Reddit Reddit reviews Epson Perfection V550 Color Photo, Image, Film, Negative & Document Scanner with 6400 DPI Optical Resolution

We found 8 Reddit comments about Epson Perfection V550 Color Photo, Image, Film, Negative & Document Scanner with 6400 DPI Optical Resolution. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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Create sharp, vivid reproductions 6400 dpi optical resolution1 for enlargements upto 17 x 22 inchesScan 35 millimeter slides, negatives and film built in transparency unitAchieve robust photos restorations Digital ICE technology removes the appearance of dust and scratches on filmBring faded photos back to life easy photo fix for one touch photo restorationsAchieve greater productivity with ReadyScan LED technology fast scanning, no warmup time, no mercuryScan multiple photos at one time auto edge detection crops each image and saves it as a separate fileConvert scanned documents into editable text ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCRBrilliant, true to life colors amazing, 48 bit color depthDo more Hi Speed USB 2.0
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8 Reddit comments about Epson Perfection V550 Color Photo, Image, Film, Negative & Document Scanner with 6400 DPI Optical Resolution:

u/sunriseinthemidwest · 8 pointsr/photography

I personally think the VSCO presets are great and I have a few reasons for this:


  • The cost of film keeps rising and it's not easy to justify $8USD every time you want to shoot a roll of Portra 400 or $11USD every time you want to shoot 36 frames of Fuji Pro 400H.

  • The stock of filming is depleting. As the demand for film decreases, the cost goes up. And long with that, the realization that this medium is not going to last forever. Can a person really justify the cost of a good film camera when we are worried about its future?

  • Along with the cost of film, you have the cost of AND RISK of developing film. Mom and pop shops that develop film are scarce and as a result, the only place we can develop are the drug stores that are few and far between. Even these businesses don't see it in their best interest to keep their machines for long. The risk comes when you have some new hire at the store who is clueless about using the machine and can screw up the development of your film.

  • The last part to sharing your film shots come when you have to scan them via a scanner. Film photos and prints are absolutely beautiful when done right but if you want to share them with friends, you need to have a scanner (good ones aren't that expensive) which uses a CCD sensor to scan the images. So when you digitize the images (unless you're using a high quality scanner), you run into the problem you had in the first place, which is wanting the feel of film. Because now you've used a DSLR or scanner sensor to digitize the film. Which does remove some of its aesthetic. So what's the solution? Buy a $500 scanner just for film? Who can justify the cost when, as I said above, the stock is dwindling and expensive.

    So let's concretize this:

    Decent quality camera at a trusted online source - $65

    Decent quality lens at a trusted online source - $47

    5-pack of Kodak Portra 400 at a popular online film photography website - $40 ($8 per roll)

    Average cost of developing at a drug store near me in Chicago - $5 per roll ($25 for the 5-pack (180 shots) you shot)

    Mid-level scanner for 35mm negatives - $150

    Total cost is $327 USD BEFORE tax.

    Now of course as you shoot more film, this cost will add up. $65 for every 180 frames. This is not cheap. Now imagine you go out and get yourself an entry level DSLR or M4/3 camera and lens w/ an SD card. You're talking $500-$600 and you don't have a medium that's fading away.

    What does VSCO have to do with this? It's simple. It is the first great piece of software that allows us to come close to the look of film. Maybe it's not perfect but rather than bash it as a tool for Lightroom, I would say we should advocate this type of idea and perfect it. Even have Kodak and Fujifilm create their own presets that they can sell for use.

    Some people have even created some examples comparing VSCO vs real film. So when done right, the results can be mind blowingly close (and overall worth it in my opinion) to film.

    That being said, I do still love to browse Flickr from time to time and just search specifically for film photos. And if I had the time and money, I might shoot film for fun. But I think in the long term VSCO and other apps like it, are how I will go.
u/4x4taco · 4 pointsr/raspberry_pi

Sure. Here's what I could pull from my orders and searching around. This is most of my gear. Not really "homelab" stuff. Have a crap ton of ethernet running around the house.

u/SC2_Bench · 2 pointsr/photography

heres the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Perfection-V550-Negative-B11B210201/dp/B00E1O74SW?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s02

It was on sale when I got it.

u/dougolupski · 2 pointsr/Polaroid

Epson V500 is a good cheap scanner to get started with. I started with that one before upgrading to the V800 for 4x5 wet scanning.

Did you get a lot of people asking for the actual image? I had that problem at events, its a tricking balance of being polite saying no but thanking them for either posing or yada yada yada.

u/thingpaint · 2 pointsr/photography

Want cheap, fast, only 35mm or slides and don't want to go much bigger then 5x7?

https://www.amazon.ca/Wolverine-Data-F2DSUPER-Digital-Converter/dp/B00GIDADP0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1465255988&sr=8-3&keywords=film+scanner


Want bigger, better but slow as all hell?

https://www.amazon.ca/Epson-Canada-Perfection-Scanner-V550/dp/B00E1O74SW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465256034&sr=8-1&keywords=epson+550

u/enexorb · 1 pointr/ArtistLounge

https://www.amazon.ca/Epson-Canada-Perfection-Photo-Scanner/dp/B00E1O74SW/


"Effective pixels: 54,400 x 74,880 (6400 dpi), color bit depth: 48-bit internal/external"
Wow. That's a HUGE image resolution! The scanner looks nice, lots of stuff I don't understand.
Looks like the max paper size I can scan is 8.5 x 11 basically. How thick of paper/ Could I fit a small sketchbook in the scanner or do I have to remove pages from my book?

u/Morinaka · 1 pointr/analog

I assume you mean US$, what you get depends on what film types you intend to scan.

If you only ever plan to shoot and scan 35mm i would recommend going for a dedicated 35mm scanner like a Plustek 7200 (3250DPI) for $200, or if you wanted the absolute best scanner short of drum scanning then the $400 Pacific Image Prime Film XA (4300DPI) is reckoned to have the highest DPI scan.

If you just want a general purpose scanner for 35mm and 120 (and documents) then something like an Epson V550 (1600DPI) for $160 is fine.

DPI numbers pulled from this page on the wiki.

I use an Epson V500 with third party film holders for 120 and have no problems. Looks like they've added a half decent 120 holder with the V550 so you shouldn't have to spend more for third party ones.

u/cerebusfangirl · 1 pointr/analog

I have an Epson V500 that I used to scan in film negatives, slides and printed pictures. I've had it for the past couple years and it has done a good job scanning in all the old family slides and some film negatives that I found.

Though since I've gotten the 500, the 550 and 600 have come out. I don't know what extra features (if any) the 550 has, but it is on Amazon for $169 for prime members.