I think the Epson V850 Pro is a versatile and quality performer. In this summary overview, for those anxious to know the bottom line without reading the downloadable article, I provide below an extract of the general conclusions regarding the Epson V850 Pro. There are numerous methodological factors that go into this work, and I explain the more salient ones in the article, so readers will appreciate the context and the boundaries of what’s been done. 6×9 cm positive transparency for evaluation of center and border sharpness To write this article I operated or participated in the operation of all these scanners from scratch using carefully selected media that would suit the evaluation requirements I made about three dozen 11*17 inch prints for verification of outcomes I saw on my display and traveled to the US in order to use an Imacon 848 and Nikon 9000, neither of which I had in my own “scanner stable”. The article is accessible as a PDF download here.
Therefore this is a lengthy article that tries to put the V850 Pro in a useful comparative context. Nonetheless I thought it timely to approach the review this way, and to try to answer as many of the questions that I’ve seen about how these scanners compare. Epson V750, Plustek OF120, Nikon 5000, Nikon 9000, Imacon, Minolta 5400) considerably multiplied the task. Doing it comparatively with several other scanners of interest to many (e.g.
Reviewing how one scanner handles all this is a fulsome task in itself. All of these things depend not only on the scanner itself, but importantly, also on the software used to drive it. As well, people who scan photographic media are concerned about resolution, sharpness, dynamic range, colour management, productivity, reliability and ease of use. The film media we scan is diverse: 35mm, medium format, negatives, positives, colour, black and white (B&W), and more. Epson V850 Pro (Photo: courtesy of Epson America) These issues remain topical to a great many people holding large archives of film media they hope one day to digitize – or are doing so already. Hence when Epson provided me the opportunity to review the new model V850 Pro, the controversies sprang to mind regarding how well a flatbed scanner could compare with high quality dedicated film scanners and whether you need to spend a fortune to get very usable results from a scanner. New scanner models that claim properties of high resolution and high dynamic range for scanning film always raise considerable interest these days, because there is a dearth of choice on the new product market, while the highly-reputed models of the past have become costly legacy items.
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