Scanner Epson v850 vs v600

InExperience · Mar 29, 2022

Dear all,

I have to scan my photos, not films, baryta paper after be processed in darkroom.

What would do you suggest to buy between Epson v850 vs v600 models?

Thank you.

5150Bronco · Mar 29, 2022

Well for me I just bought the 850 and figured it offered me more options and capability.

I did research that the negative carriers may not be that good and making your own may need to happen.... something like that I remember.

I have yet to use it, but that is my limited feedback.

InExperience · Mar 29, 2022

5150Bronco said:
Well for me I just bought the 850 and figured it offered me more options and capability.

I did research that the negative carriers may not be that good and making your own may need to happen.... something like that I remember.

I have yet to use it, but that is my limited feedback.

Thank you for your message, but my use will be purely for printed photos.

Before I had a Canon very basic and cheap, and the scan of a black and white photograph came out red, then I had to correct it.

Adrian Bacon · Apr 4, 2022

InExperience said:
Dear all,

I have to scan my photos, not films, baryta paper after be processed in darkroom.

What would do you suggest to buy between Epson v850 vs v600 models?

Thank you.

if you’re not going to digitize large format film, there’s very little reason to spend the extra money on the v850. I’d get the v600 and a licensed copy of vuescan. Are these prints color or black and white? 8x10? The v600 can render more than enough resolution for paper.

shutterfinger · Apr 4, 2022

EpsonScan on either will do a good job scanning up to 8x10 photos. The V850 has a Dmax of 4.0, the V600 has a Dmax of 3.4. The Dmax is the difference between light and dark areas of the film/print. The higher Dmax will give better shadow detail. $1149 vs $249.99 for the .6 increase in Dmax.

bernard_L · Apr 4, 2022

Adrian Bacon said:
The v600 can render more than enough resolution for paper.

+1

shutterfinger said:
The V850 has a Dmax of 4.0, the V600 has a Dmax of 3.4. The Dmax is the difference between light and dark areas of the film/print. The higher Dmax will give better shadow detail.

Dmax for a baryta print tops at 2.2 (give or take). The Dmax values given in scanner specs are often optimistic; but, still, the V600 should be more than adequate.

Alan Edward Klein · Apr 4, 2022

I own and use both V600 and V850. The V600 is very acceptable for prints. You don't need the V850. Epsonscan software comes with the scanner. It has ICE which reduces crease, folds, and mars on the print during the scan, if selected. Epsonscan software also will restore faded colors in the print during the scan, if selected. Good luck.

Just a clarification. Epsonscan works with Windows 10 computers like the one I use. If you have an Apple, you need Epsonscan2 software which I never used. I believe it has the same functions as Epsonscan. But you may want to check before buying.

Adrian Bacon · Apr 4, 2022

bernard_L said:
+1

Dmax for a baryta print tops at 2.2 (give or take). The Dmax values given in scanner specs are often optimistic; but, still, the V600 should be more than adequate.

+1

I don’t have Dmax values for the v600, but the v850 is a solid 3.3-3.5 before noise takes over. I’d imagine that the v600 would deliver a solid 3.0 plus. Both are more than adequate for scanning prints, which won’t even come close to 3.0.

250swb · Apr 5, 2022

With scanning you ideally only want to scan once, given the time a top quality scan takes. So buy the best scanner you can and scan at the best quality, then from then on, like sending an image to friends, or posting online, it can be done by reducing the size from your 'master archival' scan. Also scan for a TIFF, not a JPEG.

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