![]() ![]() Below I have put a tag for a scan from a medium format slide done on a 2450. The 2450 does a better job that you'd think. I also have later flatbeds, as well as the latest generation Nikon film-only scanners, the 50. Instead, offer him the cash, or go with him to the camera store and let him pick out whatever he wants while offering to put $100 toward whatever it costs. There is no such thing as "the same as" or "as good as." There's always a huge risk that what you buy isn't what they want but that to keep the relationship happy they won't tell you and money that could have gone to what they really wanted gets wasted. Photographers are extremely picky about what they want. Bottom line - IMHO, don't buy this scanner.Secondly, my rule is never buy equipment for a photographer, not even if you are a photographer yourself. MF is supposed to give you better quality than 35mm, not essentially the same as what you would get on 35mm in an actual film scanner. But if you have to shoot medium format to get a quality scan from your scanner, that defeats the purpose of shooting medium format. As some of the posts indicate here, maybe they are "good enough" for 120. I know some people like them, but I've tried scanning film on flatbed scanners and they don't make the cut for me. Even one of these won't do much better than an 8x10 for 35mm but will be good enough for a 16x20 from 120 provided it is a very good exposure.Ī dedicated scanner for 35mm is best. They occasionally have V500, V550, or V600 for reasonable prices that should fall within reach of your budget. I would not pay more than half of the asking price for one complete with all the negative holders that it shipped with and less if they are missing.Ĭheck Epson's Clearance Center for refurbished scanners. The 2450 has a max optical resolution of 2400 ppi which will only produce a fair scan on 120 that might make a good 11 x 14 print but on 35mm a 4圆 print will be about the best, good enough to know which negatives warrant a better scan.Įpson's web site shows drivers for Win 7 but it most likely will not run on Win 8 or higher. I'm planning on buying my boyfriend a film scanner for his birthdayĪ flat bed scanner does a fair job on 120/220 and a poor job on 35mm film. ![]()
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