#epsonv600

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[ Bratislava, Slovakia ]

camera • Nikon F65

lens • AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4

film • 35mm Lomography color negative 400

scan • Epson Perfection V600 Photo

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[silvermoon424]

Heya! I'm just wondering, did you ever end up finding a solution to all your printer problems?

SORRY I MEANT SCANNER NOT PRINTER LOL

Yes, I did! It turns out that my scanner, the Epson Perfection V600, requires a driver (a type of software) from the manufacturer to work. This driver is required even for third-party scanning software like Vuescan (which is what I use).

Despite the V600 still being a product that is actively sold by Epson, they have not updated the driver for Macs since like fucking 2021. What's even worse is that on the page they make it sound like the driver was only updated a few months ago when it really hasn't been. I was only able to discover this problem thanks to a helpful user on the Apple forums.

Because the V600 is such a nice scanner and I haven't been able to find anything remotely of its quality for a reasonable price, I'm currently using my old laptop from like 2015 to use the scanner. I just dump all the scans onto a flashdrive and transfer them to my main computer for editing/storage.

It's honestly indefensible that Epson has stopped supporting Macs despite still actively selling this model of scanner. Like if you know that you're gonna not support scanners after a few years, it's really scummy to make them only able to function with a driver from you that even third party software needs. This is planned obsolescence in action and like the ten billionth reason why capitalism sucks lmao

So yeah, if you use a Mac, I can't in good conscience recommend the V600 to you even though it's an amazing scanner. I have no idea if this also applies to Windows; I DO know, however, that Windows also requires the driver, but I'm assuming that driver is still being updated. This is also just yet another case of Mac users being left in the dust by software developers tbh.

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Torres Costa Victoria, Acapulco Scanned 6x6 film negative developed in Kodak C-41 . . #kodakportra400 @kodak @group6x6 #hasselblad500cm #6x6 #6x6film #hasselblad #mediumformat #filmphotography #filmdeveloping #acapulco #mexico @epson #epsonv600 (à Acapulco, Guerrero) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFF4F_-n3iL/?igshid=1rciwg05im2bu

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Inside the central station of Antwerp and the cathedral. 

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