The scanner deploys Epson's ColorTrue II imaging system, which combines Epson MatrixCCD scan technology with an LED light source. With a few minor adjustments (removing the transparency guide-a very small piece, not the entire transparency unit-and inserting the document matt), the 12000XL-PH will continue to scan non-film or non-transparency originals. In addition to the transparency unit, you get several adapters, or holders, that hold up to 30 slides, 48 frames of 35mm negatives, eight frames of 4-by-5-inch transparencies or six medium-format transparency strips up to 7.1 inches (18 cm) long. Everything else is handled from the bundled software, discussed in the next section. The maximum resolution is 2,400 by 4,800 dots per inch (dpi), and its control panel consists of a single Scan button and two status LEDs, Ready and Error. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. In other words, unless your desk is exceptionally large, you'll need to find another place to put it-perhaps on a countertop or equipment bench, beside your wide-format professional photograph printer. With the transparency unit installed, it's about 3 inches taller and around 14 pounds heavier.
Without the transparency unit installed, the 12000XL measures 6.2 by 25.8 by 18 inches (HWD) and weighs 31.5 pounds. Big and Formidableīecause the 12000XL ($4,949.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) scans up to tabloid-size pages (or, precisely, 12.2 by 17.2 inches), the scanner's platen (glass scanning area) is twice the size as the one on a standard-size scanner. Either way, its price is substantial for a flatbed scanner, but graphic artists, photographers, and desktop publishers will find the 12000XL-PH a highly accurate and quality tool for digitizing not only slides, transparencies, and film, but also photos and artwork up to tabloid-size (11 by 17 inches). While you can buy the scanner itself and opt for the transparency unit later, purchasing them together, in the same box, saves you about $130. Essentially, these two machines are the same, except that the PH version comes with a transparency unit for scanning slides, transparencies, and negatives. The wide-format Epson Expression 12000XL-PH ($3,999) is the professional photographers' version of the Expression 12000XL-GA, an oversize professional graphic artists' flatbed scanner.
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