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Questions:
Sylvia writes with questions about:
Scanners and Printers? Which one?
Fortunately I have recently found your articles and have been
very interested in your recommendations on film scanners
and printers.
I will be restoring old photographs and printing from film.
Scanners I have very little personal experience with them.
From looking at the ads, etc., I am leaning toward the
Epson Expression 800x3200 dpi scanner.
Any recommendations there?
D'Lynn Waldron Answers:
I just had a client buy the very new Astra 2400, which is 600 x 2400. 36/42 bit with
excellent dynamic range, for under $300. The software is excellent and the scanner
is really fast.
. . . The Astras have always gotten the highest ratings
for image quality in articles that do comparative tests, and not just in their price
range, but against scanners costing many times more. This new one is their best ever.
Film scanners - I will probably wind up with the Nikon Super
Coolscan 2000, but am curious if you know anything about how
the Coolscan III (for personal use) scanner compares.
D'Lynn Waldron Answers:
You would not be happy with a slide scanner that is not 36 bit, and the Coolscan
III is just 30 bit, with a low dynamic range that really shows up when scanning slides,
as scans of slides tend to be much more contrasty than scan of prints.
. . . The 2000 is the best on the market in spite of
faulty software.
. . . I have seen 1000s as refurbs for about $800,
but Nikon factory refurbs are whatever comes in, put in a fresh box, leaving the
problems for the customer to find and fight with Nikon to put right.
Printers - I no longer see the Epson Photo EX printer.
Has it been "replaced" by the Photo 750?
That is the printer I am thinking of buying. I would appreciate
your recommendation.
D'Lynn Waldron Answers:
For your work, you want a hexachrome (six color printer) which Epson calls their
Photo printers. The new letter-size Photo printer is the 750 which has the new smaller
dot.
The new larger format Photo printer is the 1200, which prints up to 13 inches wide.
It also has the new smaller dot. (The EX had the larger print area of the previous
Photo models.)
You can probably still find an EX and the price may have been significantly reduced.
Best wishes, Lynn
If you found my material on the Design Center or Apple sites, take a look at my own
Image Perfected Web site which has a lot more material on what you will be doing:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lwaldron
and: http://www.dlynnwaldron.com
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