I've just replaced my Epson V700 Photo scanner with the newer V800 model. The old one is still working, so if you can make good use of it please leave a comment below and I'll get in touch.
The good news:
- It's free!
- I've been using it until very recently - any of the detailed enlargements you've seen from me on Gwulo came from this scanner.
The bad news:
- It's quite bulky, so make sure you have enough space for it: 503 x 308 x 152 mm (Width x Depth x Height)
- You'll need to come to San Po Kong to collect it
- It's missing the slide holder, so it will be used for scanning prints
- It has the CDROMs with the software on, but they're dated 2005 so I'm not 100% sure they work on modern Macs / PCs. (I use Vuescan, which costs USD70 and works with just about anything.)
- The scanner's lamp is starting to fade, which is why I bought the newer V800 scanner. After processing scans through Photoshop or setting the scanner software to auto-levels there's little obvious difference, but as I've started scanning pictures for my next book I wanted to get the best from them. Below is a comparison of scans made by the new V800 and the old V700 without making any adjustments.
If you can use it, please leave a comment below.
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