High End Flatbed Scanner

[Witchdoctor Oz]

Im looking for a high end flatbed scanner that is Mac compatible.

I have found a Canon Canoscan CS9000F. It will scan 35mm film strip, 35mm mounted slides & 120 format at 9600x9600 dpi.
Any info good or bad would be greatly appreciated

Cheers
David

 

[Witchdoctor Oz]

I have ordered the 9000F on line as no one has them in stock at this time, too new i'm thinking.
When it arrives i will give a report on it.

Cheers
David

 

[haven]

I'm using an Epson Perfection 4490 flatbed scanner with my iMac. It's got 4800x9600 resolution, and holders for 35mm slides, negatives, and medium format film. Price: $120 USD.

After 5 years in production, the 4490 is still in Epson's catalog. But it's no longer the top of the line. The V600 scanner is Epson's highest resolution model today.

 

[ywen]

the best flim scanners are not flat bed.. you can probably buy a used Minolta or Nikon dedicated film scanner used on ebay.

edit: Oh you also need to scan 120.. that'll be costly...

edit: yikes! [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Super-CoolScan-9000-Scanner/dp/B0001DYUDE"]Amazon.com: Nikon Super CoolScan 9000 ED Film Scanner: Electronics[/ame]

 

[tdesanto]

the best flim scanners are not flat bed.. you can probably buy a used Minolta or Nikon dedicated film scanner used on ebay.

edit: Oh you also need to scan 120.. that'll be costly...

edit: yikes! Amazon.com: Nikon Super CoolScan 9000 ED Film Scanner: Electronics

Exactly what I was thinking. My Minolta scans are way sharper than my Epson flat bed scanner, but for medium format it's expensive.

 

[Lost Canadian]

edit: yikes! Amazon.com: Nikon Super CoolScan 9000 ED Film Scanner: Electronics

Holy gezz!!! There's a guy selling a coolscan 9000 in my local classifieds right now for $1200. I think I may have to call him.

Edit: Check that, it's a Coolscan 5000,...damn.

 

[Witchdoctor Oz]

We payed $316.00 delivered to the door, we should have it by the end of the week.
I know a dedicated slide scanner would be a better unit to have but we are getting requests for prints to be scanned to disc or dvd. That is the prime reason for this type of scanner but if 35 & 120 slides scanned are okay that will be a bonus :victory:.

Cheers
David

 

[Lichen]

The V600 scanner is Epson's highest resolution model today.

I went ahead and bought this scanner. All of my slides had previously been scanned with an older scanner and the dust/scratch marks were terrible. I rescanned a couple last night and used the whateveritscalled dust cleaner. Look better but something seems off with the texture of the sky. Any ideas?

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[ywen]

i scanned this 120 negative on a cheapo epson flat bed.. this is a huge file.. I'm not even sure if it was the max res of the scanner..

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1150/966406984_c789bc2e18_o.jpg

 

[Lichen]

So I can scan a photo negative and end up with a picture?