Best Scanner for Graded cards?

[E93]

I love the Canon 5600f that I got on board recommendations.
JimB

[CW]

It's posts like these ^^^ that require a "drooling" smiley. Just awesome.

I scanned one of my '14 CJ's the other day and noticed it also had that creamy, off-white tone. I like how the Canon scanner captures that element in these cards.

[DixieBaseball]

I bought the Canon 8800F upon board recommendations a few years back and have been satisfied ever sense.

[aljurgela]

Got the Canon 9000F out of the box today and scanned a few card... As promised, here are some of the first ones to be scanned. Any advice on how to make them better is appreciated.

Thanks.

[GasHouseGang]

All of your scans look great by the way. But I have a question that goes along with the original question. I understand that the CCD technology is the way to go. But what I wanted to find was an all-in-one wireless printer that has CCD. I didn't want to get just a scanner, but something that can do it all. I can't tell by looking at the printers on Amazon which ones have CCD. Can someone give a few recommendations of a great all-in-one with CCD. I'm assuming most higher end Canons, and probably Epsons, but anyone have some recommendations?

[Jaybird]

Hey Al, - I like to leave the lid up when scanning. I think it gives better contrast (you can also adjust this after the fact). It also doesn't leave those white corners where you see the gasket edges in your scans.

If you're using the supplied software, click "Scanner Driver" then Preview to scan the whole glass, then select the area you want to scan and press scan.

You can also adjust the dpi that it scans. If you want more detail, go with a higher number but also know that it will be a larger file size. I do bulk scanning at 300 dpi but if I want clarity in faces of a postcard or something to zoom in on, I go 800 dpi.

Feel free to pm me if you have more specific questions or want more tips.

[ThoseBackPages]

ive had my canoscan 4400F since 2007. it replaced my canoscan 4200F when i switched to a Mac and the 4200F was not compatible.

Here is a scan from 2007:



Here is a scan from last week:



i cannot recommend Canon scanners enough, and have been doing so since 2005

[ThoseBackPages]

man, looking at my scans now, it sure is time for me to get some fresh green construction paper! (i scan lid up, green construction paper as my background) lol