scanner advice

[hairydave]

hello, i'm just getting into photography, and i'm finding myself limited by digital cameras, but struggling to ssahre my slr pics, so i'm looking for a scanner, are there any features i really need, and what sort of resolution do you reccomend, (considering thy'll mostly be 800 by 600).. will a 30 quid pc world one do, or do i need to splash out?

cheers,
hd

[le gravy noire]

dude, i am so in sick of my scanner its just unreal. I bought an epson v700 to scan my mf negs and transparencies. Its a disaster zone. Everything is soft with colour casts and the exposure is often ridiculous. I've resorted to paying someone now. If you get one that works please share your secrets!!

Matt

[james f]

^^ what he said we had a relay good epson pro scanner at uni in the lab and even that wouldnt get it right with my 35mm films i always have process and CD done as 1 its quite cheep and 2 most places have a good negative scanner and well im lazy

[hairydave]

sorry, i should point out, i just want it for scanning prints, not negs

[Zad]

I have used the Epson Perfection range in the past and found them to be pretty decent. I have had this 1640SU for a few years and it seems robust and reliable. It has a light box for scanning slides and negs, but a flat bed scanner is never going to be great at scanning these.