Which scanner is good for scanning photo?

Mini

my friend wants to scan some old photos and make photobooks.  which scanner is good for scanning photos?  i know those all-in-one fax with scanner is quite sucked so i won't recommend those to my friend.  is there a specific brand or model that you experts would recommend?  thanks.

pkphilip

Scanner is old technology, unless you are into scanning photo for professional use (like anything above 300dpi), any scanner that is around $150-$200 will scan decently. Don't blindly believe the advertised resolution, they are "optimized" and not the actual resolution.

Scanners in all-in-one is fine, they suck because people leave them at AUTO. By going into advanced settings, you can adjust quite a lot of things to produce the better output.

Philip

Mini

i've tried to set the finest quality at a all-in-one HP scanner but it still suck compare to my friend's old canon scanner.  

MiGkYo

meself i like epson alot! most of the industry does use epson as their professional scanners... their scanners can rate from $150-$4000 and up...
I would suggest u to get a flatbed individually... most of the flatbed from epson can scan slide photos too! (or this is an options to get the gears...)
I have an old epson flatbed... it has been 5 yrs? still working fine and nicely!
also, u should also use your printer as the same brand as the scanner...
so the color collaboration matches!
I use epson products and love it to death... thou it sucks alot of inks... but the color is just very nice

check out their website~
http://www.epson.ca/cgi-bin/ceSt ... e=yes&oid=-8172

just my 2 cents~~

Mini

thx a lot!  

pkphilip

Since I am the printer guy here, I can summarize all the brands as follows:

Kodak - New in the market, new technology, not sure how long they will last in the consumer market.
Lexmark - The BEST in laser printer.
HP - Well rounded, multi-purpose machines
Canon - The best technology for photo at decent price
Epson - The best photo output at a very high ink cost, print head tend to jam a lot
Brother - simply a piece of garbage (laser and inkjet), disposable printers

My preference is still the Canon MP series. The MP610 is also Eco-friendly (Google EcoSense) and it's very good.

Philip