is this best scanner for old prints
2007151
You know I really can't give you a rating on this, I have used it very little on actual pictures, being a prof. photographer 35 yrs. most of what I scan is negatives or positives but I have always held all Epson products in high esteem
2007152
I bought it specifically to scan a collection of Kodak color slides taken in the 60s - 70s along with old prints and it has done an excellent job. I would recommend it. Here's a review from PC Magazine written in November 2009: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355184,00.asp
2007153
Certainly, short of going for high-end drum scans, for the price and quality, this scanner is hard to beat. Once set up, scans are just about spot on. Use this scanner in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop to restore or retouch old photos. Note: be sure that your monitor is properly color calibrated for accurately viewing what you have scanned and for doing proper color correction and retouching.
2007154
Absolutely, this is the reason I bought mine. I scanned over 100 old pictures and couldn't be more pleased.
10088
Scanning should be independent from printing so it shouldn't be a problem as long as you are running on Windows 7 or earlier. Window's 8 might be a problem. Hope this helps
1258457
There are 2 ways. Use the software that came with the printer. Just press the scan button on the printer.
239072
I recently used my scanner to scan some older negatives (from 1958) that were larger than 35 millimeter film. Just laid it on the glass surface and it worked fine. Had 2 negatives that were badly curled, so I held 2 edges down with thin flat pieces of plastic~ this worked great also.
636030
I'm sure either one will do a pretty good job for you. Fwiw, I purchased the Epson v500 for the simple reason that it has ICE Technology which does an absolutely amazing job of cleaning all sorts of debris/artifacts/dust et al from both slides and negatives. The hours I've saved not having to hand manipulate each image are numerous to say the least. This was the second time I've had to scan my full slide collection after the first set (over 500) was wiped out by a virus. This time was MUCH easier w/ the V500. Also, the quality of the scan improved a great degree so maybe the virus was a blessing in disguise afterall :-) Btw, I had no problem whatsoever setting it up on my Dell Vista OS. YMMV ... Cheers and good luck !
344252
To Guy J. Clark. Thank you so much for mentioning VueScan! I've tried several other software front-ends with this scanner, and VueScan is definitely the best for this scanner. I also have a Cannon scanner for my usual work, and VueScan is as versatile as the Cannon software. (Using it with Win7)
486523
I have the same question! I am looking for something to scan the old black and white negatives- larger ones than 35mm. Have you found a scanner that will do that, mt gal? If you do, can you let me know at dlamp3300@aol.com ? Thanks
1455254
NO, but i scan my artwork with the EPSON V370 Flatbed Scanner and print it n the 3880 and the prints are amazing.
1064181
Yes, I recommend it. I've had four different scanners. This is by far the best, light, multiple resolution settings, color or b/w. I love this one.
621817
Yes. We scanned a number of photo's for my father-in-law's memorial, both old and new and it did a great job. Very fast and efficient in handing the scan and the file save.
1446952
I did scan some very old negatives from the '30s, but it is not easy. Back then, negitives were in all kinds of shapes and sizes. The scanner does just fine, but the software is poor. I did this a few years ago, so as I remember, I used Gimp on a Linux machine. Otherwise, the Epson software expects the negative to fit into one of the included frames. Using this process, it took a few minutes of fiddle with the settings to scan just one negative.
522860
YES & YES and it does a reasonably good job, too. I mainly use the Scan to PDF & JPEG options and have been really pleased with the results. Scanning is slow, but for a portable unit is does many things well and there have to be a few sacrifices for the portability sake. Keep in mind that it runs just fine on battery mode too... just can not go wrong with this unit !!!
486522
Since this does not work for older, larger negatives I ordered an Epson Perfection V500 from Amazon. Got it today and used it on some old 2.5 X 3.5" B/W negatives from the 1930's. Once I got it figured out it did a great job coverting directly from neg to pos with no extra software needed. I even enlarged some up to 8 X10 and printed them on plain paper and they came out great. Only problem is the precess is slow--about 3 min. per negative once you have it set up and it must be used with your computer. Hope this helps.
1474700
I would use it for that. The machine is super fast, and it's pretty impressive how accurate it is in sizing and framing whatever it is you're scanning. I haven't used it for scanning pictures, but I wouldn't hesitate to start.
196334
Yes! I have been happy with this scanner. Has a reasonable price tag. Good luck!
1110169
I used it for many 35mm color slides and negatives, and got OK results. If you have a Windows machine you can use the software that accompanies the scanner to get better results. I chose this one because it is also a good flatbed scanner.
981177
I have several scanners, but from what I remember about this particular one, I don't believe so. The one that I do have that says it does negatives makes the picture a very odd color. Sorry I can't be of more help.