Epson Expression 12000XL Photo Scanner

you get two 35mm slide holders. Each holder can hold 15 slide. you get two 35mm film strip holders. Each holder holds 4 strips of 6. you get two 4x5 film holders. Each one can hold 4 4x5 slides or negatives. you get two medium format film holders that hold three strips each with a max length of 17,2 cm. So per strip there may be 3 images of the format 4,5x6 cm or two images of the formats 6x6 cm, 6x7 cm or 6x8 cm

In terms of actual scan speed they are about equal. But the Epson Expression 12000XL is able to load 2 x 35mm Film Strip Film Holders at the same time, and each holder can hold up to 24 frames which allows it to scan up to 48 frames of 35mm negatives in a single batch. The V850 can only load a single 35mm Strip Film Holder, the holder it comes with only holds up to 18 frames. If batch scanning a lot of film, the Epson Expression 12000XL will be quite a bit faster in terms scan and setup time.

When scanning a 4x-6-inch print to a 300dpi TIFF in SilverFast, it averaged 43 seconds.

I have not personally tried it because I have been scanning primarily old photographs. The slides I have done have been in batches using some basic settings with the Epson software. But you can do this if you use the Silverfast software. The drawback with the Silverfast software is you need to experiment and learn how to use it which takes awhile. I have not found the output through Silverfast to be noticeably better than the Epson software. When I scan either photographs or slides using the Epson scanner and software, it always provides superb images. The Epson software doesn't have all the bells and whistles as Silverfast but I don't consider that a drawback. The simplicity and speed may be a virtue actually. Once I have a digital image, I can do anything with it in LR, PS, or Luminar. And I am much faster on those platforms and can be as finicky was I want while editing. So in that respect, I am very pleased just using the Epson software for batch slide scanning. Here is the description for customizing individual slides from the Silverfast Knowledge page: SilverFast makes it possible to scan multiple images in one step. First, the photos are placed on the glass of the scanner and a prescan is performed. Then, on the tool dock under Frame, select the item Find frames - All frames. If you would prefer to adjust the frame yourself, simply hold the left mouse button down to drag a frame rectangle for each new frame. On the edges, corners, and center points of the edges you can change the size and tilt of the frame. Once SilverFast has found all the frames, the refined settings can be adjusted for each individual frame. To do this, select a frame and zoom into the image. Now the settings and tools can be adjusted in detail. If there are several photos on the platen glass, each frame can be given its own settings, filters, and tools. Once everything is configured for a frame, the scan and subsequent image processing can be started. While that's being done, you can work on other frames. SilverFast scans and processes scans in the background once they've been started. I hope this helps! Cheers! John

You can scan the negative on the glass.

Included In the Box would be the following Epson Expression 12000XL Photo Scanner Epson A3 Transparency Unit for Expression 12000XL Scanner LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai Software Reflective 5 x 7" IT8 Target Transparency 4 x 5" IT8 Target 2 x 35mm Film Strip Film Holders 2 x 35mm Mounted Slide Film Holders 2 x Medium Format Film Holders 2 x 4 x 5" Film Holders USB Cable Power Cord Start Here Poster Limited 1-Year Warranty

The scan speed, resolution, and image quality on the Epson Expression 12000XL are incredibly high. For 4 x 5" film, it comes with two holders to facilitate scanning multiple sheets of 4 x 5.

yes it works well