Plustek OpticFilm 7200 7200DPI Film Scanner
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Manufacturer: PlustekAudio: English (Original Language)
Model: A11-BBM31-A
Product features:
- USB film scanner offers high-quality scans of 35-millimeter film and slides
- Scans up to optical resolution of 7200 x 7200 dpi at 48-bit color depth
- Built-in illuminated slide viewer
- Included software package with LaserSoft SilverFast SE 6.5, NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio 4.5, and NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7.10
- Device measures 4.7 x 4.7 x 10.7 inches (WxHxD)
Digital camera reviews of Plustek OpticFilm 7200 7200DPI Film Scanner
Digital camera Review: High quality images but bad color reproduction
Summary: 2 Stars
I have had this scanner for about two years. I bought it when I started doing film photography as part of a class I was taking at a local college. I had many slides from class, mostly Fujifilm Velvia 100 taken with a Nikon N90 and a Voigtlander Bessa R3M.
The 7200DPI resolution of this scanner is very high. It is almost overkill with 35mm film. The quickscan option is nice and fast and once you get the hang of centering the slides the workflow is quick. Auto crop is pretty much hit or miss, many of my slides were missing detail on the edges. The silverfast software is not as good. The user interface has a pretty high learning curve. Even after playing with it for endless hours, I still can't get it to do anything I want and the scans look as same as the quickscan option.
Mostly, I just want an image file that looks like what my slide looks like. I figured with undamaged perfect slides, this should be no problem. No setting I tried with either quickscan or silverfast could make these images look like they do on the light table. Either the software or the scanner has a problem with proper color reproduction. I would give this three stars except that none of the software is compatible with Mac, which is where I do all of my digital photography (I bought my mac after I bought the scanner).
My biggest problem with this scanner, which is causing me to replace it, is the color reproduction. I have fresh slides straight from the E6 developer down the street and the scanned colors are WRONG. This scanner, by default, produces warm toned poorly saturated scans. Fujifilm Velvia is a very vivid colored transparency film. It looks gorgeous on the light table, yet garbage when scanned. After many tries with this scanner, I'm just gonna give up and buy something else.
Summary of Plustek OpticFilm 7200 7200DPI Film Scanner
The OpticFilm 7200 is a 7200 dpi film scanner capable of scanning 35 mm slide and negatives. High optical resolution, USB 2.0 connection and fast scan speed allow Plustek's OpticFilm 7200 to easily outperform other professional film scanners.The OpticFilm 7200 is the perfect scanner for photographers and small office/workshop users, offering a variety of possibilities including high quality images for magazines and other printed material, photo enlargements, brochures, digitizing slides/negatives, web pages, as well as images to share with friends on the Internet, and more!The OpticFilm 7200 provides 48-bit scanning capability that supports recognition of literally trillions of different colors. The result is extremely accurate color rendition compared to the original film, retaining subtle details in the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image.e.The Plustek OpticFilm 7200 7200DPI Film Scanner is an outstanding solution for photographers who have a collection of 35mm film and wish to scan it for archiving or to digitally manipulate the images on a computer. The OpticFilm 7200 has the ability to scan at a high optical resolution of 7200 dpi and a 48-bit color depth for outstanding accuracy, preserving details such as the highlights and shadows of an image. The scanner is very easy to use: To scan, simply mount slides or a strip of film into the carrier and position it in the scanner. To use the quickscan button on the scanner's front, use the included QuickScan utility, which automatically scans according to the default settings you define. Scanning takes about 48 seconds for 3600 dpi scan, and it uses a single pass.
A small slide-sized square at the top of the scanner lights up when the scanner is on and can be used to view slides and negatives. The scanner uses a USB 2.0 connection for universal compatibility and quick data transfer. The OpticFilm 7200 comes with LaserSoft SilverFast SE 6, which offers controls for tweaking scanned images. A Photoshop plug-in and a TWAIN driver are part of the SilverFast software, enabling its use with other image manipulation programs. Also included is NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio 4.5 and PageManager 7.10. A carrying case is provided to hold the scanner and its accessories. The Plustek OpticFilm 7200 is compatible with Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Vista.
What's in the Box
OpticFilm 7200 scanner, padded carrying bag, mounted slide holder and filmstrip holder, USB cable, power adapter, quick guide, LaserSoft SilverFast CD-ROM, and setup/application CD-ROM.
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