Epson FilmScan 200 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: Lorne
(Expert)

Review Date
January 5, 2004

Overall Rating
1 of 5

Value Rating
1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.22 of 5,
18 votes

Review 1 of 6

Price Paid: $0.00

Summary:

I upgraded my computer to XP and Epson will not support the product for any system after Windows 98. No drivers or anything so it can't be used. I recommend never buying anything from Epson ever again if this is the way they treat their customers.

Strengths:

NONE - it does not work on the worlds most popular operating system (Windows XP)

Weaknesses:

No drivers for XP

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Rating
Reviewed by: Nick Sheehan
(Expert)

Review Date
February 14, 2003

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5,
3 votes

Review 2 of 6

Price Paid: $199.00 from PC World I think

Summary:

This machine has served me well for the three years that I have been using it. Although I meant to I never got round to actually getting the APS attachment but for scanning 35mm it was great. Integrating well into other packages this machine has been the foundation of many of the images that I have since commited to my own and other web sites. However. Over the years my computing requirements increase. So I replaced my old machine to a whizzy new Windows XP machine. Oh dear. This scanner is not supported on anything newer than Windows '98! No drivers .. nothing. To make matters worse Epson do not have a replacement product and do not have an XP driver in the pipeline. So as far as Epson is concerned I'm going to buy another manufacturers scanner .. and being the brand loyal consumer that I am .. I'll probably chuck away my Epson printers as well for something new. Bad idea Epson

Strengths:

It's a very simple machine to use on SCSI or parallel. It integrates well with other packages and provides very good quality output.

Weaknesses:

No support for anything newer than 1999. That makes it a dead machine.

Similar Products Used:

Microtek, Kodak and the such like

Customer Service:

The on-line 'chat' to a help desk technician is good, but takes a a short while to get connected. Better than being on hold at 50p a minute though!

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Rating
Reviewed by: Richard Katris
(Professional)

Review Date
August 6, 2002

Overall Rating
3 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Review 3 of 6

Price Paid: $200.00 from ebay

Summary:

Amazing good quality out of the scanner for such a low priced machine. Reliable, average speed, low res only to 1200 dpi native.

Strengths:

Good color quality (negs) most of the time. Simple operation for novice user. Supported by Vuescan software.

Weaknesses:

much lower than most scanners now out there. 2400-2900 typical, and up to 4000-4800 (high end) available at present.

Similar Products Used:

Minolta Q35, Q35s, and early Dimage. Nikon Ls2000, and Kodak RFS 3600, and Epson 2450 flatbed....

Customer Service:

Haven't ever had to use it with this scanner. Epson isn't bad though.....

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Rating
Reviewed by: Thomas Kramer
(Expert)

Review Date
March 5, 2001

Overall Rating
2 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
4.80 of 5,
5 votes

Review 4 of 6

Price Paid: $300.00 from 1999

Summary:

Decent product at that time. But it can't compete with anything new.

Strengths:

Low price at that time. Speed not too bad.

Weaknesses:

Contrast is JUST acceptable. Anything beyoind a well balanced shot is usually loosing details in the dark and needs a lot rework to be printable.

Similar Products Used:

None

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Rating
Reviewed by: Gain Sun
(Intermediate)

Review Date
May 10, 2000

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.75 of 5,
4 votes

Review 5 of 6

Model Reviewed:
FilmScan 200

Summary:

When I take several film scanner which Nikon, HP, Epson. Finally, I taken it used with half-price for cheap, deep color. Especially, after read Photo-shop retouching technique from Photo.net, I really love this. I want to take 5 Thumbs Up, but I know there's better filmscanner. Great value for money(only slide for me)

Strengths:

Be felt very deep color(I've loved this)

Weaknesses:

There's little blur in original output

Similar Products Used:

None

Customer Service:

N/A

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