[filmscanners] RE: Pacific Image PowerSlide 3600 opinions?

["Clark Guy" <guy.clark@siemens.com>]

HI, David!

I was afraid of that, but I gotta admit that for a flatbed it looks pretty
good.  I guess if it is able to do roughly 2700dpi it would still beat
(resolutionwise) my Scan Multi II.   Thus, the Epson might still be the most
cost-effective MF/LP scanner (compared with the Scan Multi Pros and Polaroid
SS120s and Nikon 8000 types)

Theres a scan multi (I) on eBay right now at below $400 with 9 hours left...

Guy

-----Original Message-----
From: David J. Littleboy [mailto:davidjl@gol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 5:30 PM
To: Clark Guy
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Pacific Image PowerSlide 3600 opinions?



From: "Clark Guy" <guy.clark@siemens.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>

HI, Jawed!

My jaw'd (sorry! ;-) ) hit the keyboard if it weren't attached so firmly to
my face!

I am very impressed with what I saw in that review!   I suppose that if I
were going to be REALLY professional, I'd still want a dedicated film
scanner, but evidently, this flatbed competes very favorably with any
filmscanner within even a few multiples of it's price range!
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

I think the reviews at that site make the Epson flatbeds look a bit better
than they are.

http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~longnose/scanner_test.html

It looks to me that the Epson is noticeably shy of 2700 dpi. That's pretty
good, but for 35mm, you'd probably be better off with a real scanner.

David J. Littleboy
davidjl@gol.com
Tokyo, Japan

http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%204870/page_6.htm

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