[Techtalk] getting quality photo scans

[Carla Schroder]

yo,

I have a big batch of photographs I want to scan, and I'm having problems 
getting good scans. They lose a bit of sharpness and the colors are 
off a little bit, even at the maximum resolution.  I'm using an Epson CX 
4800- of course the ink cartridges clogged themselves to death ages ago, as 
is the habit of Epson printers, so I only use the scanner. I use both Kooka 
and the Gimp to run the scans. 

Should I be looking at getting a different scanner, or different software? Or 
is it not realistic to expect perfect copies of photos from scans?

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