High end Scanners

[Sam10819 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

This may seem like a strange topic for this forum, but I need to buy a new high end scanner ($750.00 to $1,000.00 range). I can't find a really good review on scanners and decided I'd ask people for their personal recommendations. I was using a Microtek ScanMaker 4, but never really kiked to sharpness or contrast. Anybody got any suggestions?

[Tom Unger]

Sam10819;
Fwiw I acquired an Epson Expression 1680pro about a year ago that I have
been very happy with. Quality is very good, it's fast, quiet and very
reliable so far. -Tom Unger

[Bobby Henderson]

"Sam10819" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com>
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> This may seem like a strange topic for this forum, but I need to
> buy a new high end scanner ($750.00 to $1,000.00 range).
> I can't find a really good review on scanners and decided I'd
> ask people for their personal recommendations. I was using a
> Microtek ScanMaker 4, but never really kiked to sharpness
> or contrast. Anybody got any suggestions?

The UMAX PowerLook 1000 model is pretty good. It has 2400 X 2400dpi, 42-bit
color scanning, a large transparancy adapter, Firewire and USB connections
and Silverfast Ai 6.0 software for $899.

I wish Linotype and Heidelberg still made the Saphir Ultra series of
scanners. They used a chassis similar to the UMAX Powerlook line, but
featured better parts and color control software. I still use my old
600X1200dpi Saphir2 Ultra from time to time because of the good color
quality. But more affordable scanners are eclipsing it in a number of ways
(I also use an Epson Perfection2450 Photo scanner with much higher optical
resolution, 2400 X 4800dpi).

Epson's scanners are also very good. If you want to spend in the more
modest $400 to $600 range, Epson's Perfection3200 and 3200 Pro scanners
cannot be beat by anyone else in that class period. It features a very
impressive optical resolution of 3200 X 6400dpi. The "Pro" model includes
more specialized color control software. Espon's Expression series of
scanners run in the $800 and up range. They don't have as high a resolution
as the Perfection series. But they do capture color better.

Bobby Henderson