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Of the many New Year product releases, one that particularly caught my eye was Epson’s breakthrough Perfection 3200 scanner.

Website: Epson UK

“The EPSON Perfection 3200 brings high quality film scanning with the flexibility of a flatbed scanner. Offering an optical resolution of 3200x6400 dpi, it also features a built-in 4"x9” Transparency Unit and a custom-developed ASIC for high-speed film scans.

The 4"x9” Transparency Unit makes the Perfection 3200 ideal for medium and large format film, and it can also scan up to twelve 35mm originals at a time, making it the ideal solution for both photography enthusiasts and professionals. It’s equally at home in businesses that require a flexible high quality scanner for general purpose use.”

I currently own the Nikon Coolscan IV ED film scanner, which in comparison to the Epson flatbed scanner only offers a resolution of 2900dpi, can only scan 4 frames or 1 slide at a time and is limited to 35mm film.

I also have a very cheap Black Widow flatbed scanner which is slow, noisy and has poor resolution.

And at only slightly over £300, that’s why Epson’s new offering is so interesting. I’ll definitely be keeping a lookout for photography-biased reviews of the Perfection 3200 to see how it performs.

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