Plustek Opticfilm 7300 by Plustek
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Digital camera reviews of Plustek Opticfilm 7300
Digital camera Review: 7300 Review
Summary: 4 Stars
Easy to use with good quality results but it can be a time-consuming process. Probaby not the best for someone with thousands of 35mm negatives to process as there is no "batch processing"...Digital camera Review: A few issues, but I'd buy it again.
Summary: 4 Stars
There are a few issues, but I'd buy it again. Originally, there was a film alignment issue: the frames had a 2 degree tilt and the bottom of the image was cut off. I probably should have sent it in for warranty work, but instead took it apart and fixed it. Now it looks great. SilverFast works okay, but the scratch & dust removal feature is pretty much worthless. Plan either to upgrade to a more expensive version of SilverFast, or spend a lot of time manually removing scratches and spots. And the scanning process itself takes awhile. If I was scanning professionally, I would not be happy. But the quality of the scans themselves is very good, so for personal use and considering the price, I'd buy it again.Digital camera Review: A great piece of equipment
Summary: 5 Stars
Out of the box the 7300 does just what it should do. I am using it with my Corel photo software because that's what I'm used to. I am scanning slides from 1960 - 1965 at present and they look wonderful. I will try the supplied software later but for now the quick setup is zipping along and doing everything I need for clean, clear pictures.Digital camera Review: An Amazing Film Scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
The Plustek OpticFilm 7300 is an amazing film scanner which I couldn't be happier with. I previously used a Polaroid Sprintscan 4000, which cost me way more than the Plustek and delivered much less resolution and not as good results. It also requires a SCSI port, which my newer computers don't have and which I really didn't want to bother with. I have also been using an Epson Perfection 4990, which is a good scanner but not that convenient or sharp for 35mm slides. I plan to scan lots of family slides which are stashed in metal cases and wanted something easy and relatively fast and convenient.
The Plustek with its USB 2.0 connection and incredibly nice SilverFast SE software fit my requirements perfectly. Especially terrific is the multiscan function for exposure where it first scans the slide for the bright areas, then again for the dark areas, giving you a final scan with detail in both as well as good dynamic range. You can have it do all sorts of other things so that you end up with a slide practically ready to print, or you can leave most of the work for Photoshop, which you scan directly into.
The results are clear, perfect color, with great exposure and contrast range using multiscan, fast and easy to use. It is everything that most folks would want in a film scanner. Kudos to Plustek on the 7300.
Digital camera Review: As Advertised!
Summary: 4 Stars
This product works as advertised. Well made. Very easy to use although the provided software isn't. I just use Adobe Photoshop.