Scanner Recommendations

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by asoriano

Canonscan 9000F Mark II

+1, This One!

[toledo_mudhen]

Canoscan 9000F Mark II

[ejharrington]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

+1, This One!

Thanks for the tips; I wound up getting the Canon. For anyone who uses the Canon, could you provide any tips on settings, etc. that you feel add to the quality of the image?

Thanks - Eric

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Out of the box I am thrilled with mine and nobody has complained.

[asoriano]

I simply use the default settings as well without issue.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by ejharrington

Thanks for the tips; I wound up getting the Canon. For anyone who uses the Canon, could you provide any tips on settings, etc. that you feel add to the quality of the image?

Thanks - Eric

I know that this may be a bit obvious, but first scan a card using the default settings. Leave the card where it is and start changing the settings that you are curious about (one increment at a time) and rescan the same card. After you do a bunch of scans, compare them and see what settings set-up works best for you.

[shagrotn77]

I have the Canoscan 9000F Mark II. I like it, but it took me a while to get the settings to me liking. Still haven't figured out the trick to to scanning Chrome/shiny cards without them looking terrible. Anyone have any suggestions?

[doug.goodman]

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[Jenx34]

If anyone is looking to scan high volumes of raw cards I have a like new Fujitsu fi-7160 sheet feed scanner that has a transferable warranty with almost 3 years left on it. The Fujitsu scans the front and back of the card at a rate of 1 per second. Still have original box, packing materials and software. plus an extra 9' USB 3.0 cable.

PM me if interested in pics and details.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Jenx34

If anyone is looking to scan high volumes of raw cards I have a like new Fujitsu fi-7160 sheet feed scanner that has a transferable warranty with almost 3 years left on it. The Fujitsu scans the front and back of the card at a rate of 1 per second. Still have original box, packing materials and software. plus an extra 9' USB 3.0 cable.

PM me if interested in pics and details.

I'm having a hard time thinking that feeding cards thru at a rate of 1 per second wouldn't end up with mangled cards. Am I missing something?

[Leon]

I have a Canon 5600F and have for years. Wonderful scanner. I use the MP Navigator EX Canoscan 5600F software that came with it.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

I'm having a hard time thinking that feeding cards thru at a rate of 1 per second wouldn't end up with mangled cards. Am I missing something?

I've always thought the same thing. I do have a document scanner Fujitsu IX500 ScanSnap that is incredible for scanning receipts and other paperwork into PDF's. I'll have to test it with some junk wax era cards and post results here. The scanner it's self does have resolution settings, so it can scan per second, but the scan quality is down. Better scans take a bit longer to feed but it's extremely reliable and hardly ever jams or pulls more than one sheet at a time. I chose this model since I see many hospitals using it to scan driver's license and insurance cards, along with lab slips and whatever else.

[t206fanatic]

Originally Posted by ejharrington

Thanks for the tips; I wound up getting the Canon. For anyone who uses the Canon, could you provide any tips on settings, etc. that you feel add to the quality of the image?

Thanks - Eric

Picked up the Canon recently due to this thread (thanks guys!) and found this guide on another forum. Helps to fine tune the settings.

[ejharrington]

Thanks everyone. I spent this weekend scanning most of my collection and they look great!

[dacubfan]

Anyone have some advise on how to get both the front and back of a card to appear to be in one scan? Thanks.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Used to do it on ebay, just take your scans, copy the back scan and increase the "paper size" in your photo editor and paste the back scan next to the front scan.

[Ronnie73]

I'm a Cannon CanoScan 9000F MarkII user. I've only used it at it's default settings since it was perfect. Only thing I change is the DPI for large scans or close-ups. Haven't tried a chrome, metallic, refractor card yet but I'll fool around with it and see if there's a happy setting for them.

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by dacubfan

Anyone have some advise on how to get both the front and back of a card to appear to be in one scan? Thanks.

I've been using this for a while now - works great - requests a donation only if you use/like it.

https://www.imgonline.com.ua/eng/com...s-into-one.php

Gives you this :

[dacubfan]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

I've been using this for a while now - works great - requests a donation only if you use/like it.

https://www.imgonline.com.ua/eng/com...s-into-one.php

Gives you this :

Lonnie,
Tried it and it works great. Really appreciate your help.
Ed