Epson 4490 Scanner - Tests and Settings.
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From: Harry Stottle on 28 Oct 2006 18:33 I have just put my first results from the Epson 4490 scanner on the following link. I have also included the settings I used on the scanner, to help anyone struggling to set the scanner up. This is using the supplied Epson Scan software, which as far as I can see, seems to be doing a pretty good job. http://www.photoscan.150m.com/
From: marika on 28 Oct 2006 22:03 On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:33:24 -0400, Harry Stottle <sorryspamdoesntwork(a)nospam.uk.co> wrote: > I have just put my first results from the Epson 4490 scanner on the > following link. I have also included the settings I used on the scanner, > to help anyone struggling to set the scanner up. This is using the > supplied Epson Scan software, which as far as I can see, seems to be > doing a pretty good job. > > http://www.photoscan.150m.com/ > > I enjoyed this
From: Andy Hewitt on 29 Oct 2006 04:51 Harry Stottle <sorryspamdoesntwork(a)nospam.uk.co> wrote: > I have just put my first results from the Epson 4490 scanner on the > following link. I have also included the settings I used on the scanner, > to help anyone struggling to set the scanner up. This is using the > supplied Epson Scan software, which as far as I can see, seems to be > doing a pretty good job. > > http://www.photoscan.150m.com/ Nice, I already have this scanner myself, and find it very good value indeed. I'm currently rescanning all my old photos off the negatives with it, and you can easily see the difference between a scan from a print and a negative. A well worthwhile purchase. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: Raphael Bustin on 29 Oct 2006 06:56 On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:51:17 +0100, wildrover.andy(a)googlemail.com (Andy Hewitt) wrote: >Nice, I already have this scanner myself, and find it very good value >indeed. I'm currently rescanning all my old photos off the negatives >with it, and you can easily see the difference between a scan from a >print and a negative. A well worthwhile purchase. In a way this is a sad situation. I mean -- I've been there and done that. I've got some slides and negatives that have been through three generations of film scanners. If you ever see one of your sharp negatives or slides scanned on (say) an LS-9000 or a drum scanner -- you're going to want to re-scan all your old stuff one more time. The 4990 is a great value but not in the same league. rafe b www.terrapinphoto.com
From: Andy Hewitt on 29 Oct 2006 07:58
Raphael Bustin <rafeb(a)speakeasy.net> wrote: > On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:51:17 +0100, wildrover.andy(a)googlemail.com > (Andy Hewitt) wrote: > > > >Nice, I already have this scanner myself, and find it very good value > >indeed. I'm currently rescanning all my old photos off the negatives > >with it, and you can easily see the difference between a scan from a > >print and a negative. A well worthwhile purchase. > > > In a way this is a sad situation. > I mean -- I've been there and done that. > > I've got some slides and negatives that > have been through three generations of > film scanners. > > If you ever see one of your sharp negatives > or slides scanned on (say) an LS-9000 or a > drum scanner -- you're going to want to re-scan > all your old stuff one more time. In my case, that isn't likely to happen. > The 4990 is a great value but not in the same > league. Indeed not, it wasn't being compared to any such, or anything else come to that, it was being shown for its own merits. If you can't afford to spend a four figured sum on a 'Pro' scanner, or indeed simply don't have the need to, then the 4490 is quite adequate for modest needs. A lot of my old negatives are now pretty shabby anyway, and I feel I've probably got the best I can out of them anyway. They are definitely better than the equally old prints I have, and scanning at higher resolutions isn't going to improve them much. For perfect picture quality, I now use a DSLR. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/> |