OT: Scanner advice and recommendations

[hcv123]

What Dan said about CCD vs. CIS scanners is MOST IMPORTANT!!

Yes, it makes that big a difference. That reiterated, I use the Canon 9000F Mark II mentioned earlier as well. I have an Epson V370 as a backup, but haven't used it yet.

[trambo]

CCD scanner for sure! I use an Epson perfection v370 and it’s great to scan slabbed cards!

[toledo_mudhen]

Another vote for the Canon (Canoscan) 9000 IIF - Awesome!

I'm pretty sure that the Epson (mentioned) and the Canon are going to be the majority of what "most" people use -

Also - We have a member (NGS428) that did a really good write up on scanner tips a year or so back

That post is here :

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...hlight=scanner

I checked the link and the download appears to be still working - Very Informative

[RL]

I have a epson v370 I picked up for $50.

its a ccd and works quite well.

[Leon]

I use a Canon Canoscan 5600F. I think it's easy and works well.
From the BST a few years back....

[vintagechris]

For those using the Epson, what do you have the settings set at? I seem to never be quite satisfied with the color

[Jobu]

I bought a used Epson 4990 on Ebay (forerunner to the v600 or v700). A few things to consider:

1) If you buy used, look for a scanner that still has the plastic guides that originally came with it (if there were any).

2) If you might ever want to scan negatives, not all scanners will do that so pay special attention for that feature (the 4990 does a great job with negatives). There are also differences in the size of the negatives that different scanners can handle, which can come into play if you are scanning older large acetate or glass plate negatives.

3) When I scan using my laptop's built-in scan function, the scans are clear but the colors always require some adjustment. Epson has the software for all of its scanners on their site for free download, and when using that to create the scans the colors are much better without touching any settings, so I would be sure to use the software that came with the machine instead of the scan function that comes with every computer.

[Bliggity]

Originally Posted by vintagechris

For those using the Epson, what do you have the settings set at? I seem to never be quite satisfied with the color

When I first started using my V550, I thought the colors were too dull and were not accurate to the card that I was scanning. For me it was a simple fix. Using the Epson software, from the main scan screen, choose the "Tone Correction" button (circled in red). Then choose "High Contrast" from the tone-curve menu. The color match was perfect. I tried a bunch of different settings, and just this one change was the best and most accurate.