Best scanner for lotsa 35mm negs on MAC

I've seen the Epson v700 mentioned as a good scanner, not toooo ridiculously high priced.
But I've read that it uses Silverfast software which is a nightmare for mac users (I know this from experience).
Will photoshopCS4 work with this scanner?
Can anybody recommend any other scanner under a thousand dollars?

You will get epson scan with it wont you?, the silverfast software is an extra. The Epson stuff is very good,even the cheaper models. We've also got an old epson perfection connected to our minilab, its been used six days a week for the last five or so years and its still going strong. Digital ice will take out the dust and scratches for you (but not on kodachrome or proper black and white film) . Weve also got a microtek 1800f which I went for because it has a glassless system for holding the film (to avoid Newton rings) but I find the epson doesnt suffer from this anyway even when laying a neg straight onto the glass. We had a Nikon film scanner for a while, it gave lovely results with the multi sampling turned up but was very slow. The other option is to find someone with a Noritsu minilab, ours gives very good results and it will be alot less tedious for you.

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