Flatbed scanner recomendations

	08 July 2012 13:57
Spike Photographer Location United Kingdom Hertfordshire St Albans	Since I can't find any windows 7 drivers for my Scanmaker 8700 It looks like a need a new flatbed. Now just looking for a half decent A4 flatbed for scanning tear sheets & the odd old print for retouching, thinking Epson or Canon. From what I can see you can get something pretty good for around the £100 ish - though if there is a good reason will spend more. Any recommendaions would be helpful, thanks
	"Photoshop is there to cut diamonds, not polish turds"

	08 July 2012 14:03
eosfan Photographer Location United Kingdom Surrey Guildford	No need to spend any more - either the Epson or Canon at just under £100 will do you fine.

	08 July 2012 18:05
Hugh Photographer Location United Kingdom Dyfed Aberystwyth	Try Vuescan software - http://www.hamrick.com/ - drivers for most scanners built in, free trial download.
	It's not Fine Art just because it's in Black and White.

	08 July 2012 18:28
AJPpics Photographer Location United Kingdom Hampshire Ash, Aldershot	I've got the Epson V300 Photo, which is pretty good. It scans slides (4 at a time) as well as prints and the results are quite useable. Alan

	09 July 2012 04:03
anthonyh Photographer Location United Kingdom Essex	You could get a multipurpose scanner / printer / copier for that price range if all you want to do is scan prints...or as suggested, try Vuescan.

	09 July 2012 05:00
Sarge Photographer Location United Kingdom County Durham	Quote from AJPpics I've got the Epson V300 Photo, which is pretty good. It scans slides (4 at a time) as well as prints and the results are quite useable. Alan Agree, i have this one and find it very good.

09 July 2012 08:18

bailey_p
Photographer

Location
United Kingdom
Cheshire
Manchester

I dont know if you have tried the following, it appears to suggest you no longer need to purchase a new scanner just to download a driver.

http://support.microtek.com/knowledgebase_1/kbdtl.phtml?request=KB-00106SW

Microtek will not be releasing certified driver for the ScanMaker 8700.
Microtek has tested the last windows XP 32 bit driver for the scanners below and it has worked.
Many customers who have used this driver, have successfully installed the scanner.
The driver can be downloaded at the end of this document.

Note: In order to install the scanner in Windows Vista or Windows 7, you need to disconnect the scanner from the back of the computer's USB cable.
Next install the driver and reboot your computer.
Once your computer has rebooted connect the scanner to the back of the computer's USB connector.
Also you need to check if the scanner is being detected without a yellow exclamation in the device manager.
If a yellow exclamation is in device manager, remove the scanner from the device manger and reboot the computer.

	09 July 2012 09:06
Spike Photographer Location United Kingdom Hertfordshire St Albans	Thanks for all your replies, but must send a big THANKYOU to bailey_p - your suggestion worked, hadn't come across that when I was searching yesterday , can get a few years more use out of it.
	"Photoshop is there to cut diamonds, not polish turds"

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