lmdavid

A Big thanks for all who responded. I big issue do I want to set at a scanner and scan maybe 500 pics. Or would I prefer being outside shooting. Anyway great information. A local photographer told be a company called Scan Cafe which will convert prints into ZJump Drive for around $180 for 500 prints. I plan to check this out too. again thanks

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Beware the relationship between price and quality. You have to decide what quality you expect...

Fast, Good, or Cheap... Pick any two.

Fast and Good = Expensive
Good and Cheap = Slow
Cheap and Fast = Poor quality

kenJN

My Epson V700 works really well. It is factory reconditioned, purchased from the Epson store. Significant savings. KJN

davesit Loc: Lansing, New York

If you have a lot of prints to scan, a flatbed scanner could be a bit of a pain, having to put in and remove each print. You might want to consider something like this:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01LZJH63M/?coliid=I3NIZUDX7HY54V&colid=231KIGZ47PBIA&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Plustek is highly rated.

Photoguy120

Second that. Excellent scanner, especially for the price.

DaveyDitzer Loc: Western PA

I use the V600 and am very happy with the results doing just what you describe.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

I agree that one of the Epson flatbed scanners should serve you well.

Making digital copies from PRINTS, the $229 V600 should do fine. It's less capable when scanning film.

For film.... especially medium or large format... the $899 V800 or the $1149 V850 flat bed scanners would be a better choice.

For 35mm and smaller format film... best results are from a high quality, dedicated film scanner such as current Plustek or Pacific Image (or older Minolta and Nikon).

For large numbers of mounted 35mm slides... current Braun and Pacific Image bulk load scanners can be a good choice. (Older Nikon with bulk loader accessory can work well, too.)

Whatever you choose, if you wish you could possibly buy used to save some money. Also, once you complete the scanning work, you probably could sell the scanner and recoup much of your initial cost. Folks appear to do that all the time. It's probably why there always seems to be a thriving market of used scanners.

"Trivia: Epson is an abbreviation for "son of electronic printer" in Japanese!" Hmmmm.... Why do I think you just made that up?

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

I just saw a B&H ad with the V600 going for $159.99

wej

In have a question regarding copying images using a Canon EOS 5DMKIV using the Canon F2.8 100MM USM IS lens would be the best set up for Photos, Slides, and Color and B&W negatives to obtain the best quality 1:1 digital capyure?

Thanks in Gene.

MDI Mainer

Epson V550 is excellent, and at $175 about $50 less than the V600 (unless you can actually find the V600 on sale somewhere.)

Scan quality is the same, but the V600 has ICE for prints, the V550 only for film. Since I mostly scan slides and negatives, I didn't need that feature. And if I do need to do any restoration/retouching I prefer to do it myself in Photoshop anyway.

When I search for V600 on B&H it comes up at $220, so $160 would be a great deal.

Also both can differentiate multiple images placed on the bed at the same time and save each as a separate file.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Like I already posted, B&H has the V600 on sale for $160

Geegee Loc: Peterborough, Ont.

Thank you.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Do you have a printer now? Depending on which one, you may have an acceptable scanner already.

awis01