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Pros
Plustek 8200i ai does a fine job at scanning 35mm film with the included silverfast 8( which can be upgraded to silverfast 9 for free. Increase the dpi/zoom. Higher dpi takes longer to scan but it means that the resulting image file will be larger dim... Read More
Silverfast ai studio software is very powerful, and daunting at first. There are video tutorials in the program to help teach you about the tools silverfast offers. The glassless carriers for mounted transparencies and film are easy to use. Opened the... Read More
Cons
La diapositiva que se trata de “reproducir”, no guarda ninguna relación con lo que esos productos tan malos entregan. The software has a poorly designed ui and crashes a couple of times a roll.
Software is so complicated i haven't managed to scan a single slide. I recomend anyone does more research on scanning and the options available than i did.
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Quality
This is an excellent scanner that totally changed the quality of my work (upgrading from a flatbed scanner).
Produces very high-quality scans of 35mm film.
David spent a good 10-15 minutes with me, reinstalled the driver, and although sf could see the scanner, it didn't cooperate.
Almost all bad reviews are due to grievances with the software.
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- This product had a total of 289 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 6 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The photo i attached is from a 40 year old negative
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Those units worked ok but enlarged prints tended to be soft
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I typically keep my reviews short and technical but this time i feel compelled to share my experience
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In april 2022 i purchased the plustek 8200ai scanner and ai plays a crucial role without silverfast the image quality could vary significantly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Following the instructions i held off on upgrading to silverfast 9 for later
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As i started scanning 35mm black and white negatives i quickly realized that when i reached 3600ppi my pc needed an upgrade now
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now it was time to upgrade silverfast and thats when i encountered an issue
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wasnt sure where to turn but plustek support came to the rescue
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