Kuzano wrote:
Vuescan is the most versatile scanner software I have ever used on a number of scanners including the Nikon Supercoolscan 5000, refurbished by a fellow on eBay whose user name is nikon_coolscan. He has over 2500 feedback at 100%. I have spoken with him and he suggested Vuescan which will drive the Nikon scanners (which only ever had drivers for windows XP. (there were some hacks and workaround to use the Nikon scanners) But Vuescan ran my Nikon dedicated scanner on Windows 10 flawlessly, (without hacks) and the Vuescan driver list is extensive. (I might recommend the Nikon scanner from nikon_coolscan, as one option as it kicks ass on any flatbed scanner. However, it may not work for the mish mash of formats you mention as it's a slide scanner)
Ive used new Epsons, Canons, and other (5 Epsons) all not to my satisfaction except the Nikon. I am quite picky and gave up all notion of flatbed scanner after trials of each. The Nikon, which was older but dedicated worked for me.
However now I use an Olympus OM-D 5 MkII digital camera with the HiRes feature, with a macro lens and a bellows to digitize my slides. More quality, more efficient and once setup, easier to use. I do no post processing as is often done with flatbed scanners. My purpose is to get a capture, then PP in my editing software.
With a flatbed scanner, one is prone to post process in the scanner software, and then again in adobe product.
Remember this above all else. The first question is why scan in the first place. It is pitifully laborious, and all scanning delivers a file that is degraded from the original media. Except for drum scans, or an original digital capture, flat bed scanning is very disappointing. If you are just digitizing one or two images to do something further, like print big, a drum scan on just those images is less costly, beside being done by qualified scanning services.
I still have the majority of my work with film in the approved archival storage, that I used during 20 plus years of film.
I would say I have spent over $2500 in unacceptable scanners and uncountable hours of PITA scanning before ditching the practice.
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Same scanner AND Vuescan .... agree it works GREAT...