Our #1 Selling Professional Quality Flat bed/Film scanner in 2011 was the Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner*

*As at 27/12/11 Perhaps because for the money nothing comes close to the flexibility & dynamic range.. 

Flatbed scanners are normally made up of a glass pane, illuminated from below by a moving optical array and light source, and covered by an opaque lid to prevent any ambient light from leaking in. The light source and optical array scroll across the pane, and the optical array collects data based on the light reflected from the scanned object. With transparent media (film for example), light is not properly reflected as it passes through the media insted of bouncing off it, for this reason a transparency unit, which works by illuminating the scan from above, is generally required to scan transparent media. These units are optional on some scanners, unavailable on others, and come standard on still others.

Flatbed scanners are generally multi-purpose machines, capable of scanning anything from photos, negatives or books, to documents or receipts. They range from entry level, home use scanners, mainly used for digitizing photos or personal documents, to the high end, high resolution, powerhouses used by the graphic design industry for high detail scans with fantastic colour accuracy.

A4 Scanners:
For the purpose of simplicity we're just going to focus on the two main providers of entry level scanners Epson and Canon.

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Flatbed Photo - Film & Document Scanners

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Canon LIDE210
"..the Canon LIDE210 CIS flat bed scanner is a low cost scanner for light duty such as the occasional PDF document.."
SAVE 14% OFF RRP

 


Canon CS5600F
.wow a true CCD scanner for film and photos for less than you'd pay for a new CCD unit alone. Not to be confused with cheaper CIS scanners, CCD has better depth of field..
SAVE 21% OFF RRP

 


Canon CS9000F
..starting to get into serious scanning with a CCD engine. While it's not a V700 you have to give the Canon points for getting close..
SAVE 19% OFF RRP

 


Epson V600
..6400 x 9600 optical resolution that's not messing around when it comes to scanning film..
SAVE 26% OFF RRP

 


Epson GT 1500
..the Epson GT 1500 document feeding scanner is an entry level SME scanner ideal for the scanning needs of a small office..
SAVE 24% OFF RRP

 


Epson V700
Epson's flagship flatbed scanner, ideal for photo, film and document scanning. Features an advanced, dual optical lens and integrated transparency kit.
SAVE 28% OFF RRP

 


Microtek Filescan 800XL
..scanning A3 documents on a budget while still having the scan speed for business users..
SAVE 13% OFF RRP

 


Microtek Filescan 1600XL
..massive A3 scanning speed AND high optical resolution sets the 1600XL A3 Scanner apart from..
SAVE 31% OFF RRP

 


Microtek 9800XL
..the reason you'd buy the 9800XL over the 1600XL is to scan slides or XRAYS otherwise you're paying for features you don't need..
SAVE 18% OFF RRP

 

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