The
advantage of calling your nearest Creo flatbed scanner dealer
is that now offers a wide range of flatbed scanners to suit every budget
and every task, presuming
you want a professional scanner.
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35mm
Creo film slidescanner
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Yet
Creo does not produce low-end entry level scanners. Creo
markets scanners which are constructed from the ground up for professional
prepress use. If you want a cheap scanner where the only thing "professional"
about it is the advertising hype, then go for Umax or Microtek.
If your clients can't tell the difference, might as well use an
ordinary scanner (Umax or Microtek). But if your clients pay for
top quality, you better be prepared to deliver.
Thus
a FLAAR review by Nicholas Hellmuth is a factual introduction to
reality. You might think our reviewer as a technical degree, but
not at all (his PhD is in art history, and in an era when digital
imaging did not exist yet). If we can take a scanner out of the
box and get outstanding results, then surely you can also. The Creo
Supreme exceeded all our expectations. The scans were fabulous.
We know, since we have a wide format printer; we enlarged all the
scans to giant proportions to check how well the scanner handled
35mm slides, medium format transparencies, 4x5's, etc.
We
anticipate that the Scitex scanner will give the Fuji
C-550 Lanovia a run for its money.
The reason we decided to try the Creo line of scanners was because
FujiFilm turned out to be not quite ready for the Internet. Two
years ago their corporate web site did not even include a single
e-mail, not even an "info" e-mail.
So
FLAAR itself tried. FujiFilm appeared to have a concrete wall around
its corporate headquarters that could not be pierced. Even when
we met with company managers at a large international trade show,
we got no indication that FujiFilm had an interest in making its
scanners available via the Internet.
Thus
we visited with the capable people from Creo, at the same trade
show. Creo knows what the Internet is, and that people worldwide
seek information on the Internet (which is why FLAAR has developed
this network of 8 sites and over 500 pages of content).
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The
EverSmart scanner has now arrived, we will have "first
impressions" on the air shortly. In the meantime, we
saw the Creo scanners at the trade show, and of course
we already knew the international reputation of Scitex.
The
double-box at the left is the oil-mounting station (optional,
not required). The actual scanner is in the box at the right.
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Creo
Jazz flatbed scanner, 2000x6000 dpi, $12,950
Creo
Jazz+ flatbed scanner, 2540x7620, $15,950 (reasonable price for
such a high-powered unit)
Creo
EverSmart ProII, 3175x8200, used to be $34,950 (does more and costs
less than other high end scanners; price dropped considerably recently)
Creo
EverSmart Supreme, 5600x14,000, the high point of the high-end,
currently about $45,000, down from $54,950.
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| Newly arrived at FLAAR, the Creo
EverSmart Supreme flatbed scanner |
Since FLAAR itself does not sell scanners, if you wish further
informationon Creo scanners, contact imaging@parrotcolor.com for help.
If you wish more information about the various models of pre-press flatbed
scanners,we recommend contacting Dan Hunt, at imaging@parrotcolor.com , tel (978) 670-
7766.
"If you are in the USA, and have general questions about Creo
scanners, you can obtain further information from Creo (Kodak)
directly: 1 800 685-9462."
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