Anybody using the Canoscan 8400F?

[marc]

I'm looking at buying the Canon CanoScan 8400F 3200x6400 DPI Film/Document USB 2.0 Scanner.
It's getting some good reviews, has anybody here experienced
this scanner?
It will primarily be used to scan/copy my thousands of slides
that need archiving!!

Cheers
Marc

[marc]

Anybody??......................

[oli]

I've got the 9950F which is the next model up. Considering the price difference between the flatbeds and the dedicated film scanners I think they are a good choice. I've scanned at 2400dpi from negatives and printed at A3 with excellent results.

The software interface that comes with the scanner is not great, and scanning is very time consuming. They are about the only two issues that I'm not totally happy about. The second is the case for all scanners though if you want high resolution output from 35mm film though.

[TonyH]

Hi Marc,

I've got the 9900F, again I believe 1 up from what you are contemplating. It is an excellent scanner but it is painfully slow for film.

If you are wanting to do slides and negs get a dedicated film/neg scanner not a platen scanner.

Luckily I still use mine in my printing business otherwise it would be an anchor. I don't have the patience to use it as a film scanner even though the quality is very good.

Tony

[marc]

Thanks for the advice guys

[oli]

If you are wanting to do slides and negs get a dedicated film/neg scanner not a platen scanner.

Luckily I still use mine in my printing business otherwise it would be an anchor. I don't have the patience to use it as a film scanner even though the quality is very good.

Tony

Tony have you checked the exact times that it takes to scan film on the dedicated scanners? When I last investigated, when I calculated the time it'd take I found they were not faster than the flatbed alternatives.

[nito]

I have one and its quite good. The scans are a bit on the contrast side of things. The software is hopeless, but the buttons at the front are a joy to use.

[TonyH]

Tony[/quote]

Tony have you checked the exact times that it takes to scan film on the dedicated scanners? When I last investigated, when I calculated the time it'd take I found they were not faster than the flatbed alternatives.[/quote]

Oli,

I only know the times that I read on the net for Coolscan etc. They are saying around 20-45secs per scan and preview.

The epson is taking 5-12mintes per scan at a high resolution. That is also using a P4 3.2 with a gig of ram and I believe USB2. From what I can gather regards to the Epson, it's just the nature of the beast.


Regards

Tony