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May 1, 2005

Cheap Film Scanner

I have come to the point where I need an affordable film scanner. Since Sams Club won't scan medium format film, I don't really have much of a choice. Currently, I have an HP Scanjet 4470c that works great for scanning photos, but the film scanner attatchment has never impressed me. Now that I am shooting medium format film, I need a scanner that can accomodate the bigger film size, too. Since I am on a tight budget, the main two medium format film scanners are the Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner and the Epson Perfection 4180 Photo Scanner. The Epson Perfection 4180 costs a little more at about $190 and the Canon only costs about $140. After reading the reviews on Amazon, I was undecided. The Canon had great reviews, but it seemed that I might get a bit higher resolution on the Epson. A little more research, I found a couple of great reviews on PCmag.com. You can read the review of the Canon here, and the Epson here. With a better price, less problems, better reviews, and equal if not better quality, I decided on the Canon Canoscan 8400. I should get it in a week or so, so I will let you know how I like it.

Posted by Adrian at May 1, 2005 7:23 PM