

The second one is usually higher - and inconsequential. Two numbers represent optical resolution: the number of sensors in the sensor array and how finely the stepper motor can move the sensor down the scanner bed. But scanning itself remains a black art and this brief discussion of some of the darker corners can help keep frustration at bay. You can skip our Short Course on Scanning if you know this stuff already. SHORT COURSE ON SCANNING | Back to Contents We were particularly curious to see how it measured up to Canon's MP980 all-in-one, which is about the same price. But, he said, it outperforms inexpensive flatbeds.

A $100 HP G3010 did scan our test slide but it was no match for the $556 Epson V700.

Our personal forays into this wilderness are worth pointing out. They'll grab a multifunction printer or an inexpensive flatbed with a transparency unit on top. Not that they'll buy a scanner that can handle film. So in the second round of the exchange, we try to explain the difference between a cheap flatbed scanner that can handle Jumbo prints and a real film scanner. If the tedium doesn't kill you, something else will.Īnd scanning software is so difficult to use, you'll beg to be put out of your misery.īut nobody listens. Figure an hour for every roll of film on your high-end flatbed scanner or even a dedicated 35mm scanner and, well, you retired too late. Frankly, we don't recommend a scanner at all.
