Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Epson Perfection Makes My Day
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 07:37 AM
I realize that this is quite an off-topic post, hence the category! However, I just have to express my joy and satisfaction from a product I have worked with the last few weeks. It seems as if Pocket PC enthusiasts share a number of interests other than Pocket PCs; digital media and photography being two of them. I am no different, it seems! I recently started working with Epson's flatbed scanner Perfection 3200 Photo. My wife is a professional photographer and film is still not yet totally outperformed by digital products in portrait photography. We have scanned film in all kinds of formats with this scanner, and it totally rocks. Recently, the scanner won TIPA's (Technical Image Press Assocation) annual award for Best Flatbed Scanner 2003-2004 and I have total understanding of their judgement.
For detailed information, you can read photo-i's review here and Tom's Hardware's review here! From photo-i: "The Epson Perfection 3200 heralds a new era for scanning. It promises to satisfy the needs of photographers who have a collection of negatives and who also need a flatbed for day to day scanning. The 3200 scanner comes complete with a 4 x 9" Transparency Unit and film holders that accommodate film formats from 35mm to 5 x 4". Previously, on most scanners the transparency units were sold as an optional extra and could cost as much as the scanner. With an optical resolution of 3200 x 6400, the 3200 is perhaps one of Epson's most eagerly awaited items since the Epson Stylus 2100 printer."
It just happens to be so that we also have the Epson Stylus 2100 printer. A real beast, hard to tame but simply awesome once it is up and running!
Some Epson Perfection 3200 Photo highlights:
• 3200 x 6400 dpi resolution
• 4" x 9" transparency unit adapter
• 48-bit scanning
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 (FireWire®)
For detailed information, you can read photo-i's review here and Tom's Hardware's review here! From photo-i: "The Epson Perfection 3200 heralds a new era for scanning. It promises to satisfy the needs of photographers who have a collection of negatives and who also need a flatbed for day to day scanning. The 3200 scanner comes complete with a 4 x 9" Transparency Unit and film holders that accommodate film formats from 35mm to 5 x 4". Previously, on most scanners the transparency units were sold as an optional extra and could cost as much as the scanner. With an optical resolution of 3200 x 6400, the 3200 is perhaps one of Epson's most eagerly awaited items since the Epson Stylus 2100 printer."
It just happens to be so that we also have the Epson Stylus 2100 printer. A real beast, hard to tame but simply awesome once it is up and running!
Some Epson Perfection 3200 Photo highlights:
• 3200 x 6400 dpi resolution
• 4" x 9" transparency unit adapter
• 48-bit scanning
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 (FireWire®)
