[Leica] Film/slide scanner recommendations? Samples? Anyone use Braun?

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

the epson store periodically offers  deals by email and when they 
offered a refurb v700 for  $373 i hit their bid.  i had read good things 
about the v700 and was attracted by the ability to scan a whole 8x10 
contact sheet at once.  i also liked the fact that it was usb2 and FW 
and i didn't need to worry about a SCSI card.  Vuescan (which i already 
owned) supports the v700 on ubuntu.  i'll try to dig up my old negs and 
make some scans to see how good it is.

-rei


On 06/07/2010 12:17 PM, Chris Saganich wrote:
> The Epson V750 and V750 pro with anti-reflectance glass have replaced 
> film scanners.  What is left on the market is only used equipment or 
> very high-end professional gear like the Imacon which is needed if 
> giant gallery prints are to be made.  Again the final use of the scans 
> have to be explicit before deciding what level of equipment is 
> needed.  The Epson V750 Pro was my second choice and would have 
> replaced both my dead film scanner and my aging flatbed scanner.  I 
> had reservations regarding a flatbed scanner due mostly to 35mm film 
> flatness and focus issues which can be overcome by the additional 
> purchase of anti newton glass inserts for the Epson film holder.  The 
> cost of the scanner $800 for the V750 Pro plus AN glass tipped the 
> price scale for me at this time so I went with the less expensive 
> alternative, a used film scanner.  I hope to get 4 or five years out 
> of it.  I would go with the V750pro if new is an important issue and 
> be confident that the results will be as good as any film scanner for 
> the same price range.  Again, If were planning a gallery show with 
> large prints >16x20 then non of these mid range scanners will cut it 
> anyway.
>
> Chris
>