June 11, 2006
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Interesting. I also have a Coolscan 5000ED and an XPan, and stitching scans gets really old fast, even if VueScan makes the acquisition of the two halves less painful than Nikon Scan. I am not surprised that the focus is not adjustable. Most of the time, these scanners have what is essentially a pinhole lens in front of each linear CCD sensor element. The V750-N is advertised in a way that suggests it has X-Y capabilities and a zoom lens, but I doubt that implementation is equivalent to a Fuji Lanovia or Creo scanner. Supposedly, the scanner's focus is adjusted to be a few millimeters above the glass in any case, as it is intended to scan film in film holders, not flat documents. All flatbed scanner manufacturers shamelessly overstate resolution, but I would think the 750-M would give you at least 2400dpi resolution, since my lowly 3170 is essentially equivalent to my old Coolscan IVED in the sharpness department when scanning 35mm. Posted by: Fazal Majid on June 11, 2006 11:10 AMThey state the resolution is something that amounts to 6400dpi, but I seriously doubt the way they measure that. Even so, having higher resolution will not help if you can't focus precisely. As to the zoom lens, the only claim I found in Epson's literature is that it uses two lenses, one for low resolution, the other one for high resolution. Posted by: Ovidiu on June 11, 2006 01:17 PMDid you try the fluid-mounting tray? The Nikon 9000 doesn't suit my needs as I sometimes have to scan 6x17 negatives. Rayko in San Francisco has an Imacon Flextight you can rent time on, maybe that's what I'll end up using. Posted by: Fazal Majid on June 11, 2006 02:45 PMOh, and you might want to contact Doug Fisher. I have his MF film holder for the 3170, it works quite well, even with 6x17 slides. His site mentions he has a V750 holder in the works. http://www.betterscanning.com/ Posted by: Fazal Majid on June 11, 2006 02:49 PMYou might want to look at Vincen Oliver's review of the V700, apparently adding 1mm with the height adjusters (not sure if they work with 35mm or only MF) makes a big difference in sharpness: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20V700/page_13.htm Posted by: Fazal Majid on June 11, 2006 03:16 PMFazal, thanks for the pointers! I haven't tried the wet mounting, I don't have the fluid. I doubt however the results will be a substantial improvement. As for raising the height, I haven't noticed any difference in the focus quality. Posted by: Ovidiu on June 12, 2006 01:11 AMPost a comment
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