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Review summary: The Epson Perfection 4990 Photo is the ideal scanner for the professional photographer and enthusiast. It handles all standard film and photo formats, restores torn or damaged originals and delivers stunning quality scans, thanks to its 4800x9600 ppi ...

Review summary: epson perfection 4990 photo review: A versatile and inexpensive model for producing high-quality scans of photographs and film.

Pros: Very easy to set up, Solid flatbed scan quality, Great value

Cons: Soft detail on film scans

Verdict: A versatile and inexpensive model for producing high-quality scans of photographs and film.

Review summary: We compared the 4990's scans to those from a drum scanner and from a Nikon Coolscan 8000ED. Naturally, the drum scanner had the best results, but while the 8000ED was sharper than the 4990, it scored lower on color accuracy. (However, the 8000ED work ...

Review summary: The Epson Perfection 4990 Photo has lots of great included retouching software, as well as the ability to scan many sizes of transparencies on its large, 8-by-10-inch transparency unit.

Pros: High resolution ; built-in transparency unit with support for multiple film formats ; can connect via USB 2.0 and FireWire ; fast scanning ; SilverFast SE software included ; includes Digital ICE and color-restoration tools

Cons: Colors were a touch on the green side

Verdict: The Perfection 4990 includes tools for fixing photos and transparencies. Digital ICE from Kodak/ASF uses a combination of built-in hardware and software to repair rips and bends in scans of photos. Epson's Easy Photo Fix software is built into the ...

Review summary: This is the priciest film scanner in Nikon's range, but it's easily the most versatile. It can handle practically every roll film format you're ever likely to encounter, from 6-x-7cm film down to old 16mm/110 strips, plus electron microscope and ...

Pros: Very versatile high-res film scanner with Digital ICE4. Can handle all formats from miniature to 6-x-7cm, with optional holders.

Cons: Only supplies 35mm and 120/220 film holders, with other formats charged at silly prices. Grain reduction doesn't work on small formats.

Verdict: The Digital ICE4 system is licensed from Kodak and provides four modules. ICE is an automatic dust and scratch reduction system that uses infrared lamps built into the scanner. Ours didn't seem to work quite as perfectly as on the old CoolScan 4000, ...