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sir pball

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7. The hardware is more or less identical, you get "pro" tools with the 800

Reply to csziggy (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2015, 12:18 PM

May 2015

Same difference as with the old 750 and the 700 - the scanner itself is identical AFAIK, but the higher-end model comes with the upgraded SilverFast scanning software and more importantly color calibration targets (4x5 film and 5x7 photo) which are invaluable for scanning anything other than brand-new slide film. You can't get good correction if you don't have a color-accurate scan in the first place. It's why I went for the 750 instead, the film target alone was $100+...quite a bargain to get both plus the software!

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Trying to decide between two Epson Photo scanners [View all] csziggy May 2015 OP

Here's a review on the V800 and V700 NV Whino May 2015 #1

According to Epson the V800 does work with Mac OS® X 10.6.x – 10.10.x csziggy May 2015 #2

Ah - here the major improvement in the V800 csziggy May 2015 #4

Unless you need extremely high resolution you can shoot the negatives with your camera.. Fumesucker May 2015 #3

Taking shots one at a time for thousands of slides and negatives csziggy May 2015 #5

Oh - the other part - I am archiving antique pictures csziggy May 2015 #6

The hardware is more or less identical, you get "pro" tools with the 800 sir pball May 2015 #7

For "several thousand" slides, only a batch scanner will do jmowreader May 2015 #8

I had to choose between budget and time csziggy May 2015 #9