As a few of you know, I - er - Santa Clause was in the market for a dedicated slide scanner this Christmas. Turns out the Epson 4990 flatbed was the best deal, got great reviews, does 120/220 and will even do up to 8x10" negatives when I get to large format. Thanks for the kind folks up here who turned me onto it.

These are the first scans I just did tonight with the scanner. The results are incredible. I did not tweak these images at all, except to remove dust and save as jpgs. The scanner came with Photoshop Elements which appears to be a step up from my previous Paint Shop Pro software. It's a good thing the scans turned out great because I haven't even learned how to USM with it yet.

These are all slides on Velvia 50 taken on a recent family vacation to Grand Canyon and Sedona. I scanned these in particular to show Santa :) All shot with a Nikon FM2N and various primes. Feedback is appreciated.

I will be leaving for Virginia tomorrow (okay, today now) so it will be a few days before I can check in. Hope you all have a happy and safe holiday.

Rick

Beautiful,as always.
Happy holidays yourself!
Mark.

Superb Captures Walter Your scanner is a real good investement . Love the results you got with Velvia ,again incredible photos :)

Gorgeous shots!

Got to love Velvia!!!!

Umm, but it's not Christmas yet...

;-)

What else can I say but breathtaking. Ahhhh, vevlia, how do I love thee?? :D :D The pics really capture the beauty of those places. Have a happy holidays, walter.

Gorgeous Rick!! Oh I got to have something. I have tons of slides that I would love to convert to the digital age. Thanks for sharing these.

Walter,

Glad to see your enjoying your new toy. Looks great and I love that tree pic!

Enjoy it,

Jared

Happy Early Christmas, Rick :)
Those are some very gorgeous shots!
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