My objective has been to convert 1,000's of old 35 mm slides, film negatives and printed photos to digital images, and then to shed all of the old associated technology. The challenge in selecting a device designed only for film conversion is what to do with it when done.

great versatility; technical support very responsive

user manual insufficient

I use it as my 120 film scanner, and I use V ED for my 135 film. V700 is very great for 120, you however have to make sure your film is flat, otherwise the result will be a bit out of focus. The scan speed is very fast if you don't perform ICE. For 6 frame of 6*6, it is only 6 minutes(3200dpi).

Accurate Color; Easy Setup; Excellent Software; Good Bit Depth; Good Resolution; Widely Compatible

Difficult to Keep Clean

Highly recommended for quality and speed at a very reasonable price. Great for slides and photos. Avoid the more expensive V750 unless you plan to do wet scans.

Inexpensive for the quality; good software; fast scanning; quality images; easy set up

I honestly cannot think of any at this time

After using this product for a few months I have not so far come up against any reliability issues but only time will tell. I therefore would recommend the product. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it.

Epson

Epson

I am pleased so far with this product accept from the issue reported above, but look forward to doing more things as and when I get time.

I bought this for our museum to scan some Edwardian glass negatives and I can't say I was over pleased with the purchase. It was pretty complicated to use. It had a number of 'masks' to use with different size negatives and of course if your negatives did not fit these masks then you were left with...

I had an Epson perfection 1650 and it was long over due for a replacement upgrade. As I never had any real problems with my previous Epson I decided I would stick with the same brand an go for the Perfection V700 - a scanner designed specifically for photo scanning but that also acts as an...

Versatile scanner for more detailed reproduction

A bit bulky

At $549 list, the Epson Perfection V700 Photo is not for everyone. But if you take your photography seriously, are demanding about scan quality-and particularly if you have a large print and film collection waiting to enter the digital age, this scanner well worth your attention.

High-quality scans for photographic prints and film; Modes range from full auto to full control over settings

Minimal optical character recognition (OCR) and document-management capability

Get this of you want to archive your film images. Serious amateurs and Pros on a budget will be happy with this scanner.

I've made a couple of scans from both film and slides; In different formats (6X6 and 4X5); The image quality is superb; I bought this scanner specifically for it's film scanning capabilities; I have an all in one printer on a second system, so scanning documents was not even a worry.

Showed me how inadequate my printer is for printing photos - More money to spend I guess

With the ever increasing popularity of digital photography, it wouldn't be foolish to assume that manufacturers no longer care about the loyal battalions of amateur photographers still dedicated to film.

Excellent performance for both film and photos; easy to use software

Software not so good for monochrome film; the high performance comes at a price