canoscan 4200F

[edgar_njari]

I have an oportunity to buy this scanner. I know some real film

scanners might be better, but this one is pretty cheap and it's right

in front of my nose, so I'll probably buy it.

 

Anyway, my question is, does anyone have any experiences (I've

searched the archives, but maybe there are some new people)

with it, or can post some image examples, either full res small crops

(for the look of grain) or full size images downsized.

 

And word of mouth would allso be appretiated. So how good is it as a

consumer flatbed for scaning prints, and how good is it as a

filmscanner (for its money)?

 

Does it show any waves or lines or any other flatbed artefacts, and

how apperant are they? How is the dynamic range? And is it worth it

for a decent quality home film scanning?

[zee]

Here are some online reviews:

 

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1764070,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002U40MC/102-7178783-2129743?v=glance&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER