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Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2024
Great little scanner. It allowed me to digitize and share boxes of negatives going all the way back to the 1970s. The scanner will do it's best to eliminate any small imperfections like dust, but scratches and larger foreign objects it can't quite handle. Make sure you at least dust the negatives before scanning them, and handle with cotton gloves to avoid fingerprints.
Göran birgersson
Reviewed in Sweden on February 5, 2024
Fantastiskt bra scanningsresultat. Lättanvänd. Stabil konstruktion.
Robert Fox
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
In theory, you're supposed to load 4 slides into the slide carrier (which is well made, by the way) and then gently insert that slide carrier into the slot on the front of the machine. At that point, the machine is supposed to engage and "take" the carrier into the device. That never happened for me. I would insert until it hit a hard stop. I clicked scan on the software and a message "please insert the film holder." The film holder IS INSTALLED! After many tries, I called tech support, which was friendly and helpful but ultimately we decided the device was defective. I sent it back through Amazon. Weeks later the replacement device appeared. Plugged it all in and got started. SAME THING. Device won't take the slide carrier. Eventually, I stumbled onto the method of pressing the Eject button, which was showing in amber color. At times when doing that, the amber turns to blue. Once that happens, you can then scan. Given that workaround, I thought my troubles were over but after multiple scans have discovered almost every insertion of the slide carrier is 50/50 at best whether the device will take the carrier in. Very frustrating. I don't know of another decent quality slide scanner. I started with the Kodak scanner but was very disappointed in its flimsy quality and not well suited for scanning large volumes of old slides.
Catherine Anderson
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024
My flatbed scanner died so my son got this for me. It is wonderful. But even better it is fast. I can scan lots of negs faster then with my flatbed. Would recommend to someone wanting a scanner for film.
TJ Zm
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2024
Revised- device and software working after the reinstallation of Windows 11 (what grief to reinstall…) This is my second Plustek negative scanner. The first was a OptikFilm 7200 running on Windows 7 - can you believe this??I purchased this upgraded device and have been able to use it only when altering my Windows 11 system drastically - but these tweaks haven't worked consistently. I get an error message that I do not have sufficient system memory for the scanning of negatives at 1800dpi, 48-bit depth - this is my minimum resolution. I cannot get help from Plustek bc often no one is at there desk of they ask me to return for service questions later...like when I am at work. These people do not take their customers seriously enough. ..My PC has 32 GB of RAM & 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1265U 1.80 GHz.
Mal Close
Reviewed in Australia on July 6, 2023
This macine is excelent and reproduces 35mm slides better than the slide itself.Tere are several settings to scan at a higher quality but those setting produces images that shows the grain in the film pigments that normally are invisable. Great value.
Pat S.
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2023
I love this product. I had tried other, cheaper, scanners and they were very difficult for me to use. This one costs more, but is simple to use and gives great results. It also allows you to edit your slides as you go. It does four slides at a time, which is what the other brands I tried did, but this was so much easier. I definitely recommend it to anyone who needs to convert a lot of slides.
Scott Olson
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
I am not very good at writing detailed reviews, but I will gladly say that this scanner is an excellent quality tool with a lot of great features. I especially love the batch-scan feature - just press a button and walk away while it scans up to six negatives at a time. My previous scanner required manually feeding the negatives through one at a time. The infrared feature also does a good job of fixing scratches and dust spots. After scanning 4000+ negatives, I would highly recommend the Plustek Optic Film 135i.
Jesse Kanner
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2023
I'm very disappointed with the Plustek.I never really got it to work correctly. It requires a computer and software to function, which I was never able to get working on a variety of Windows machines. Apart from that it's klunky, slow and generally awkward to use.In the ensuing years since I purchased (2020), there's a new generation of film/slide scanners available for half with price with build-in screens and the ability to scan directly to SD card without the need of a computer.Suggest you skip Plusteck and try one of those.
Michel, Paris
Reviewed in France on November 15, 2023
« Mise en route », utilisation, simple, bien expliquée. Et résultat au rendez-vous : films et diapos !Juste « étalonné » mais convaincant !
ossan
Reviewed in Japan on April 27, 2022
EPSON FS-1200WINS 以来のフィルムスキャナです。EPSON GT-X830でも取り込んでみましたが、変な黄色かぶりが部分的に生じて、取り除くことができませんでした。画質に満足できず、5%割引のクーポンもついていたので、今しかないと思い切って5万以内で購入できました。設定で①ハードウェアスキャン後、画像ファイルを保存 を選択②自動露出 にすると明るく調整しすぎるので、チェックせず③スクラッチ&ごみの除去 はチェック④スキャン 画面の形式 は後々の作業を考えて48ビットを選択これでスキャンしていきました。結果としては、黄色かぶりはネガの経年劣化のようで、あまり変わりませんでした。元のネガが良くとれているものは割と満足できます。今回は標準の1800dpiを選んだので、数分でスリーブ1本分の6コマを取り込むことができました。万人向けの製品ではありませんが、たくさんネガを持っておられるなら購入しても良いと思います。EPSON GT-X830ではカールしたネガがガラスと接触してニュートンリングが発生。裏返して読み込み左右反転させていました。その手間を考えるとこの機種はありだと思います。フィルムホルダーもしっかりしており作業が楽です。取り込んだイメージは古いネガほど緑かぶりが強いので、SILKYPIX Developer Studio 7 でホワイトバランス 色温度 5100K 色偏差 16カラー 記憶色1コントラスト 忠実の設定で調整すると、一応満足のいく色調になりました。これを「現像パラメーターの保存」をして、複数コマを一挙に現像しています。もっと最適解を求めて挑戦してみます。
Rick Rasmussen
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2019
Short version:Good scanner, mostly does what it says it is going to doScanning speed depends on your computer speed and memory / DPI selectedGreat customer serviceLong version:The adage you get what you pay for is true with this scanner. The scanner is easy to use and mostly delivers on its claim for cleaning up the dust and scratches. Not all but cleans up better than none, need to try the different settings for this option. I was using 20 to 30 year old negatives / slides that were not stored in in any sort of proper manner, and they cleaned up for use. The dialog box for scanning allows for different DPI options, does require that the user knows what level resolution prior to use (I did re-scan for higher resolution on important photos). Please realize that higher resolutions require more time to scan and process. For normal 35mm negatives / slides for 4 by 6 size (2400 dpi) it takes about 3 minutes for the process (your time will vary depending on the speed and memory of your system).The software for scanning could use greater controls. The software will work for basic scanning, however it can use better controls (Level and Curves controls). While that can found in photo editing (Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom), it would be nice to have great control at scanning. Additionally, dust / scratch (like cloning / healing brush) and noise adjustments would be nice without having to go to editing software.I had an issue setting up the scanner (on late Christmas evening) and posted a question on Amazon as the to location of the drivers / software on the Plustek website. It was answered within a hour. I was expecting a couple of days and instead it was actually a hour. Even if I was lucky in their monitoring, this is outstanding customer service. Their response solved my issues and I had the scanner running in less than 30 minutes. Full disclosure: my mistyping caused the whole issue in the first place, read the instructions prior to setting up.This is a full-featured scanner works for somebody comfortable in photo editing and that wants quality scans.
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