so if you can't find one new or used try the other two. + better scans thanks to SilverFast SE Plus + suitable for x-ray scans, - slow scan speed + active colling for noise reduction ELITE F2900 A great 35mm scanner at what was about $850. If you have $500 to splurge you can get the superb EPSON My $50 refurbished even came with a copy of the $99 program Adobe Photoshop Elements! + films up to 6x12cm + good image quality + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio + scans up to 3 6x6 films in batch mode is a necessity. holder that swallows up to 8 x 10" film, although I've never figured + acceptable scan speed + multi exposure is its 120 film scan up to 6 x 12 cm originals directly. Dimage Scan Elite 5400. Everyone's computer, expectations and needs are different. + Multi exposure 4990. the Minolta 5400 seems so much better for very little more money. the resolution for which you pay. Microtek Get The advantage is that these excellent flatbeds do a fairly great job of scanning film of any size. dust removal) and maybe an almost imperceptible difference in shadow + very good scan software, Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + Medium format and 35mm format + excellent image quality People who have tell The flatbeds get better as the film gets bigger, since the flatbeds don't have that may DPI (dots per inch) as dedicated film scanners, but as the film gets bigger (more inches) it doesn't matter. buy from someplace you can return the thing if it doesn't work. - fix focus, Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 + SilverFast SEReviewTechnical Data, + 7200 dpi resolution (3300 dpi effektively) Medium Format and 35mm: back do! + 3200 dpi resolution (effectively 3270 dpi) + extremely high scan speed The lowest priced model is even more expensive than the top-of-the-line models of many other manufacturers. give perfect focus across the entire image so you actually can get all Here are winners from past years of this page. - fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10MReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively) The multi PRO only takes 7 x 15" How shall we classify a magazine scanner like the Reflecta DigitDia? Thank goodness the Nikon has ICE to get It went for $1,400 in 2002 and is very heavy and durable. - fix focus, + 3600 dpi resolution (3280 dpi effectively) I'd get it here. + large transparency unit (20,3 x 25,4 cm) 1680 Professional This is a heavy duty version of 1640 which sells + good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed + scanning 36x36 films, Reflecta ProScan 10T + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4100 effectively) 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. I bought a new one for $300 (review here) Honest, many times they won't work Minolta since you can return it if you dislike and then spend more for a fancier Scanning an archive is a very different story. google_ad_client = "pub-9972917844935201"; thing if you can't get the old Minolta Multi PRO I use. off the hook cheap for scanning prints. google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; has 4,800 DPI for 35mm, 3,200 DPI for medium format and a 4.8 claimed DMax. have much better prices than a camera store. - no batch mode for mounted slides - fix focus, Epson Perfection V600 PhotoReviewTechnical Data, + scans documents and films As I've said before and will say again, the only more than enough. + rotates portrait formats automatically - image quality only good The and is 5" tall. better than the older and more expensive Nikon LS-4000 far below. and other higher end scanners than Nikon does and therefore Minolta's + scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides Another advantage of this Epson 4990 + batch scans up to 100 frames you have thousands of slides to scan I think you're crazy as you should film as you can on the Multi PRO above. + scans complete film rolls NIKON a new $1,400 Microtek 1800f and so far I prefer the scans of flat art - no good dust and scratch removal Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO I own this and love it. Nikon only offers high-end film scanners. As of March 2005 the Multi PRO has been discontinued, formats and scan multiple images simultaneously: twenty-four 35mm - fix focus, Back to the index film scanner buy and accessories. Not as good, but more flexible and less expensive, is to get a very good flatbed scanner like the Epson 4990 or V750. + rotates portrait formats automatically Home The 5400 sells for $830 here, frames, eight 35mm mounted slides, three frames of 6 x 12cm (or more 5000 scanner ($1,100) here or here and the $500 slide feeder here. It is also important no knwo that the image quality not only depends on the scanner but also from the scan software used. - effective resolution only 1560 dpi up date the links when they make it to the hall of fame below. Search This scanner processes a complete slide magazine in the batch mode, however fails completely at a single film strip. This list with examples could be extended continuously. I'd get it here. The Minolta can Also check Adorama, - no optional APS adaptor available - scans appear a bit washy + very good scan software, - extremely expensive Polaroid Prints back + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal it was the best buy in one of the best flatbed scanners ever made. Bundled Silverfast software should allow great colors from scanning Remember that for 3,000 slides your main concern is speed and automation, I'd The differences between the singular scanners are too big. + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal - scan speed only average, Epson Perfection V850 Pro with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + scans documents and films + auto focus / manual focus to top. It was replaced there's a lot of extra detail to scan, but not from modern lab prints. + compact dimensions, - no batch mode available you only need to scan 35mm film instead get the Minolta - bad results at Kodachrome films You're + batch mode for film strips It's This is a great as opposed to the fluorescent tubes used in everything else. FS2710 This and its newer brother the 2720 were great little 35mm 1GHz Windows 98 PC. However, if you have films which are pretty dirty or have scratches, the scans of a Reflecta ProScan 10T appear better, since it has an automatic dust and scratch removal function, which a virtual drum scanner like the Hasselblad Flextight does not have. Epson I won a trip to Hawaii with a slide I scanned on this and printed to enter the contest. A reader writes that his ICE works great even on Kodachrome, which if - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000 + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4100 dpi effectively) google_color_url = "008000"; The Nikon 9000 will take up most of your desk with a 10 x The LEDs should be more stable over time. + films up to 6x12cm EPSONs try it first, and they probably expect you to pay full price. + scans directly out of the magazine is no problem with the glassless holder.) - no batch mode for mounted slides More on ICE here. + scans film rolls up to a length of 36 frames I'd get it here. Today I'd get the Epson V100, shown above, here or here. + very good image quality with SilverFast + smoother scans by light condenser can get the same scanner without the color calibration material $420 is far better than a flatbed. + good software package included with certain operating systems or other solid reasons that no one can here if you shoot B/W. and prints made on this EPSON which also scans more quickly. + extensive accessories available suggestions are honestly what I'd buy today, and when I say "try" I - no automatic flim strip feeder got 4800 35mm film wants a dedicated film scanner for best results. Don't let price fool you: the Nikons or the cheap version without the calibration tools the Pro version (which includes all the color calibration software) 600DPI unless you are counterfeiting currency or otherwise doing some + batch scans up to 100 frames + many accessories available For It is mainly based on the valuation factors image quality, scan speed, handling, price and equipment/accessories. to your friends; scanners seem to be the least likely computer item As of December 2002 it's discontinued, Dimage Scan Elite 5400 Introduced Summer 2003. + large transparency unit (20,3 x 25,4 cm) has a special film drawer making it great for scanning 4 x 5" and even A great, unique thing about the Nikons is an LED light source, + 4000 dpi resolution (effectively 3900 ppi) + good image quality negatives; something the $3,000 Minolta film scanner at the top can't - fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10M with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively) I used to suggest Minolta scanners, but they went out of business. personally have tried or owned some of these scanners, and others I'm used in everything else. 5400 above is much better for less money. google_color_text = "000000"; It's so good it works for 35mm, shines for 120 and is stellar for 4x5 and 6x17cm. 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. The scanhancer is an inexpensive piece of magic plastic that really is inexpensive who have owned this and love it. The Canon FS4000US is in terms of scan speed like a snake compared to to Nikon Coolscan V; anyway it can process 4 mounted slides in the batch mode, whilst you have to reload the Nikon after each single slide. way to go at a low price for the bigger film formats, and of course + multi exposure within SilverFast SE Plus even better than the more expensive and lower resolution Nikon 5000. + absolute flatness of the films - no automatic flim strip feeder However, it can process up to 12 mounted slides or 18 pictures on film strips in batch mode, so that it has an essential advantage in time. 3200 for half the price. + ICE3 integrated 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 It google_color_border = "336699"; the scanhancer and see a huge improvement if you scan slides and use ICE. I then bought a refurbished version without the - bad dust and scratch removal function - no batch mode for mounted slides good stuff you see on my site was scanned on this in 2000. many people use just cost more but aren't better. I've tried it. - no batch mode for mounted slides + automatic dust and scratch removal - no batch scan possible + very good image quality with SilverFast Ai + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio - no front flap for dust protection, Nikon Coolscan V with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 4000 dpi resolution (effectively 3900 ppi) - fix focus, Braun Multimag SlideScan 7000with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) All Nikon film scanners can be highlyrecommended, because they all produce an extremely high image quality. + iSRD dust and scratch removal get the 5400-II. + resolution 8000 dpi (effectively 6900 dpi) I never tried any color profiling on the 1640 which probably could have If This has 2820 DPI resolution + excellent image quality merely guessing on. They won't let you bring it It's the world's Half of what you see on my gallery pages was scanned on it. + films from 35mm up to 4x5" large formats + automatic film strip feeder integrated color, scans all formats from 35mm to 8x10" for what was $1,650. Depending on what you're doing many people just + auto focus / manual focus scanner is a trick in Photoshop as I explain here. footprint and is 8" tall. I'd get it here. + 3200 dpi resolution (effectivelx 3050 dpi) + acceptable image qualtiy + films from 35mm up to 5x7" large formats If you insist, I'd get this These scanners even come with 35mm film adaptors that probably work better than you'd think. - effective resolution only 2300 dpi - very expensive, Braun FS-120 with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + medium format and 35mm format + auto focus / manual focus + automatic film strip feeder integrated + batch mode for slide mounts and film strips cost less since their name does not extract the premium Nikon does. + very good image quality with SilverFast + viewing window at the front of the device, - no colour calibration possible fixed that. - delivers blown up image files 2006 Ken Rockwell. + very reliable

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