Digital BW, The Print

The only objective review I have seen are at:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN1.HTM

I gave them some consideration but will be ordering the Microtek 120tf this week (while the 200.00 rebate still applies. That scanner is supplied with Silverfast AI - a product that I particularly like.
    If 4X5 are a must, do give the Microtek 1800f a look. It has received several superb reviews.

Bob Rapp
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Neely 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 7:21 AM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] New Epson and Microtek Flatbeds



  I am looking at the Microtek i800. Any comments or advice on that one?? It
  fits my price range and I don't have film larger than 35mm and 2 1/4 that I
  will need to scan thought it does up to 4x5. I have not been able to find a
  objective review of this scanner. 

  David 

  David Neely Photography 
  www.dneelyphoto.com 


  -------Original Message------- 

  From: slberfuchs 
  Date: 07/20/06 13:08:25 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] New Epson and Microtek Flatbeds 

  First the wet mounting ... actually, there is no reasonw hy you can't wet
  mount on the 
  Microtek i900 either. The glass tray used for larger than 4x5 film can also
  be used for et 
  mounting as long as you are careful with your liquid. 

  Second ... ALL of the 'consumer' scanner resolution and Dmax numbers are
  nothing more 
  than marketing hype. Our side-by-side tests show that the performance of the
  i900 and the 
  4870/4990 are about the same, both have plus and minus tradeofs. Tests of
  the new V 
  series from Epson don't show enough gain in performance to make them
  valuablefor large 
  format users, although they may be for smaller formats. Basically, the 700
  delivers LOWER 
  resolution (around 1800 to 2000) at ALL but its highest (6400) scanning
  setting. At the 
  highest setting (6400) it delivers 2400 on one axis and 2800 on the other
  but this comes at 
  the expense of very large files if you are scanning larger film. Finally,
  the Dmax of the V 
  series is exactly the same as that of the 4990 (2.25). 





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