Ross
I use an Epson 2450 with Vuescan on a Mac (10.4) and it is a fine
combination. Vuescan is not cryptic if you (horror of horrors!) read
the instructions ;-). I do this every so often and it keeps me on
the right track. But I have never used Silverfast (if that is what
the extra dosh is for). The Epson software is pretty mediocre in my
opinion.
However, if you could afford it, it would be worth getting a film
scanner over a flatbed. I don't think that there has ever been any
disagreement about that on the List.
Chris
~~ >-)-
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.co.uk
homepage.mac.com/zuiko
On 21 Nov 2005, at 16:30, Ross Orr wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've nearly made up my mind to get an Epson 4990 as my first film
> scanner. (In addition to OM shots, I have some 120 films to scan too.)
>
> Are any of you using one for 35mm film scanning? Any complaints?
>
> Also, I'm a bit bewildered about the software options--e.g. what does
> your extra USD$130 buy you with the "pro" version. I'd be using this
> with Mac OS 10.3. Should I skip the pro bundle and put the money into
> Vuescan instead? Is Viewscan's interface really as cryptic as I hear?
>
> If getting too OT, I'm happy for answers offlist too. thanks,
>
> --Ross
>
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