ELITE F2900 A great 35mm scanner at what was about $850. NIKON + batch mode up to 100 slide mounts that only two out of the five scanners I've bought actually worked properly, + very good image quality with SilverFast negatives; something the $3,000 Minolta film scanner at the top can't is far better than a flatbed. DPI. a new $1,400 Microtek 1800f and so far I prefer the scans of flat art best scanner for less than $50,000 and therefore a bargain at the $3,000 It has an excellent glass film holder that The Multi Pro above If you only shoot 35mm then + scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides + IT8 calibration within SilverFast The colors are better controlled than the 1640, although It People who have tell look at the Microtek It has 1,800 DPI, has great color and most importantly The page below is written for artists like me who want to scan images - no batch mode for mounted slides Thank goodness the Nikon has ICE to get + automatic dust and scratch removal + multi-exposure + automatic film strip feeder integrated - fix focus, Braun Multimag SlideScan 7000with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) + batch mode possible you have an entire archive of slides to scan please read this page here. Even 5 years ago their cheapest, the 1640, worked great. However, it can process up to 12 mounted slides or 18 pictures on film strips in batch mode, so that it has an essential advantage in time. It is clear, that a used Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dual IV cannot keep up with the 10 times more expensive Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED. worry. + batch mode for film strips No other $300 scanner has ICE either, so don't I won a trip to Hawaii with a slide I scanned on this and printed to enter the contest. if you want to scan prints only get any $40 flatbed. + 3200 dpi resolution (effectivelx 3050 dpi) on my site. I have friends No other scanner has ever achieved the image quality, performance and reliability of these top scanners, except from the Hasselblad Flextight scanners. + very good scan software, Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + Medium format and 35mm format + high density range - bad image quality at b/w films and negatives you have thousands of slides to scan I think you're crazy as you should As of March 2005 the Multi PRO has been discontinued, + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio For This site has been translated from German into English and serves for a better understanding for the English speaking visitors of our website. - faulty dust and scratch removal It's the world's - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000 + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4100 dpi effectively) 4990 or EPSON V750 which are way, way, way more than needed for scanning prints at 4,800 here (4 x 5" 4 x 5" and Larger Formatsback + good scan software SilverFast SE merely guessing on. - low density range - bad image quality + very high maximum density of 4,6 Nikon 35mm film wants a dedicated film scanner for best results. - fix focus, + 3600 dpi resolution (3280 dpi effectively) 3200 for half the price. + multi exposure within SilverFast SE Plus - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000ReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) + automatic film strip adaptor google_ad_height = 600; + auto focus / manual focus For + compact dimensions, - low density range more than enough. obsolete 5400 for just $599. + extremely fast If you don't mind spotting by hand this and prints! 2006 Ken Rockwell. Home - no batch mode for mounted slides Epson OLDER + infrared dust and scratch removal It makes great scans and the ICE works + good image quality The flatbeds get better as the film gets bigger, since the flatbeds don't have that may DPI (dots per inch) as dedicated film scanners, but as the film gets bigger (more inches) it doesn't matter. - effective resolution only 2300 dpi Till the 4870 came out + acceptable image qualtiy and prints made on this EPSON which also scans more quickly. - no automatic flim strip feeder 4000 yesteryear's 4000 DPI scanner, useless since it has no ICE + good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed + scans film rolls up to a length of 36 frames load about a dozen 35mm frames into it at a time, too. This is your gain, since actually Minolta makes far more complex industrial and is 5" tall. Honestly, I'd first go for the Minolta 5400 since ICE The older model can be identified by its great, so if you can find one cheap by all means get it. + comprehensive scope of delivery - effektive resolution only 2170 ppi + batch scans up to 100 frames The - no colour calibration possible - fix focus, Epson Perfection V600 PhotoReviewTechnical Data, + scans documents and films + large transparency unit (20,3 x 25,4 cm) - no colour calibration + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio Here are winners from past years of this page. since you can return it if you dislike and then spend more for a fancier + auto focus / manual focus DPI, claimed 3.8 DMax, 16 bit ADC. - fix focus, Epson Perfection V600 + SilverFast SE PlusReviewTechnical Data, + scans documents and films because they allow 30 days return for any reason, and It drops the "Pro" from its model number. I've Especially at low-cost scanners the use of a high-value scan software leads to an enormous increase in the image quality and the scan features. last place to buy one is a camera store. GalleryHow-ToBooks + good dust and scratch removal If you have a lot of scanning to do the ICE will pay for itself to top. Some film scanner like the Reflecta ProScan 10T or the Reflecta RPS 10M or some flat bed scanner like the Canon CanoScan 9000F or the Epson Perfection Photo V800 climb to a better class if it is operated by a professional scan software like SilverFast Ai Studio or is even calibrated with an IT-8 target. is an LED light source, as opposed to the fluorescent tubes used in Most amateurs buy the Nikon since it's what's pushed in camera stores thing if you can't get the old Minolta Multi PRO I use. for scanning prints and flat art and absolutely - fix focus, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast Ai StudioReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively) read here. - bad dust and scratch removal function + active colling for noise reduction 35mm or need to retouch cracked prints, otherwise get a film-only scanner + excellent image quality Anyway, the big Nikon fails at the simple task to scan an APS film roll, whilst the old Minolta can do it as a matter of course. personally have tried or owned some of these scanners, and others I'm The lowest priced model is even more expensive than the top-of-the-line models of many other manufacturers. MODELS back - no good dust and scratch removal + batch mode for slide mounts and film strips google_ad_client = "pub-9972917844935201"; The scanhancer is an inexpensive piece of magic plastic that really is inexpensive + suitable for x-ray scans, - no infrared dust and scratch removal High value top film scanners for the professional area, where best image quality and very fast scan speed are required, Hasselblad Flextight X5ReviewTechnical Data, + Virtual drum scanner are quality products regardless of price, just like their superb printers. + IT8 calibration within SilverFast 8700 This is a fast firewire scanner for all formats from 35mm This list with examples could be extended continuously. It's so good it works for 35mm, shines for 120 and is stellar for 4x5 and 6x17cm. The differences between the singular scanners are too big. - image quality only good + Colour calibration possible that has a digital intermediate stage and only print at 300 DPI, + auto focus / manual focus Scan Dual III above first. The LEDs should be more stable over time. 1680 Professional This is a heavy duty version of 1640 which sells - no batch mode for mounted 35mm slides + very good film holder included This big gap shall demonstrate that there is a huge class diference between the scanners above and the following scanners. Click it to see my review. + films from 35mm up to 4x5" large formats Epson of real automated hardware dust removal (ICE). 35mm Film:back Also check Adorama, You won't ever use more than for 35mm you are better off with a dedicated 35mm scanner above. one at a time. Only get this if you need to scan film larger than I'd just buy one from Amazon mean exactly that: go buy it from Amazon holder that swallows up to 8 x 10" film, although I've never figured EPSON Honest, many times they won't work Today, get the Nikon film scanner for scanning film. + ICE4 integrated + resolution 6300 ppi (effectively 6150 dpi) + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal + good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed + original Lasersoft Imaging IT-8 targets This shop has moved to a new domain. It's probably much scanners that cost five times as much are its lack of ICE (automatic Today I'd get the Epson V100, shown above, here or here. + auto focus / manual focus It is also important no knwo that the image quality not only depends on the scanner but also from the scan software used. seems to lack a glass film holder (similar to other 35mm-only scanners) You can It was replaced it does is the only scanner of which I know that does work on Kodachrome. + caompact and handy + rotates portrait formats automatically + very good image quality + multi exposure Drag products here or use the corresponding buttons [Buy now] in order to fill your shopping cart. - no infrared dust and scratch removal, Hasselblad Flextight X1ReviewTechnical Data, + Virtual drum scanner - no batch mode for film strips great. rendition on slides. and is discounted accordingly. CS-IV was introduced about 2000. + medium format and large format films - scan speed average, Braun Multimag SlideScan 7000ReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) to top. + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal //-->, Photo Scanner Recommendations + caompact and handy is needed only if you need to scan bigger 120 film. + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal + 3200 dpi resolution (effectively 3270 dpi) who have owned this and love it. The LEDs should be more stable over time. - fix focus, + medium format and 35mm format Internet. scanners. scanner is a trick in Photoshop as I explain here. For Digitizing a 35mm film roll with 36 pictures can be done by the Reflecta RPS as a matter of course, whilst you have to cut the film roll into film strips when working with the Nikon. google_color_link = "0000FF"; The Canon FS4000US is in terms of scan speed like a snake compared to to Nikon Coolscan V; anyway it can process 4 mounted slides in the batch mode, whilst you have to reload the Nikon after each single slide. It one. The Multi PRO The "Pixel Polish" It even adds real ICE dirt removal for both film - no optional APS adaptor available The scanner goes up to 1,600 DPI. from the section above as they go obsolete. (Warning: I said 8," not 8 - 1/2," so often you and magic. is a necessity. - slow scan speed fixed that. which is where I bought mine. Microtek 1800f instead for about $1,400. have much better prices than a camera store. Remember that for 3,000 slides your main concern is speed and automation, + scans up to 3 6x6 films in batch mode Half of what you see on my gallery pages was scanned on it. Kodachrome's unique dyes usually render ICE automated dirt removal useless. so if you can't find one new or used try the other two. fix. Changes on the original German site after the translation will not be maintained automatically on the English site. Nikon scanners for around $500, but today get the Minolta the $290 Minolta I then bought a refurbished version without the Dimage Scan Dual IV (introduced in February 2004) If you want an - delivers blown up image files + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal + very fast scan speed, - no batch mode possible + very fast scan speed + 4000 dpi resolution (effectively 3900 ppi) buy from someplace you can return the thing if it doesn't work. Don't let price fool you: the Nikons software and targets. The 9000 scans as well, I + very high effective resolution FS2710 This and its newer brother the 2720 were great little 35mm frames, eight 35mm mounted slides, three frames of 6 x 12cm (or more + excellent image quality inexpensive new scanner ($ 265) you're really going to be impressed Please, visit our. + many accessories available color, scans all formats from 35mm to 8x10" for what was $1,650. scan times: 3 minutes at 4x sampling with ICE, (15 second prescan), Computer All Nikon film scanners can be highlyrecommended, because they all produce an extremely high image quality. + suitable for medium format films, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast SE PlusReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively) way to tell how well a scanner works is to try it yourself. Epson What I want to say is that there is no gold medal, silver medal and bronze medal in the film scanner area. The 5400-II is 5,400 DPI, USB 1.1/2.0, 4.8 DMax and ICE dirt removal. + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio However, if you have films which are pretty dirty or have scratches, the scans of a Reflecta ProScan 10T appear better, since it has an automatic dust and scratch removal function, which a virtual drum scanner like the Hasselblad Flextight does not have. If not, the best way to remove dirt with any non-ICE Today it Depending on what you're doing many people just How shall we classify a magazine scanner like the Reflecta DigitDia? If you really want to go gonzo it comes standard with a glass used in everything else. 600DPI unless you are counterfeiting currency or otherwise doing some - no automatic film strip feeder This is for cheapskates shooting 120 or 4x5 film. should be more stable over time. It scans film up to 4" x 9" at get it here. + multi-exposure + very reliable These scanners even come with 35mm film adaptors that probably work better than you'd think. If you have $500 to splurge you can get the superb EPSON - complicated handling + multi-exposure, - very expensive the scanhancer and see a huge improvement if you scan slides and use ICE. defects. I'd get it here or here. and sold for only $290 and the only major difference between it and + scanning directly out of the slide magazine to work properly when you get it. I'd get whatever Epson flatbed is the cheapest. This scanner processes a complete slide magazine in the batch mode, however fails completely at a single film strip. If just preferred the much smaller size and ease of use of my eight pound - bad image quality at b/w films and negatives New in February 2005, the 4990 is the cheapest excellent way to scan film. 1GHz Windows 98 PC. so there isn't any more detail to be had by scanning above 300 DPI. Epson Expression 12000xl ProReviewTechnical Data, + Flat bed scanner + film scanner + iSRD dust and scratch removal + resolution 8000 dpi (effectively 6900 dpi) I'd I'm playing with + absolute flatness of the films

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