Sold separately, SE Plus goes for about $119 retail.

(Note: As in the past, this does not work on Kodachromes and black-and-white film.) The differences? The V800 comes with Epson Scan software and LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast SE (V8) while the V850 comes with LaserSoft’s SE Plus (V8), X-Rite’s i1 Scanner and IT8 targets for film and reflective materials (photographs, etc.). (The 35mm-mounted slide holder has a slip-in clip arrangement.) The optics include Anti-Newton ring glass, which helps eliminate moiré patterns and color shifts.īoth models come with Digital ICE, the famed hardware/software dust and dirt removing utility that recognizes flaws and “moves” them to a layer that it eliminates during final image processing.

The newly designed frame film holders seem sturdy enough and after a short break-in period, snapped tight and snug over the strip and cut film sizes. I should note that getting similar dpi capabilities with, for example, a medium format dedicated film scanner can easily cost twice as much or more.īoth scanners utilize LED light sources that require virtually no warm-up time and to me seemed to “open up” tonal values, especially in black-and-white negatives. The units sell for (MSRP) $949 for the V850 Pro and $739 for the V800. These are flatbed scanners and while there have been some doubts in the past about the usefulness of such for 35mm film, my work with the V850 soon dismissed those concerns. While the V850 Pro is the subject of this review, I’ll outline features and differences between the two as we go. The Epson Perfection V800 Photo and V850 Pro allow for scanning all sizes up to 4x5 inches using the supplied frames, and up to 8x10 inches without them, including creating contact sheets. The film holders are well constructed, with the film and filmstrip holders having a slightly diffuse transparent cover that aids in keeping even curly film flat.Įpson announced two new scanners last year for those who want to archive their film files and/or create wall-worthy prints from their negatives and slides.

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