OT: Scanner recommendations

calvindog · #1 05-28-2009, 05:07 PM

I have the Canon 8800F and it's wonderful.

Anthony S. · #2 05-28-2009, 05:24 PM

Wow, that's a nice scan. Thanks for all the recommendations so far, guys.

Anthony S. · #3 05-28-2009, 06:12 PM

Matt,

Thanks for posting the before (CIS) and after (CCD) scans. That seems to make a huge difference in the picture clarity for slabbed cards.

sando69 · #4 05-29-2009, 02:45 AM

the quality of the scan is exceeded only by the sheer beauty of the card...
congratulations on them both!
spectacular acquisitions!

calvindog · #5 05-29-2009, 08:13 AM

Mark, thanks, I love that card. The scanned image always blows me away.

docpatlv · #6 05-29-2009, 09:05 AM

Jeff,

Did you have to adjust the settings at all or are those the default settings? That is one of the clearest scans I think I have ever seen. I may have to look into your Canon model when it's time to put my HP to rest.

Mike

cfc1909 · #7 05-29-2009, 09:59 AM

I'm with Jeff, except mine is Canon 8600F. Seems to work great. Used it for my albums in my profile.

JR cfc1909

calvindog · #8 05-29-2009, 10:01 AM

Mike, those are the default settings. The only tweaking I do is to sharpen the scan a bit after I upload it to my flickr site. Unfortunately I don't know how to do much else with the scans. Here's another example from the Canon scanner:

Old Mill Man · #9 05-31-2009, 10:53 PM

I love Canon the best,crisp and vivid pics.

chris · #10 06-01-2009, 11:20 AM

I am a photographer and scan everything from cards, to photos to negatives. The Epson Perfection line of scanners is leaps and bounds ahead of Canon and HP. Epson has excellent color properties and minimizes "digital grain", aka over pixilation. I would highly recommend Epson, while there scanners are more expensive, you get more bells and whistles and you are likely to never have to buy another scanner. Epson is the undisputed king of scanners for Photographers, Digital Artists and Graphic Designers. If you do decide to go with another brand, the only other scanners worth your time are Canons Pro Line.

drdduet · #11 06-01-2009, 02:06 PM

Chris,

Which Epson model would you recommend for straight forward use?

Anthony S. · #12 06-05-2009, 03:42 PM

Just wanted to give a quick update and show the benefits of a good scanner. After reading all of your suggestions, I decided to purchase the Canon 8800.

The results:

The top scan was taken with my old HP all-in-one which I will be throwing off my roof later this evening.

The 2nd scan was taken with my new Canon 8800. No retouching.

Tremendous improvement. Thanks to all for your assistance.

Matt · #13 06-05-2009, 03:46 PM

night and day.

calvindog · #14 06-05-2009, 04:23 PM

Big difference! Congrats on that, I know you'll be happy with it.

PSACJ · #15 07-26-2009, 03:13 PM

Calvindog,

How did you scan your card in order to look that way. It scaned very nice. I have a Canon 4400F and I'm trying to adjust my scanner properly in order to get scans in high quality as yours.

Andy