+ infrared dust and scratch removal
+ Magic Touch dust and scratch removal
read here. + excellent image quality
GalleryHow-ToBooks and I suspect the Minolta at half the price does not. I never tried any color profiling on the 1640 which probably could have - no batch mode for film strips
for 35mm you are better off with a dedicated 35mm scanner above. + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio ME
- no automatic flim strip feeder
+ IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio
way to go at a low price for the bigger film formats, and of course and other higher end scanners than Nikon does and therefore Minolta's you have an entire archive of slides to scan please read this page here. suggestions are honestly what I'd buy today, and when I say "try" I Nikon You won't ever use more than 600DPI unless you are counterfeiting currency or otherwise doing some 2006 Ken Rockwell. The scanhancer is an inexpensive piece of magic plastic that really is inexpensive - no batch mode for mounted slides
It rendition on slides. Honestly, I'd first go for the Minolta 5400 since ICE scan times: 3 minutes at 4x sampling with ICE, (15 second prescan), google_color_text = "000000"; + 3200 dpi resolution (effectivelx 3050 dpi)
It went for $1,400 in 2002 and is very heavy and durable. I don't rewrite them or Epson Expression 12000xl ProReviewTechnical Data, + Flat bed scanner + film scanner
- bad dust and scratch removal function
non-photo things. It + films from 35mm up to 5x7" large formats
It's so good it works for 35mm, shines for 120 and is stellar for 4x5 and 6x17cm. If you have a fine optical print by Ansel Adams then love it. It was replaced Here are winners from past years of this page. to top. Get The 5400 sells for $830 here, 1100 This has been superseded by the Microtek 1800f. planet. Thank goodness the Nikon has ICE to get + scans film rolls up to a length of 36 frames
+ caompact and handy
+ films from 35mm up to 4x5" large formats
I'd get it here or here. No other $300 scanner has ICE either, so don't 3200 DPI. + scans up to 3 6x6 films in batch mode
prices below; these are copied and pasted by me below every few months 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. + better scans thanks to SilverFast SE Plus
- bad image quality at b/w films and negatives
I'm playing with 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. dirt removal! 20" - slow scan speed
+ very reliable
If you have a lot of scanning to do the ICE will pay for itself from the section above as they go obsolete. The Epson V750 is 2006's King of practical flatbed scanners. - very expensive, Braun FS-120 with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + medium format and 35mm format
This is a great Depending on what you're doing many people just This is for cheapskates shooting 120 or 4x5 film. to top. + rotates portrait formats automatically
ELITE F2900 A great 35mm scanner at what was about $850. cost less since their name does not extract the premium Nikon does. + optional feeder, film roll adaptor available
look at the Microtek Scanners go obsolete and are replaced with newer models annually. 1670 This scanner is more than all you will ever need for scanning even better than the more expensive and lower resolution Nikon 5000. The flatbed scanner Epson Perfection V800 Photo is inferior to a film scanner like the Reflecta ProScan 10T in terms of resolution and colour. The 5400-II is likely the best 35mm scanner available, + compact dimensions, - low density range
fix. They won't let you bring it Coolscan IV I wouldn't buy this current $610 35mm scanner since 35mm Film:back Remember that for 3,000 slides your main concern is speed and automation, out how to use this glass holder without Newton rings. + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal
I've Most of the - no colour calibration possible
If you just have a few slides to scan and want to do it yourself this See my review. 5000 scanner ($1,100) here or here and the $500 slide feeder here. It's probably much I'd get whatever Epson flatbed is the cheapest. + very high effective resolution
Medium Format and 35mm: back $400. - fix focus, Reflecta MF 5000ReviewTechnical Data, + medium format and 35mm films
It has great here. + auto focus / manual focus
It was hot in 2000. + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio
I bought a new one for $300 (review here) holder that swallows up to 8 x 10" film, although I've never figured scanners. EPSONs + very large scan area with 30,9 x 42,0 cm
so there isn't any more detail to be had by scanning above 300 DPI. Search + good image quality
+ Multi-Exposure within SilverFast
+ active colling for noise reduction
- no optional APS adaptor available
- no automatic flim strip feeder
+ batch mode for film strips
only go to 6 x 9 cm. - no optional APS adaptor available
4000 yesteryear's 4000 DPI scanner, useless since it has no ICE If you only shoot 35mm then LS-2000 This 2700 DPI scanner was the hot item in 1999. - extremely low scan speed
I'm not that great a fan of this scanner since the The LEDs should be more stable over time. Today I'd get the Epson V100, shown above, here or here. + very high effective resolution
5400 above is much better for less money. This has 2820 DPI resolution Scan Dual III above first. Nikon - no batch mode for mounted 35mm slides
frames, eight 35mm mounted slides, three frames of 6 x 12cm (or more off the hook cheap for scanning prints. + good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed
and prints! + films up to 6x12cm
The extremely expensive Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED is superior to a Reflecta RPS in almost all disciplines. - fix focus, + good software equipment
+ auto focus / manual focus
Minolta. + excellent image quality
DPI. a new $1,400 Microtek 1800f and so far I prefer the scans of flat art + 4000 dpi resolution (effectively 3900 ppi)
The Multi Pro above The Multi PRO + auto focus / manual focus
Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO I own this and love it. It's the world's + fast scans by button click possible
buy from someplace you can return the thing if it doesn't work. This site has been translated from German into English and serves for a better understanding for the English speaking visitors of our website. you only need to scan 35mm film instead get the Minolta + excellent image quality
Dimage Scan Dual III This was hot from December 2002 till February - image quality only average
of combinations of smaller 120 formats), or two 4x5 frames. + scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides
+ extremely fast
+ batch scand possible
I bought one back then as a refurbished for $50! up to 4x5" film. - no batch mode for mounted slides
The lowest priced model is even more expensive than the top-of-the-line models of many other manufacturers. to top. EPSON 4870 PRO Complete with MonacoEZcolor 2.5 color calibration + suitable for medium format films, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast SE PlusReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively)
+ SilverFast scan software included
+ batch mode for film strips
Get In spite of the above remarks we have composed the following ranking list, because many visitors of our web site had that whish. Polaroid Beware when reading my descriptions and especially back if you just don't like it, they have nothing set up to let you flat silver face. more than enough. How shall we classify a magazine scanner like the Reflecta DigitDia? 2004 with the intro of the Scan Dual IV. Hint: The 5400-II is 5,400 DPI, USB 1.1/2.0, 4.8 DMax and ICE dirt removal. For + excellent image quality
one at a time. + very high maximum density of 4,6
me it's poor for transparencies, so again if you're looking at this with certain operating systems or other solid reasons that no one can The + rotates portrait formats automatically
- effektive resolution only 2170 ppi
rid of the dirt automatically. + scans film rolls up to a length of 36 frames
New in February 2005, the 4990 is the cheapest excellent way to scan film. - bad dust and scratch removal function
google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; + very high scan speed
only real difference between it and the $850 one above is the lack got 4800 + multi exposure
+ suitable for x-ray scans, - slow scan speed
+ scan software SilverFast Ai Studio
great, so if you can find one cheap by all means get it. + low purchase costs, - no batch mode for mounted slides
4990 or EPSON V750 which are way, way, way more than needed for scanning prints at 4,800 + good software package included, - no dust and scratch removal function
+ extremely high scan speed
I'd get it here. - no batch mode for mounted slides
It's it does is the only scanner of which I know that does work on Kodachrome. Not as good, but more flexible and less expensive, is to get a very good flatbed scanner like the Epson 4990 or V750. since you can return it if you dislike and then spend more for a fancier - density range too low
- scan speed only average, Epson Perfection V850 Pro with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + scans documents and films
+ scans directly out of the magazine
+ absolute flatness of the films
- scans appear a bit unsharp
- effective resolution only 2300 dpi
+ scanning film rolls up to 36 pictures
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
35mm film wants a dedicated film scanner for best results. Changes on the original German site after the translation will not be maintained automatically on the English site. and magic. Minolta The advantage is that these excellent flatbeds do a fairly great job of scanning film of any size. - fix focus, Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 + SilverFast SEReviewTechnical Data, + 7200 dpi resolution (3300 dpi effektively)