Scanners
Apr 9, 2024 17:00:39 #
PotoFotos
Loc: Agua Amarga, Spain
I have a ton of old photos which are taking up too much space. Friends, can I get any recommendations for a high quality fast scanner? Must be Mac and PC compatible. Thank you in advance. Poto
Apr 9, 2024 18:20:01 #
Scanners is easiest to use and give good results for prints but they are slow. Using a camera to take pictures of the prints is much faster but it's difficult to set up the lights just right.
Apr 9, 2024 18:28:33 #
PotoFotos
Loc: Agua Amarga, Spain
Thanks BebuLamar but I prefer to scan. I think there are scanners where you can feed the photos in rapidly. Just not sure if the quality.
Apr 9, 2024 18:36:15 #
Feeding the photos isn't what takes time. It's the scanning that takes time. I wouldn't use a scanner with document feeder for photos.
Apr 9, 2024 19:02:42 #
‘High quality” and “fast” aren’t generally terms that go together when you’re talking scanners. There’s a trade-off there. I use an Epson V850 to scan photos, and it produces excellent results, but it’s time consuming. You’re scanning one print at a time, and the higher the resolution, the longer the scan time. I tend to focus on the prints I really want to save, and get I quality scans with the V850. Any post-scan work that needs to be done (if not handled by the scanning software) can be accomplished in LR or PS.
Apr 9, 2024 19:18:20 #
I use a CanoScan FS400US for mounted 35mm slides, strips of 35mm negatives and APS cartridges. As for existing photos, I'm using an Epson V550 Photo scanner. Now while I have Epson's scanning software, I tend to use VueScan software from Hamrick Software for serious scanning of photos.
Apr 10, 2024 00:13:56 #
PotoFotos wrote:
I have a ton of old photos which are taking up too much space. Friends, can I get any recommendations for a high quality fast scanner? Must be Mac and PC compatible. Thank you in advance. Poto
Your post says "photos" so I will assume you mean prints, not slides or negatives. If so, I strongly recommend the Epson® FastFoto FF-680W.
I live in a retirement community and our photography group bought one to share. It works very well on those shoeboxes full of prints. It does a straight scan, will create an optional color corrected extra file and, if it detects writing on the back, will scan that too.
It is fast and accepts a stack of prints. The instructions suggest that you should make stacks of similar sized prints.
Apr 10, 2024 09:01:31 #
bsprague wrote:
Your post says "photos" so I will assume... (show quote)
You beat me to the punch . . . "Scan as Fast as 1 Photo per Second at 300 dpi"
https://epson.com/For-Home/Scanners/Photo-Scanners/FastFoto-FF-680W-Wireless-High-speed-Photo-Scanning-System/p/B11B237201 On sale at $529.99, or
https://www.costco.com/epson-fastfoto-ff-680w-wireless-high-speed-photo-scanning-system.product.4000238458.html
Both, make me . . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends
Apr 10, 2024 09:19:44 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Regardless of the type of scanner, think about whether or not you will be doing some editing on the file and/or you’ll want to make re-prints. I’ve read that 300 DPI, the lowest resolution, can give decent prints of 3x6 or 5x7 but if you want to go larger you’re etter off doing 600 DPI or 1200, maybe even higher. The trade-off is that higher DPI's require longer scan times. And another trade-off is that faster scan times at high DPI's mean more expensive scanners. I’m sure others may have different opinions about this but I’m just going by the little technical knowledge that have.
Apr 10, 2024 09:45:14 #
dbrugger25
Loc: Raleigh, NC
jwreed50 wrote:
‘High quality” and “fast” aren’t generally terms t... (show quote)
I just bought an Epson V850 for scanning 4X5 negatives and for general use. It only has the ability of a direct USB connection. Can you, or anyone else recommend a USB to home network adapter that is bi-directional and suitable for that scanner.
I use a laptop and need to keep the scanner in a different room.
Apr 10, 2024 09:53:31 #
DaveyDitzer
Loc: Western PA
PotoFotos wrote:
I have a ton of old photos which are taking up too much space. Friends, can I get any recommendations for a high quality fast scanner? Must be Mac and PC compatible. Thank you in advance. Poto
I'm happy with my Epson V600 Photo scanner
Apr 10, 2024 09:56:01 #
dbrugger25
Loc: Raleigh, NC
PotoFotos wrote:
I have a ton of old photos which are taking up too much space. Friends, can I get any recommendations for a high quality fast scanner? Must be Mac and PC compatible. Thank you in advance. Poto
I have a Plustek ePhoto Photo and Document Scanner that I purchased from B and H for $199.00 US a while ago because I had multiple boxes of photo prints I wanted to digitize. It was great. I scanned hundreds of photos in a short time. If a photo went in crooked, it adjusted the image to straight. The files were mostly as good, or better than the original prints.
The included software has a utility that removes dust spots and even repairs damaged photos. The only issue is that you have to wipe any dust or particles from the photos before you feed them through the scanner to keep the pollers and image scanning area clean. I am very satisfied.
Apr 10, 2024 09:56:27 #
I've been using the Epson V850 for several years, and it's been a great tool.
Epson does provide great software, and there are several other packages available to use with the scanner. I learned, not exactly the hard way, to use two or three scanning software packages. I noticed when using the Epson software, that not all transparency film scanned "equally". It seems that the different companies' algorithms for interpreting colors is a tad different. It seems that Kodachrome works better with Epson's software, Ektachrome better with Vuescan.
Epson does provide great software, and there are several other packages available to use with the scanner. I learned, not exactly the hard way, to use two or three scanning software packages. I noticed when using the Epson software, that not all transparency film scanned "equally". It seems that the different companies' algorithms for interpreting colors is a tad different. It seems that Kodachrome works better with Epson's software, Ektachrome better with Vuescan.
Apr 10, 2024 10:06:05 #
dbrugger25
Loc: Raleigh, NC
Mine came with SiverFast software ver. SE Plus 8. When I registered it SilverFast upgraded me to version 9 at no charge. I don't know how SilverFast is, compared to other software.
Apr 10, 2024 10:13:00 #
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