V700/750 Scanning speeds

[Charlie Johnson]

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I am thinking of getting a V700/750 to scan 35mm and 120 negs.

 

Can any users give am an idea of realistic scanning speeds of the scanners? My aim would be to scan at a size suitable for printing at 6x4 in batches, going back to rescan at a higher res if there are any I want to print larger.

 

To pre-empt a question in reply, this would probably be with ICE etc off but I would be interested in knowing how much time this would add.

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[sfage]

ICE adds quite a bit of time.

 

Vuescan is better.

 

Depending upon your resolution and dpi, you can plan between 1-4 minutes a piece (not including post-production).

[roguewave]

Charlie, with Vuescan (rather inexpensive but very strong) you can make virtual contact sheets to choose what you want to scan.You may not wish to scan every image atter an initial view.

 

You can get custom holders, which I use, both for 35 & 120 film. They are a great leap forward.

 

I love my Epson V700. I always scan to get a flatter image so I can "build the image I want, rather than letting the software making all the choices. Good luck.

[Charlie Johnson]

Thanks for the replies.

[Austinite]

Personally I get decent results using the Epson software for my V700. It's simple and does the trick. Vuescan for me has a whacked out interface that is not user friendly at all. I scan 35mm at 3200 dpi and 120 at 2400 dpi. Two hints to getting good results. First since the stock film holders are a bit flimsy the film must be flat. Get the curl out before scanning. #2 Make sure the dull emulsion side is facing up for best results.

[Geolux]

Charlie:

I have used a V700 for a long time and am very pleased. I find the Epson software to be satisfactory. I have scanned more than 18,000 slides and negatives, both color and B&W - all 35mm, and many B&W prints The few times I used ICE, it seemed to take forever. I use film cleaner when necessary, and the results are OK. I am happy with 600 dpi resolution. If you go more than 600 dpi, the time increases spectacularly.

 

The only aggravation I have is with the huge number of glass mounted slides that I haven't touched in more than 35 years. I have to take each slide apart and clean with film cleaner, and then remount. Fortunately, I have a lot of supplies for glass remounting that I purchased from some camera stores a couple of years ago for next to nothing.

 

Best wishes George Butler

[BRJR]

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Personally I get decent results using the Epson software for my V700. It's simple and does the trick. Vuescan for me has a whacked out interface that is not user friendly at all ....

 

1. I just recently received an Epson V750 PRO Scanner. Had no success at all, using the "Silverfast Ai" software that came with the scanner (and, IMO, Epson should not have even included it, as on their web site, others have problems using this software with the Epson V750 PRO Scanner, too). I also, downloaded a free trial of Vuescan from the Vuescan web site and as with the Silverfast software, it did not work with my Epson V750 PRO, either (so, glad I didn't pay for it, though it did prompt me to do so a number of times; and I am definitely removing this software from my computer, and intend to remove "Silverfast", as well).

 

2. On the other hand, the "Epson Scan" software works flawlessly, right out of the box. My only concern is that I expect even better quality scans than it appears to be capable of; so, Epson should improve this software and it's driver, and soon. Even using all the features (while testing it out) in the Epson Scan software, including "dust removal", I get pretty decent and fairly quick scans --- of course, without using "dust removal" or "Ice", the scans are a lot faster.

[gyoung]

I did some tests with the V750 I have using the Epson software, its good with E6 and Black and White but very slow compared with a Nikon film scanner, so I use that for 35 mm. The Epson is also not good for Kodachromes, strange results reminsicent of 'crossed curves' from poorly processed film, the later Nikon scanners have special settings for Kodachrome which work well.

 

Gerry