Photographed with a Hasselblad XPan and 90mm lens on Provia 100F. It has a Twain interface so it “plugs” right into PhotoShop, and the Epson supplied scanning software is remarkably competent given the low price of the unit.Ītlantic Sunrise, Florida. In operation the scanner is quick and simply to use. Because it’s small and light-weight, traveling with it by car, using it in motels and finally bringing it home with me at the end of this trip was simplified as well. The 1200U Photois available with a USB connector, so attaching it to my laptop on the road is a cinch. ( All other flat-bed scanners with film handling capability anywhere near this price point are only 600 dpi). For USD $299 (and available widely for less), this 1200 X 2400 DPI scanner includesa transparency adaptor which handles 35mm, 120 and 4X5″ film sizes. I was very pleased to discover a very inexpensive solution to my dilemma, the Epson Precision 1200U Photoscanner. While reasonable quality 35mm scanners can be had for $500, decent medium format film scanners for the serious user startat $5,000 while those in the $799 to $2,000 price range simply are too expensive for a short term solution, and therefore not worth the investment regardless of image quality. My Imaconscanner at home was about the best there is short of a drum scanner, and some would argue that it’s just as good. (Inexpensive Kodak Photo CDand Picture CDscans simply aren’t available from medium format film). But, I was shooting medium format this trip Rollei 6008, Hasselblad ArcBodyand Fuji XPan- ( which is effectively medium format), and the choice of inexpensive scanners was much more limited. Or, while in major cities I could have Kodak Photo CDscans made. There are several reasonable quality and inexpensive 35mm scanners that I could buy as a short-term solution. If I was shooting with my Canon EOSsystem the problem would not have been too great. But, my scanner (an Imacon FlexTight Photo) was back home in Toronto and inaccessible until November. I had a laptop computer with me which allowed for maintaining this web site and keeping up with my correspondence. Consequently I was away from my desktop darkroom for almost 2 months. Though not the primary purpose for my being there, a significant aspect of my activities while in the Southeast was to photograph fall colours in Great Smoky National Park. During September and October 2000 I lived in Atlanta, GA, and traveled extensively in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Very good driver for Epson perfection 1200u. Aaaaaa!!! Epson perfection 1200u i've been waiting for this for ages!! thanks :))

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