Carlos -- Those scans look pretty dam good! Robert On Feb 20, 2013, at 3:25 PM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yesterday I received my new Epson v700 scanner; the Epson 4490 with > VueScan works excellent but scanners like the v700 are only available > sometimes here; I did not want to lose the opportunity, I had some > money to buy it. > > It came with PS Elements 9, SilverFast S.E and the driver with some > utilities; I did no install Silverfast because I have VueScan pro > version, you pay it once and you needn’t to pay again for upgrades or > if you change your computer or scanner. I had received PS Elements 2 > with the 4490, the jump to PS Elements 9 is significant, new > interface, some new tools and options but the software is the same > basically; I only miss the Curves tool regarding the regular PS to > adjust images. The v700 film scanning area is bigger than the 4490 > area, the difference is significant and you can scan more MF and 35mm > negs and slides at the same time than the 4490, the v700 also has a > holder for two 4x5 frames and a guide to scan film formats out of > standard. The film holders have height adjusters, the manual says > nothing about them, but they work as a sort of elemental focusing > system; there are several different opinions about the best holder > height to scan film, but the most reliable tests and reviews say 3.5mm > from the glass (the highest adjusters position) is the best for > sharper scans, the height is 2.5mm without the adjusters and 3mm for > the adjusters default position. > > These are my firsts two scans with the v700, Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar > with Kodak Ektar 100 color negative: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/8491505049/in/photostream > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/8491504233/in/photostream/ > > Carlos > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list