Any suggestions for the best vista compat photo scanner please cheers Mike
I have always had good results with Epson products - I generally buy from the Epson online store - great prices on refurb. I've done scanners and printers for several systems.
There is no "best". There are just varying degrees of different. I have 4 scanners in my office. They are all used for different things. The range from a dedicated negative scanner to a 35 page per minute scanner that scans like there's no tomorrow. It all depends of what you want to do and what your budget is.
have used canon products but they are awful at keeping their drivers up to date a scanner with slide capability would be best for me cheers There is no "best". There are just varying degrees of different. I have 4 scanners in my office. They are all used for different things. The range from a dedicated negative scanner to a 35 page per minute scanner that scans like there's no tomorrow. It all depends of what you want to do and what your budget is.
Personally, I like a dedicated film scanner for film and slides. I think they work better. If you want a better quality scanner, look for a "wet" scanner. Even if you use it dry, it's still usually a good scanner.
I use a Epson V100 to scan my prints, negs and slides and get great results. One thing I always scan film at 2400dpi @ 100% and than re-res in Photoshop back to 300dpi because enlarging in the Espon or any other scanning software is not good. Hope that helps..............Hb See my Flickr: link from http://www.hoxtonboy.co.uk
I have to say I have succumbed to another canon prod the 8800f at least I can scan slides etc but the bundled software is slow though it does come up with the goods the other prod with the scanner is Lasersoft software which is very fast but seems crap at first sight on slides and negs Anyone used the Laser software and 8800f cheers Mike Then look for a Vista-compatible one that does digital ICE, unless the slides are Kodachrome.
