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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 148454" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>The best scanners are unquestionably <em>dedicated</em> ones. Flatbed scanners are generally designed for scanning photos, documents, etc, with the added benefit of scanning negatives. They generally do a <em>passable</em> job in my opinon but not for a scan which will be printed above an 8x10. Epson offers some like the V700 but my Nikon completely blows them out of the water. If you are looking for the highest quality, a dedicated scanner is really the only way to go. I would not waste my money on some cheap ones. You get what you pay for is certainly applicable here. I use a Nikon Super CoolScan LS-8000 because it lets me scan my Hasselblad negatives in addition to 35mm. They are OOP but can be found on Ebay or other sources for reasonable prices. Although if you are looking at <span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: #000000">£</span></span>100 scanners, $1500-2000 USD is not going to be "reasonable" for you. The only real problem with Nikon Scanners is that the Nikon Scan 4 software which accompanies them is only compatible with Windows XP or older OS's, no idea about Mac's, and use Firewire connections to handle the very high data rates. There are third party scanner software programs like VueScan but you lose a lot of your scanner's advanced capabilities if you use them, which is why I will not use anything but Nikon Scan 4. I have an older IBM laptop with XP and a built in Firewire card that is essentially an integral part of my scanner. It produces some <em>amazingly</em> high quality scans, especially with my Hasselblad negatives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 148454, member: 12827"] The best scanners are unquestionably [I]dedicated[/I] ones. Flatbed scanners are generally designed for scanning photos, documents, etc, with the added benefit of scanning negatives. They generally do a [I]passable[/I] job in my opinon but not for a scan which will be printed above an 8x10. Epson offers some like the V700 but my Nikon completely blows them out of the water. If you are looking for the highest quality, a dedicated scanner is really the only way to go. I would not waste my money on some cheap ones. You get what you pay for is certainly applicable here. I use a Nikon Super CoolScan LS-8000 because it lets me scan my Hasselblad negatives in addition to 35mm. They are OOP but can be found on Ebay or other sources for reasonable prices. Although if you are looking at [FONT=Calibri][COLOR=#000000]£[/COLOR][/FONT]100 scanners, $1500-2000 USD is not going to be "reasonable" for you. The only real problem with Nikon Scanners is that the Nikon Scan 4 software which accompanies them is only compatible with Windows XP or older OS's, no idea about Mac's, and use Firewire connections to handle the very high data rates. There are third party scanner software programs like VueScan but you lose a lot of your scanner's advanced capabilities if you use them, which is why I will not use anything but Nikon Scan 4. I have an older IBM laptop with XP and a built in Firewire card that is essentially an integral part of my scanner. It produces some [I]amazingly[/I] high quality scans, especially with my Hasselblad negatives. [/QUOTE]
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