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Dec 7, 2020 17:01:24   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
charles tabb wrote:
I just bought (this week) a Wolverine Data F2D Titan High Definition Film to Did Film to Digital Converter.
Got it from B&H for $149.99 as the rep. recommend. I haven't tried it as yet.

I have had real good help from them in the past.


Thank you charles tabb

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Dec 7, 2020 17:03:14   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
gvarner wrote:
I second the Epson V600. Great quality at a reasonable price, it’s what I call a good value. Has its own driver software but a lot of folks use VueScan software. It gives more tweaking ability if you’re in to that sort of thing.


Thank you gvarner. I'm getting a lot of good comments on the V600.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:04:44   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
Rashid Abdu wrote:
I have Epson V500 Photo. Just finished scanning about 2000 slides. It scans 4 slides at a time. I am happy with the results.


Thank you, Rashid Abdu.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:06:06   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
ColonelButler wrote:
I had about 1000 slides done by ScanCafe. Not impressed with result. Subsequently acquired an Epson V600. Subsequent re-scans of the best slides showed significant improvement in the result.


Thank you for your comments, ColonelButler.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:08:35   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
mmcgavin wrote:
I have an Epson V600 and it produces superb color and B&W scans but when I got it, the scanner was not compatible with Windows 10. From reading on the web, apparently this manifests itself in different ways. In my case the buttons on the front (copy, email, etc.) do not work and thus I cannot do one step copying- a real inconvenience.

Some months ago I called Epson and the rep said "Yes that's right. We are waiting for the factory to come up with a solution".Many solutions are offered on the web but they have not worked for me.

It seems incomprehensible that a company like Epson would market such an excellent scanner as the V600 while it was still incompatible with the latest Windows.

Maybe I have missed it but has a solution been found?
I have an Epson V600 and it produces superb color ... (show quote)


Thank you mmcgavin, for your comments.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:10:16   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
TriX wrote:
Yes, forget the front panel buttons and install and use the Epson ap that came with your scanner. Works great with Win 10, and super easy to use - you can do all your work from the ap and with lots more options. Frankly, I haven’t ever looked at the front panel, just the power on button on the side.


Thanks again, TriX.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:11:32   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
xt2 wrote:
I too use the Epson and am completely satisfied...

Cheers!


Thank you, xt2.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:13:17   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
WayneL wrote:
My cheap Epson V300 does a good job


Thank you, Waynel.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:14:16   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
TriX wrote:
I would just add that the color, after scanning, from 35 year old negatives is stunning - as good (if not better) than anything my modern DSLR produces. Probably mostly Fuji Velvia or NPS, but with some Kodacolor as well. After seeing the results, my son (who teaches photography and graphic arts) said: “Dad, let’s take your EOS-1n and the RB67 out and shoot some film”. We will.


Thank you, TriX.

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Dec 7, 2020 17:15:55   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
charles tabb wrote:
I just bought (this week) a Wolverine Data F2D Titan High Definition Film to Did Film to Digital Converter.
Got it from B&H for $149.99 as the rep. recommend. I haven't tried it as yet.

I have had real good help from them in the past.


Thank you, chatles tabb.

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Dec 7, 2020 18:41:32   #
hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska
 
mmcgavin wrote:
I have an Epson V600 and it produces superb color and B&W scans but when I got it, the scanner was not compatible with Windows 10. From reading on the web, apparently this manifests itself in different ways. In my case the buttons on the front (copy, email, etc.) do not work and thus I cannot do one step copying- a real inconvenience.

Some months ago I called Epson and the rep said "Yes that's right. We are waiting for the factory to come up with a solution".Many solutions are offered on the web but they have not worked for me.

It seems incomprehensible that a company like Epson would market such an excellent scanner as the V600 while it was still incompatible with the latest Windows.

Maybe I have missed it but has a solution been found?
I have an Epson V600 and it produces superb color ... (show quote)


If there isn't an updated driver from Epson, use VueScan. It supports this scanner.

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Dec 9, 2020 10:02:08   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
hpucker99 wrote:
If there isn't an updated driver from Epson, use VueScan. It supports this scanner.


Thank you hpucker99 for your information.

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Dec 9, 2020 11:22:50   #
mmcgavin
 
Yes it does, and does a great job.

But that does not help if you only want to make a quick paper copy- like a regular copier. The buttons on the front of the machine are in active.


One respondent suggested using THE APP. I am not sure how to locate it.

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Dec 9, 2020 11:36:01   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
buzzerbill wrote:
I'm going to give rather a long answer to this. The short answer, if you are looking for a replacement for your Canon, is that this is the highest rated Canon all-in-one: https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/pixma-ts9521c-wireless

This is the longer one: I have three scanners--an Epson V850 for medium format, a Nikon 4000 for slides, and a Canon Pixma 922 all-in-one which I bought at an estate sale for $20. Your choice depends very much on the quality of the output you want. An Epson V600 will be a very significant step up in quality from your all-in-one; I would suggest using Vuescan (www.hamrick.com) as the software. It has the immense advantage of creating .dng scans, which are far easier to edit than .jpgs or .tifs. Another alternative, depending on whether or not you have a digital camera, is to get a bellows unit for it with a slide holder and photograph the old slides. (That's the easiest way to do it.) The quality, particularly if you have a full frame camera, will be better than scanning with the V600.
I'm going to give rather a long answer to this. T... (show quote)


I appreciate ypur comments, buzzerbill.

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Dec 9, 2020 11:48:27   #
bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado
 
Birchleo wrote:
Hi Bill, I still consider myself a novice. I read all the replies to your post, and see many people love the Epson V600. I’m sure it is a good scanner. I have 4,000-5,000 color slides I’ve kept in dust protected containers for 40 years. My wife and I wanted to digitize them. We splurged on an Epson V850. It costs more than the V600, but we finally decided on the V850 after comparing the two. The V850 is a flatbed that can scan slides, prints and anything else you can lay on it, but we bought it primarily for scanning color slides. It comes with two slide holders (trays) that each hold 12 slides. While the scanner is processing one tray, I can be loading slides into the second tray. I do a “pre-scan” of the tray with 12 slides that takes about 2 minutes. Then I select the values we decided to use for the many parameters available. After clicking scan, the scanner takes about 16 minutes to scan all 12 slides. We scan and create TIFF files, which are large (about 20GB each) and place them into a temporary folder. We then use PhotoShop to view and “clean up” each slide. The V850 somes with Epson software, but they also included SilverFast software, which we are using (it has a special “Kodachrome” setting). There is definitely a learning curve to understand SilverFast, but it is powerful. We found several YouTube videos that other users have graciously created that are extremely helpful to understand how to get the most out of SilverFast. After we PhotoShop the photo file (primarily to eliminate a stray hair or a dust spec or to make a quick crop), we save the file as a JPEG (which is much smaller) in the Photos App. We decided to move very slowly and deliberately while experimenting with options until we found the settings that gave us great results using a quick and efficient process. We’ve only just begun (less than 200 copies), but we are extremely pleased with our results.
Hi Bill, I still consider myself a novice. I read ... (show quote)


Thank you, Birchleo, I really appreciate your comments.

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