- #SILVERFAST EPSON V800 SOFTWARE#
- #SILVERFAST EPSON V800 TRIAL#
- #SILVERFAST EPSON V800 PROFESSIONAL#
#SILVERFAST EPSON V800 SOFTWARE#
Here is a comparison between a scan from Epson and Silverfast: Scan with Epson Scan software on auto exposure and auto colour correct. Besides that, I liked the auto exposure scans better from Silverfast. I decided to go for Silverfast because there were more options for preparing the scan and defining the scan areas.
#SILVERFAST EPSON V800 TRIAL#
I did a trial with Vuescan and I didn’t immediately like it, so I started with Epson Scan and Silverfast, as the basic version of Silverfast came with the scanner.
#SILVERFAST EPSON V800 PROFESSIONAL#
Vuescan by Hamrick: also widely used, and can be bought for 80-90 dollar for the professional version, or about 30-40 dollar for the standard edition. The version I use is Ai studio 8, which I bought for 99 dollar, including a calibration target to be used when scanning slide film. With this scanner Silverfast SE 8, the most basic version of their software, is free. Some version of Silverfast (by LaserSoft Imaging). The Epson Scan: the software that comes with the scanner. This is all very personal of course, but I decided to go for Silverfast. There are a couple of options with respect to the software to use with your scanner. Scanned on the V800 with auto exposure and minimal post processing. I think if I would have shot mainly medium format film in black and white I would have kept the V600, but with the smaller 35mm you need all the resolution you can get. I also read that the quality of the colours would be better with the V800, and since I mainly shoot colour I decided to put down the extra cash. I started with the V600, but I was a bit disappointed with the quality of the scanner itself, it didn’t feel very robust. I decided to go for a flatbed scanner because of flexibility and ease of use (I also scan instax photos). After reading a lot online, and taking my budget into account, I decided to go for an Epson Perfection V800 Photo. Well after the first decision of buying a scanner, the next question becomes which one. Scan from .uk with a rather grainy structure Scanned on my V800 Scanned with the V800 with added sharpening in Lightroom My conclusion is that I don’t like the grainy structure you get from sharpening. Here are a few crops from the image above, where you can see the difference between the scans from the lab, my own scan, and a scan with added sharpening in Lightroom. The issue with the scans I got from the lab are, I believe now, due to sharpening. If only to get more experience, and get to the point where I can tell a lab exactly what I want. However the experience with the scans I didn’t like pushed me over the final hurdle, and I decided to go and buy a scanner. But up till now I was afraid that my own scans would never be as good as the scans from the lab, and I felt that it would be a huge frustration spending a lot of time scanning with results that are always second-best. There have been a couple of posts on this site discussing the cons and pros, and I did like the idea of having more control. (Kodak Portra 400)īesides this experience I had been toying with the idea of home scanning earlier. 
One of the photos from Scotland that led to buying a scanner.
I felt I needed more knowledge of the scanning process to have a meaningful discussion with a lab.
But here is my problem: I didn’t really know what to tell them. I realised however that it was too soon to blame the lab, it just meant that I would need to start a conversation about how I prefer my scans. However when the scans came back, I was disappointed, I didn’t like the look, and they needed quite a bit of work to get them to my liking. Therefore this time I decided to give Filmdev a try. After the holiday I sent my film to a new lab, because I had a disappointing experience with spots on scans a while back with Ag photo lab. And this time I would not only shoot digital, but I brought my M2 as well. For some reason we had not been there since I started my photography obsession, so I had been waiting for a chance to shoot there. I had anticipated this trip for quite a while, because Scotland is one of my favourite places to go, it’s just so incredibly beautiful. Last September my man and I visited Scotland for a two-week holiday. Today I want to share the why, what and how of my scanning adventure. A while ago I decided to take the next step with my film photography, or moreover in gaining knowledge and understanding of how the final image comes about.
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