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Sometime after christmas, I intend to archive a batch of slides- about 600 or so.
The two kinds of devices ive come across are flatbed scanners with adapters for slides and negatives and dedicated film scanners.
Two models im considering are the Nikon Coolscan V (LS50) film scanner
and a Epson 4990 flatbed. The Epson has firewire and can scan 8 slides at a time. Qualitywise, is the Nikon better than the Epson, or are flatbeds as good as a dedicated film scanner these days? For me, Speed isn't as important as the quality, as I intend to do this over a number of months.
I like the look of the Nikon, as it would occupy a smaller footprint, plus i have an old temperamental flatbed already taking up space, but would consider a flatbed, if its quality is the equal to the Nikon.
Does anyone have experience of using either types for slide archiving?
Thanks.
The two kinds of devices ive come across are flatbed scanners with adapters for slides and negatives and dedicated film scanners.
Two models im considering are the Nikon Coolscan V (LS50) film scanner
and a Epson 4990 flatbed. The Epson has firewire and can scan 8 slides at a time. Qualitywise, is the Nikon better than the Epson, or are flatbeds as good as a dedicated film scanner these days? For me, Speed isn't as important as the quality, as I intend to do this over a number of months.
I like the look of the Nikon, as it would occupy a smaller footprint, plus i have an old temperamental flatbed already taking up space, but would consider a flatbed, if its quality is the equal to the Nikon.
Does anyone have experience of using either types for slide archiving?
Thanks.