I recently bought an Epson V700, and have scanned over 1000 35mm negatives with it. It does an excellent job. It provides a really accurate image of the actual negative. The film tray is very easy to use. It is made of a sturdy plastic, and is very easy to load. I scan four strips at a time, each having approximately 4 or 5 negatives on them, so I usually get a total of 16 to 20 negatives scanned in each scanning session. I scan at 6400 ppi resolution, and save the file as a "tiff" file to avoid compression. I tried to scan at 6400 ppi to a jpeg file, but it would not do it at a 48 bit depth, so as I said I changed the setting to save as a "tiff" file and I get the full 48 bit depth. I have a Windows 7, 64 bit system, and it takes approximately 70 seconds per each negative to be scanned using the settings I already mentioned. I do not use the Ice or any other setting because I want the raw file, and the scanner does an excellent job of presenting detail and color. If you want to increase the color saturation at a later time, it does not come out fuzzy or anything, it just adds the color as needed. I am satisfied with the scanner, I feel that Epson is honest in saying it gives professional quality results. The dmax is 4 so it is a little more powerful than the V500, but the more detail it gives may be worth it. The Windows 7 drivers and manual are available on the Epson site, which I had to download for my system, and everything has been working fine. It is simple to operate, and gives very satisfying results. I compliment Epson on creating such a product.
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