New Scanner - Version 3.0

[bradical]

I am pretty obsessive compulsive when it comes to my scanning. I want to have a nice crisp scan of my cards, especially the ones in nice BGS cases or one-touches.

I recently purchased an EPSON V30 scanner, and it did an amazing job on most cardboard, and an outstanding job on slabs. However, anything with a reflective surface, the scanner had a terrible streaking issue.

The folks at NewEgg were gracious enough to exchange that scanner for a new CanoScan 5600F scanner. This thing is a big mamma-jamma and does a pretty good job with scans.

See for yourself:

 

[piggy1918]

Wow, very nice scans. I have been meaning to pick one up with a CCD element, the all in one I have now can't cope with slabs or one-touches very well. Those look great though.

 

[docdw25]

Those scans look really nice.

 

[bozemanbreaker]

Probably the best scans i've seen

 

[Shi Guy]

Those are some great scans. I took a look at Newegg and couldn't find a 5600H. I did however find a 5600F. Would you happen to know what the difference might be? What qualities does one look for in a scanner?

 

[bradical]

Those are some great scans. I took a look at Newegg and couldn't find a 5600H. I did however find a 5600F. Would you happen to know what the difference might be? What qualities does one look for in a scanner?

Sorry, it is the 5600F, I just fat-fingered the model number.

I simply looked for a CCD image sensor and single source scanning mechanism, not multiple LEDs which caused the streaking with my other scanners.

 

[imac220]

OOOOOO AHHHHHHH

 

[autocut]

Very nice. i need another scanner, but I can use photoshop to enhance my pictures to make them look top of the line. auto color, Auto contrast, and auto tone usually fixes the problem.

 

[bradical]

Very nice. i need another scanner, but I can use photoshop to enhance my pictures to make them look top of the line. auto color, Auto contrast, and auto tone usually fixes the problem.

Yea, I typically use Photoshop to acquire the images from my scanner, however, it's hard to correct a image that get's scanned like this:

To something that looks like this:

 

[autocut]

Try scanning it at a higher DPI, then size it down.

 

[bradical]

Try scanning it at a higher DPI, then size it down.

Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with the DPI, but everything to do with the image sensor in the scanner.

 

[Wes]

What did that cost you?

 

[bradical]

What did that cost you?

$97.98 shipped from NewEgg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6838111022

 

[scotty21690]

Wow.

Those scans are NICE!

 

[bradical]

Some more examples. Still fiddling with all of the settings. These were scanned inside their top loaders:

 

[Wes]

I just bought the 5600F - I'm having trouble getting it to pick up my BGS cases though, it continues to scan the full platen although I choose "Auto Detect (Multiple Documents)" or "Auto-Detect" as the document size. Any tips? Have any of you run into this problem at all?

 

[ChasHawk]

I just bought the 5600F - I'm having trouble getting it to pick up my BGS cases though, it continues to scan the full platen although I choose "Auto Detect (Multiple Documents)" or "Auto-Detect" as the document size. Any tips? Have any of you run into this problem at all?

yeah, most of the time it's not going to auto-crop correctly. you should be able to crop the scan pretty close before you save it.

 

[srstetler]

Those are really nice scans. I picked up a Cano Scan Li DE 100 in October. I haven't had the time to get it out of the box. I wasn't going to use it for cards, rather for hard copy documents, but your results are excellent and they may motivate me to reconsider. Thanks for sharing.

 

[boxesofcards]

Bradical - Keep us posted on those scan settings once you find the sweet spot. I may pick up one of those being that the price is so reasonable. My current scanner is horrible with slabs.

 

[alexs64]

This is my Kodak 5300