http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%204990/Page%201.htm
thinks not. From Vincent's conclusions:
"The 4990 produced better scans than my old Nikon LS1000 (film scanner), but
as with the 4870, falls short of matching the Nikon 4000 Coolscan. This
didn't surprise me, but just how near the Epson comes to dedicated film scan
quality, does. For medium and large format scans the 4990 produces
outstanding quality, certainly good enough for any professional
photographer. The 4990 is a much cheaper option than buying a dedicated
medium format film scanner."
I have no direct experience.
--
Piers
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Of OM4Ti
Sent: 21 November 2005 16:40
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Subject: [OM] Re: Epson 4990
Ross,
I think the 4990 is a flatbed scanner, not a film scanner.
Mark
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Ross Orr
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 11:30 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Epson 4990
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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