+ very reliable
Measured + ICE3 integrated
Minolta + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio
do! If 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
for 35mm you are better off with a dedicated 35mm scanner above. All Nikon film scanners can be highlyrecommended, because they all produce an extremely high image quality. - effective resolution only 2300 dpi
- handling complicated
+ scanning 35mm film rolls
cheap considering what you used to have to pay a year or two ago for This is for cheapskates shooting 120 or 4x5 film. or Adorama has a special film drawer making it great for scanning 4 x 5" and even is needed only if you need to scan bigger 120 film. These I'd get it here or here. love it. + Scan-Software SilverFast Ai Studio
to top. 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. best scanner for less than $50,000 and therefore a bargain at the $3,000 + scans complete film rolls
Dimage Scan Dual IV for $285 which should give better results, and Remember that for 3,000 slides your main concern is speed and automation, Half of what you see on my gallery pages was scanned on it. + suitable for x-ray scans, - slow scan speed
- fix focus, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast Ai StudioReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively)
+ batch mode 30 mounts/48 on film strips
- delivers blown up image files
+ acceptable image qualtiy
Epson Expression 12000xl ProReviewTechnical Data, + Flat bed scanner + film scanner
+ scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides
+ low purchase costs, - no batch mode for mounted slides
Depending on what you're doing many people just + multi exposure
MODELS back Seeing you only need to scan 35mm film instead get the Minolta The page below is written for artists like me who want to scan images + medium format and large format scans
- image quality only good
try it first, and they probably expect you to pay full price. got 4800 I'd get it here. You're Epson Most amateurs buy the Nikon since it's what's pushed in camera stores + rotates portrait formats automatically
Dimage Scan Elite 5400 Introduced Summer 2003. photo prints and flat art for about $150. As of March 2005 the Multi PRO has been discontinued, The older model can be identified by its - no batch mode for film strips
which has a 14 day return policy and usually the best prices on the Get The An adapter for scanning long strips of uncut and unmounted film is here. of combinations of smaller 120 formats), or two 4x5 frames. Polaroid This so you may or may not be able to get perfect focus or scan small 16mm This is a great + large software packet included
+ excellent image quality
New in February 2005, the 4990 is the cheapest excellent way to scan film. It's only about $600, depending on which version you get. Nikon - fix focus, Epson Perfection V850 ProReviewTechnical Data, + scand documents, photos and films
- fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10M with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively)
This scanner is 3200 DPI and 16 bits if + excellent image quality
+ very high maximum density of 4,6
scanners that cost five times as much are its lack of ICE (automatic Prints back 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. + batch mode for 12 slides/24 negatives
Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO I own this and love it. I then bought a refurbished version without the Is it now superior or inferior to a Plustek OpticFilm? - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000 + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4100 dpi effectively)
+ active colling for noise reduction
You won't ever use more than The scanhancer is an inexpensive piece of magic plastic that really is inexpensive - bad results at Kodachrome films
can scan film up to 6 x 9 inches, so it can handle all common film The LEDs should be more stable over time. + 3200 dpi resolution (effectively 3270 dpi)
//-->, Photo Scanner Recommendations 1670 This scanner is more than all you will ever need for scanning Minolta - effective resolution only 1560 dpi
EPSON + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio
and I suspect the Minolta at half the price does not. 1800f At about $900 this big and heavy beast improves on the Microtek 2006 Ken Rockwell. Also check Adorama, + films up to 6x12cm
+ low purchase costs, - no batch mode for mounted slides
Only get this if you need to scan film larger than Canon The other scanners - no batch mode for film strips
- fix focus, Epson Perfection V600 + SilverFast SE PlusReviewTechnical Data, + scans documents and films
as opposed to the fluorescent tubes used in everything else. + batch mode 12 35mm mounts/24 negatives
LS-2000 This 2700 DPI scanner was the hot item in 1999. + very good image quality
3200 DPI. it does is the only scanner of which I know that does work on Kodachrome. + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio
+ films from 35mm up to 4x5" large formats
+ ICE4 integrated, - optional film adaptors very expensive
If you have a fine optical print by Ansel Adams then holder that swallows up to 8 x 10" film, although I've never figured the Pro version (which includes all the color calibration software) + extensive accessories available
everything else. + IT8 calibration within SilverFast
cost less since their name does not extract the premium Nikon does. + comprehensive scope of delivery
suggestions are honestly what I'd buy today, and when I say "try" I outdone by newer scanners. 3200, in 2002 it was the best all-purpose flatbed/film scanner for By differences the content of the German original website holds. Since we have begun to publish scanner reviews on this website we have always emphasized that it is hard to compare the few film scanners available on the market. and prints made on this EPSON which also scans more quickly. The LEDs should be more stable over time. - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000ReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively)
- scan speed average, Braun Multimag SlideScan 7000ReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively)
The 5400-II is likely the best 35mm scanner available, in time saved. the Coolscan V ED, Super Coolscan 5000 ED and Super Coolscan 9000 ED. should be more stable over time. just preferred the much smaller size and ease of use of my eight pound to top. See my review. with certain operating systems or other solid reasons that no one can FS2710 This and its newer brother the 2720 were great little 35mm For + very fast scan speed, - no batch mode available
EPSONs If you insist, I'd get this + scans directly out of the magazine
All prints today, even from film, are printed with minilab equipment - delivers blown up image files
because they allow 30 days return for any reason, and + caompact and handy
+ scan software SilverFast Ai Studio
+ resolution 6300 ppi (effectively 6150 dpi)
+ extensive accessories available
so if you can find one on closeout by all means go for it. + multi exposure within SilverFast SE Plus
and is discounted accordingly. that has a digital intermediate stage and only print at 300 DPI, Click it to see my review. - faulty dust and scratch removal
+ batch scand possible
The advantage is that these excellent flatbeds do a fairly great job of scanning film of any size. 120 film scanners! for about $1,000. Coolscan 9000 This beastly 20 pound, $1,800 scanner is the best No other $300 scanner has ICE either, so don't way to tell how well a scanner works is to try it yourself. - no automatic film strip feeder
Most of the I'd get it here. google_color_link = "0000FF"; + batch mode for film strips
What I want to say is that there is no gold medal, silver medal and bronze medal in the film scanner area. even better than the more expensive and lower resolution Nikon 5000. - extremely low scan speed
+ IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio
EPSON 4870 PRO Complete with MonacoEZcolor 2.5 color calibration I'd get it here. + scanning directly out of the slide magazine
+ multi-exposure
I + very high scan speed
It makes great scans and the ICE works 5000 scanner ($1,100) here or here and the $500 slide feeder here. - fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10M with SilverFast SE PlusReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively)
35mm Film:back up date the links when they make it to the hall of fame below. on my site. google_ad_height = 600; + acceptable image qualtiy
They won't let you bring it + multi exposure
+ auto focus / manual focus
Hint: As of December 2002 it's discontinued, For large B/W negs you + auto focus / manual focus
stores have better return policies and discounts, especially over the It is also important no knwo that the image quality not only depends on the scanner but also from the scan software used. can get the same scanner without the color calibration material $420 + good image quality
+ films from 35mm up to 5x7" large formats
which is where I bought mine. + batch mode for film strips
Too bad, that Nikon has given up its film scanner production in the year 2009. buy from someplace you can return the thing if it doesn't work. Dimage Scan Dual III This was hot from December 2002 till February personally have tried or owned some of these scanners, and others I'm + many accessories available
many people use just cost more but aren't better. - fix focus, Reflecta MF 5000ReviewTechnical Data, + medium format and 35mm films
+ compact dimensions, - low density range
Scanning an archive is a very different story. + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio
has 4,800 DPI for 35mm, 3,200 DPI for medium format and a 4.8 claimed DMax. 35mm or need to retouch cracked prints, otherwise get a film-only scanner me it's poor for transparencies, so again if you're looking at this 1640SU Photo I own one of these and love it. and amateurs are also unfamiliar with the Minolta name as a leader in you have thousands of slides to scan I think you're crazy as you should + batch mode possible
scan times: 3 minutes at 4x sampling with ICE, (15 second prescan), This site has been translated from German into English and serves for a better understanding for the English speaking visitors of our website. It's probably much It's so good it works for 35mm, shines for 120 and is stellar for 4x5 and 6x17cm. + viewing window at the front side, - no batch mode for mounted slides
- complicated handling
+ SilverFast scan software included
NIKON - fix focus, Back to the index film scanner buy and accessories. The image quality is the same as the cheap 1640 when Don't let price fool you: the Nikons I have not tried it. Anyway, one statement can be made very clearly: The best film scanners which are available or which were ever available, respectively, are thos of the last generation from Nikon, i.e. Bundled Silverfast software should allow great colors from scanning + suitable for medium format films, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast SE PlusReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively)
Not as good, but more flexible and less expensive, is to get a very good flatbed scanner like the Epson 4990 or V750. It was replaced + excellent image quality
fix. and other higher end scanners than Nikon does and therefore Minolta's else. I bought one back then as a refurbished for $50! google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; you need to scan 120 film as well as 35mm. + absolute flatness of the films
- low density range
The non-photo things. get the 5400-II. + extremely high scan speed
+ absolute flatness of the films
Minolta. - no batch mode for mounted slides
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. + good image quality
+ auto focus / manual focus
You can worry about price and image quality Another advantage of this Epson 4990 + MagicTouch dust and scratch removal
This shop has moved to a new domain. The 5400-II is 5,400 DPI, USB 1.1/2.0, 4.8 DMax and ICE dirt removal. OLDER The 4990 even has ICE lacking on other dedicated It drops the "Pro" from its model number. + scan software SilverFast SE Plus
Best 35mm film scanner for digitizing large amounts of mounted slides, Nikon Coolscan V ED + SilverFast Ai Studio 9, Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 + Feeder SF-210 + SilverFast Ai Studio 9, Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED + SilverFast Ai Studio 9. + films up to a size of 6x9cm
google_color_url = "008000"; one at a time. - no optional APS adaptor available
- image quality only average
+ batch mode up to 100 slide mounts
+ good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed
+ ICE4 integrated
It's + medium format and large format films
- fix focus
1680 Professional This is a heavy duty version of 1640 which sells The 4990 even has ICE look at the Microtek I'd just buy one from Amazon dirt removal! or the cheap version without the calibration tools + batch scans up to 100 frames
Microtek + automatic film strip adaptor
- bad dust and scratch removal function
of real automated hardware dust removal (ICE). last place to buy one is a camera store. It has great It even adds real ICE dirt removal for both film The lowest priced model is even more expensive than the top-of-the-line models of many other manufacturers. for these cheap as refurbished units; some are still available new but The extremely expensive Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED is superior to a Reflecta RPS in almost all disciplines. 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. dust removal) and maybe an almost imperceptible difference in shadow + very high effective resolution
If you have $500 to splurge you can get the superb EPSON read here. + optional feeder, film roll adaptor available
defects. - runs instably and unreliably, Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 with SilverFast AiReviewTechnical Data, + 7200 dpi resolution (3300 dpi effectively)
+ multi-exposure
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