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Canon canoscan 8800F review by Stockholmviews.com, page 4
 

Using 3rd party scan software
  Scan examples Vuescan 8.4.47 software used with the Canon 8800F.
  Vuescan settings used can be found on page 1 of this review.
 
 
Canon ScanGear USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0
Vuescan USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0

Main difference Scangear vs Vuescan = noise pattern
Now something interesting did happen!
  Wile doing the 8600F review I did found out that the 8600 was correctly focused to the
  thickness of a standard slim slide frame so tweaking the focusing distance didn't result in any
  gain in resolution/sharpness.
  Anyhow in the case of my sample of the 8800F the focus seams to be against the glass surface
  or maybe even below the glass!! (I might try to find out more about this later!)
Slide close to the glas surface of the canon 8800F
Vuescan USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0 film directly on the scanner glass surface
YES! the scan performed with film mounted directly on the scanner glass bed is the sharpest so from now and on all scans will be performed with film on glass bed.
close to glas
 Silverfast SE
Vuescan USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0 film directly on
the scanner glass surface
Silverfast SE USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0 film directly
on the scanner glass surface

The scan to the left was performed with a demo
of Silverfast SE+ that has multi-sample feature.

In the scan to the left a 4x scan was performed
you can spot a slight improvement in shadow
noise but it also appears less sharp to me!

(Upgrade from SE to SE+ costs 94€!!!!)

Personally I would not buy or install Silverfast.
During the installation I had a hard time to get it
to get my serial number registered and I had to
enter it at least five times before it stopped
asking for the number again + if you buy a
different scanner you got to buy silverfast once
again :0(

I suggest you stick to ScanGear or if you feel that
you would like to have more control, get
Vuescan PRO, for 99USD and you recive a lifetime
of upgrades and support for all of your future
scanners :0)
Silverfast SE plus USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0 film
directly on the scanner glass surface 4X sample
  
I will not use Silverfast again It is now uninstalled!
Some more Vuescan samples
Vuescan USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0
Vuescan USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0 film directly on
the scanner glass surface (Sharper)
Vuescan USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0
Vuescan USM A=400 R=2.1 T=0 film directly on
the scanner glass surface (Sharper)
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