summer_morris

I found a canoscan 8600f for 100 bucks on Gumtree, it's so hard to tell what's good because all the reviews are from when they first came out.

Hi again, I've now found an epson v37 for $75 on the epson clearance centre website, it's a flatbed but doesn't scan 120 so I'm not too sure about it, there's also the kaiser baas photomaker for under 100 which I've used at school and I've found it ok. Probably a stupid question but there's no way to scan 120 on a flatbed that doesn't specify the capability to is there?

Thanks for the advice everyone, I understand that it would be much easier to ask him what he wants and I'm dying to ask him about it haha, but I do want it to be a surprise. I'll keep looking and check out the epson clearance to see if I can find find a newer model/better deal, and if not I'll most likely get a 35mm one, I didn't realise the flatbed wouldn't have the best result for 35mm, as that's what we generally shoot. Thanks again everyone, I might come back to this to ask all your advice if I find another option :)

Hi everyone, so I'm planning on buying my boyfriend a film scanner for his birthday and have found a cheap (100 dollars AUD) epson perfection 2450. The seller doesn't know much about it and I don't know if it is even compatible with more recent computers considering it was made around 2000-2001. My reason for getting it was that it's the cheapest I can find that scans 35mm and 120/220 (I can't afford much I'm still at school), but is it worth getting such an outdated model that scans both or should I just get a dedicated 35mm one? Any recommendations are also very very much appreciated! :)