After owning this scanner for over a month, I finally put it to good use today, scanning up some rolls of 35mm and 120. This scanner has more contrast and slightly better sharpness, then my old 2400. I find the batch scanning really helps with 35mm, as you can set it to do that (by hitting thumbnail option on screen and select all). This scanner is a lot quicker then my old 2400 as well. It does the same scans in half the time, which speeds up the workflow. It still isn't recommended to do 35mm on this scanner, due to the softness in the image, but it will make acceptable scans for workflow. It was suggested to batch scan on the Epson, and then find the keepers in the bunch. Once that is selected, scan the "picks" you want on a dedicated 35mm film scanner. I use the Primefilm XA SE for that.
My one major pet peeve with this scanner system is the negative holders. I really hate these things in comparison to the old ones I used on the 2400. There is glass involved, which makes getting marks or dust on it, a real pain. And not one holder allowed me to slide the film in the notches once. They all sat on top of the notches, which made film flatness an issue. Some of my 35mm frame were out of focus in some parts. Thirdly the 120 film holder doesn't allow 3 frames of 6x7 to fit into it. It sticks out the end, and when you clamp the cover down, it indents your one frame of film. I had to not clamp down the end on subsequent tries, as to not damage the film. I liked the old film holders better which had a slot to slide the film into easily, and no glass involved. I might just keep my old 120 holder for this scanner, since you can slide a whole roll through it easily, and that holder keeps the film from going through crooked. That is another issue I had with the new film holders as well. Keeping the film straight. Only because I could not get it into the notches in the holder. But other then that, this scanner should work well for my scans of 120 and 4x5/8x10.
I haven't used color film on the new Epson yet, so I cannot say how its color is. I'll do that in a weeks time, when I pick up my C41 120 rolls.
My one major pet peeve with this scanner system is the negative holders. I really hate these things in comparison to the old ones I used on the 2400. There is glass involved, which makes getting marks or dust on it, a real pain. And not one holder allowed me to slide the film in the notches once. They all sat on top of the notches, which made film flatness an issue. Some of my 35mm frame were out of focus in some parts. Thirdly the 120 film holder doesn't allow 3 frames of 6x7 to fit into it. It sticks out the end, and when you clamp the cover down, it indents your one frame of film. I had to not clamp down the end on subsequent tries, as to not damage the film. I liked the old film holders better which had a slot to slide the film into easily, and no glass involved. I might just keep my old 120 holder for this scanner, since you can slide a whole roll through it easily, and that holder keeps the film from going through crooked. That is another issue I had with the new film holders as well. Keeping the film straight. Only because I could not get it into the notches in the holder. But other then that, this scanner should work well for my scans of 120 and 4x5/8x10.
I haven't used color film on the new Epson yet, so I cannot say how its color is. I'll do that in a weeks time, when I pick up my C41 120 rolls.
