Scanner for medium format - Canon 9900F vs Epson 4870?

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Mark Harrington - 20 Dec 2004 22:59 GMT

I am looking for a scanner for medium format film (colour negative).

I can't afford a Nikon Coolscan LS9000 or a Minolta Dimage Scan Multi, or
even an Epson F3200, so I'm looking for a flat-bed scanner with transparency
adaptor.

Can anyone comment on the relative merits of the Canon 9900F and the Epson
4870 (which I believe is soon to be replaced by the 4990)?

How sharp are the scans going to be at 4800dpi?

Are there any other scanners I should consider around GBP 300?

Any experience or information anyone can share would be appreciated.

TIA

Mark Harrington

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David Kilpatrick - 21 Dec 2004 01:32 GMT

not used the Canon but we have a 4870 on test and it's good even for
35mm - not quite as sharp as a film scanner, but very acceptable.

David

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Mark Harrington - 22 Dec 2004 22:49 GMT

David:

Thanks for the information.

Mark Harrington

> not used the Canon but we have a 4870 on test and it's good even for
> 35mm - not quite as sharp as a film scanner, but very acceptable.
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Trev - 21 Dec 2004 09:13 GMT

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My 8000 is nice and clear and sharp, but with fare on is slow

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Mark Dunn - 21 Dec 2004 10:27 GMT

This is a question for alt.comp.perpiphs.scanner which helped me a lot.

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> My 8000 is nice and clear and sharp, but with fare on is slow

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Mark Harrington - 22 Dec 2004 22:56 GMT

Mark:

Thanks for that - I wasn't aware of that group.

For anyone else interested I have now found a review which compares the
Canon and Epson:
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Scanners/Canon_9950F/page_1.htm

This review puts the Canon hardware a whisker ahead of the Epson, but the
Epson software way ahead of the Canon.

Mark Harrington

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Mark Harrington - 22 Dec 2004 22:50 GMT

Trev:

Thanks for your comments.

Mark Harrington

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