Review on Experience Ultimate Color Accuracy with Epson Perfection V600 Colour Flatbed Scanner by Phurichaya Dhcana ᠌

Name: Experience Ultimate Color Accuracy with Epson Perfection V600 Colour Flatbed Scanner
Item: Experience Ultimate Color Accuracy with Epson Perfection V600 Colour Flatbed Scanner
Rating: 4

November 28, 2022

I'm completely satisfied with the product, it works.

As already noted (not only for this model), the bundled software copes well with defects, and not only with scratches, but also with salt stains on 35mm films. For some reason, such spots did not form in principle on 60-mm films. It can be seen that the manufacturing technology is very different. Therefore, scans taken from 60 mm negatives and slides are pleasing in quality. Well, 35 mm is consumer goods and there is consumer goods.
The processing time of each scan can take quite a long time (up to 15-20 minutes), if you turn on all the options - grain reduction, sharpening (it works, it really works!), elimination of defects. But why should we hurry, because ahead is eternity! :)
After a few months: if you do not turn on the "Restore color" option (often it works very crookedly), but manually correct the tonal curves, then the frame processing time is reduced by about half even with Digital ICE turned on!
In terms of performance, the device, of course, does not even come close to being semi-professional. Well, and what for such money to demand?
In general, if you have a large archive of photographic films, enough time, patience, direct hands and experience with photo editors, this is a good choice.

Pros

1. Multi-format. Can scan 60mm films. 2. Good software for correcting defects. 3. The presence of licensed software in the kit (Adobe Fine Reader, Photoshop Elements, etc.). In particular, there is a software for scanning documents larger than A4 format, followed by "stitching" (I haven't tested it yet, I don't know how good or bad it is).

Cons

1. Inconvenient fixation of 35 mm films. If the film is "twisted" (and most often it is), then it will not be fixed in the holder. 2. Native software rather clumsily recognizes frame boundaries. This is especially true for framed slides and 60mm film. On the other hand, there is always the possibility of manual cropping, so this feature is only a disadvantage for those who are going to scan in the machine. 3. Framed slides are very difficult to remove from the retainer even with fingernails. And in their absence - it is simply impossible. 4. 35mm film must be cut in 6 frames or less. 60 mm can be pushed in with a protruding tail. But still, at least in half will have to be cut. 5. Framed 60mm slides cannot be scanned. (Negotiation. This type of frame still has glass, so it's best to remove the film anyway.) 6. After a few months, one annoying flaw in the software came to light. The thing is, you can't save tone curve settings and apply them to multiple shots taken under the same conditions and requiring color correction. As a result, frames shot under the same conditions after scanning and correction are somewhat different.