon to use mainly for scanning old photos.
>
> Should I buy the expensive V750? It has two features which the cheaper
> Epson scanners don't have. Is it worth paying the extra for these??
>
> The features I refer to are:
>
> 1. Hi Pass Optical System
> 2. Dmax of 4 instead of 3.2
>
>
> The hi pass optical system sounds a useful feature but I know that the
> mirrors become dusty over time and was wondering if over a period of say
> 3 years, I'd get better results than the V750 by buying a cheaper model
> (eg the 4490) and replacing it after say 18 months (to overcome the
> problems of dust in the light path)
>
> I suppose I'm asking, Does the V750 have noticable advantages over the
> 4490 for print scanning?
Barry Watzman wrote:
> Re: "I know that the mirrors become dusty over time and was wondering if
> over a period of say 3 years, I'd get better results than the V750 by
> buying a cheaper model (eg the 4490) and replacing it after say 18
> months (to overcome the problems of dust in the light path)"
>
> Mirrors can be cleaned. It's not that difficult to do.
I clean the glass regularly but have not been successful with the
mirrors. I've tried using compressed air but as the tin was tipped up,
fluid came out and has left a residue on the mirror. The other problem
is that as they are mirrors and facing each other it is extremely
difficult to distinguish reflections from what is real. I don't think I
could clean them properly without dismantling them and haven't had the
courage to try that. In any case, I doubt I could restore them to mint
condition. My current scanner is an Espon 3200. On which scanner do you
find the mirrors "not that difficult to do"???
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