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| Scan Quality | 5.7/10   |
|---|---|
| Ease of Set Up | 7.7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7.7/10 |
| Value for Money | 6.3/10 |
| Overall rating | 6/10 |
Full review by
JonaBlom
on 14th Jan 2008
User Rating : 9
Respect :
0
Good Points: Function: Excellent quality of colour and b/w photo prints, Excellent quality (sharpness and colour balance) of diapositives and negatives. Speed is tolerable unless you specify scratch and dust removal at high resolution.
Bad Points: Very few unpleasant surprises with this Epson Perfection. Very priceworthy too in my opinion.
General comments: In my experience... I had to supervise the automatic cutting of the gamma curve, otherwise I would of losy some of the original gradation. Software cuts high and low ends of the curve automatically unless you supervise and correct manually. Generally use the "low" automatic sharpness enhancement. I would like to be able to scan 16 diapositives at a time (like in the HP G4050), but I am unneccessarily limited to 8 with the Epson. However, I still recommend this scanner due to my good points.
JonaBlom's review and ratings | 131 words
Review by
Ratsalad
on 6th Sep 2005
User Rating : 0
Respect :
+1
I bought an Epson Perfection 4990 in late June.
It's an OK piece of Kit. It replaced my Umax Astra 6440 firewire, which I was perfectly happy with. My scan log shows I have made 73 scans in the 3 months I have owned the 4990. Suddenly green streaks started appearing on my scans. On mailing Epson support, they tell me it is broken!
Follows... is their returns and repair policy. Impressed? neither am I.
The issue you are experiencing is caused by a physical fault with the scanner u ...
Ratsalad's full review | 356 words | 5 comments added.
Review by
rayhook
on 16th Feb 2005
User Rating : 9
Respect :
0
The Epson Perfection 4990 was bought to replace a dedicated film scanner which was capable of 3600 dpi, this machine produces excellent results, easily and quickly using Epson's own software - but see comment in Bad points. Scanner is built like a proverbial tank. If only Epson's software didn't cut off the images, I would have awarded 10 stars for scan quality - at this price it just shouldn't happen.
rayhook's full review | 115 words
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