They are of adequate construction, all plastic. Apart from the seating issues with 120 negative film (not present for other film sizes), I find the negative and slide holders to be easy to use and all are well adapted to the scanner. The plastic film holders do attract dust and require a clean with a lens wipe or a good blowing between uses to keep the dirt to a minimum, but are fine with those provisos. Like some others have noted, I do find the negative holders for 120 film to be poorly designed with some difficultly loading and aligning 120 strips, although once properly seated the scanning process works well. The equipment is reliable as shown by several years of use, constructed to good consumer standards.
I do not as a rule use any of the noise and dirt reduction systems available with this scanner's supplied software as I find they are too broad in effect, preferring to scan as clean a negative as possible with minimal processing and do spot repair of specks, scratches and dust with Photoshop. I have not tried the wet scan method that is likely to enhance the scanning performance of the V850. The quality of reproduction is good, not up to drum scan standard, but completely satisfactory for most uses. I use it with the supplied Epson software for general use, and find that entirely adequate, but limitations with the bundled SilverFast software led me to use VueScan for negative scanning and the combination of both works well. Good if not perfect film scanner I bought the Epson Perfection V850 in 2014 almost exclusively for scanning medium format negatives, but also as a scanner for general use. is a SmartWay™ Transport Partner 3įor more information on Epson's environmental programs, go to Rated 4 out of Precision film scanning - specialized fluid mount option available (not included).
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