the_ideologue

Thank you all for the replies.

I was hoping for a direct comparison between the two scanners; perhaps even a link to an article/test comparing them. I would have thought that these two scanners would be up against each other, and as such addressed by equipment review sites and journalists. But I have not found anything.

I have only scanned negatives a few times, in the past. About three years ago I used a CanoScan (far from top of the CanoScan range) to scan a few of my 35 mm B/W negatives. It did a pretty good job, and I was sure (still am) that one with slightly more resolution (such as the 8800F) would provide for highly satisfactory results. My negatives are rather grainy and thus not so critical scan-equipment wise.

These scanners are both similarly priced, so I am thinking I will go with the Epson, as it offers higher resolution (in the specs) and is a slightly better colour (less fake silver, more black!). So in the absence of any condemning info (I do notice the scan speed issue), that seems to be my current choice.

I would still like to hear from anyone who has an opinion on this. And if anybody knows of a test or article that compares the two scanners, please post a link.

I am looking to purchase a good scanner for scanning my old 35 mm negatives, and

one that will also provide for excellent document/paper image scans.

I am mainly interested in image quality/resolution, but I do not want to be

waiting around for 5 or more minutes for it to make a single scan.

I have narrowed down my choices, according to my budget, to the CanoScan 8800F

and the Epson Perfection V500.

Canon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-CanoScan-8800F-Flatbed-Hi-Speed/dp/B000X5UE2Q/ref=pd_sbs_ce_title_4

Epson:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Epson-PERFECTION-SCANNER-6400DPI-DENSITY/dp/B000VYYSEE/ref=pd_sbs_ce_title_4

Please share with me your thoughts on these scanners, and your opinions on which

one is the better.

Thank you for the replies and recommendations.

Regarding budget, I did not really have one. I just wanted to identify a decent TFT that is up to the job. It has been very hard to do so.

The best TFT monitors seem to range from ?500 up. The seemingly best is about ?800, although, of course, the sky is the limit price-wise.

I think that new technology (SED, I think) will be emerging in the next few years to replace LCD's. And as the price of LCD's falls all the time, I at this point will not be buying a top-of-the-range model. I will instead try my luck with a cheaper model, but will base my ultimate decision on what the reviewers write. I will also not buy a monitor without the option of returning it for a full refund after trying it out, just in case it is as nasty as I fear so many are. If the lower-priced monitors (listed below) do prove to be unusable for detailed photographic work, then I will have to, I suppose, pay out for a more expensive one that is.

That said, I have narrowed my list of possible TFT monitors down to the following:

AG Neovo F419 R12 - ?192.69 http://www.skysolutions.co.uk/acatalog/F-419__R12_.html

Hyundai ImageQuest L90D = 19" - @?275

Iiyama Prolite E481S-B3 TCO-99 - @?300

Viewsonic VX924 - @?300

If anyone has experience of the above monitors, please post your views here. I would be very pleased to hear from you.

My CRT monitor has failled and I need to replace it. I would like to

replace it with a TFT monitor as I have heard many bad things

regarding the danger of long term CRT radiation exposure.

Please could current TFT Photoshop users, and those with a good

knowledge / experience of these monitors, recommend to me specific

makes and models of TFT monitors. Ones that are good enough to use

for photographic manipulation / digital darkroom purposes.

Thanks.