Plustek OpticFilm 8100 Film Scanner

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Slide & Negative Scanners

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Plustek OpticFilm 8100 Film Scanner

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Pros

Scanner now sells for a bit more than when i bought mine, right after christmas, but i would still consider it a good choice. While the noritsu is slightly sharper, it has abit more detail and better shadow/highlight recovery and dynamic range. The pl... Read More

Silverfast is strong but not well packaged, in terms of design. The included software (silverfast) is a big help when dealing with tricky colour casts/dust and other imperfections.

We have literally thousands of old slides from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The slide holder accommodates a variety of slide mounts.

This scanner can produce excellent quality scans from 35mm slides and negatives, beyond just the level you'd need for web-type uses. This leaves a photographer to rely strictly on their own experience as to get the best possible scan. We're very impre... Read More

Real pro quality and the software is exceptional as well. It comes with good installation structions and user guide, both quality prints and online video (via youtube & quicktime).

Cons

Images show the plustek (while the color is much better, once again, the lack of clarity and graininess are a bummer) and the kodak scanza results. This scanner is not isrd (infrared dust and scratch removal) capable.

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Quality

It is a splendid product; well-made and feature-rich.

I have used the scanner for about a week now, had scanned over 100+ film negatives (40 years old) into jpg files for restoratio... Read More

The karens that bought this to scan old family film and are upset over the quality simply don't know what they're doing.

The dust and scratch removal tool is transparent, showing all such deformities as bright red marks before you decide whether or... Read More

Price

All in all an excellent product at a reasonable price.

Best scanner on the market for the money.

Only paid $180 dollars plus a cheap adapter.

After spending $85 to develop and scan 4 rolls at my local lab, i decided i couldn't stomach paying that much money for another 4 rolls!

Shipping

Five star service - received as ordered and quicker than projected.

Packaging/appearance

The scanner is very well packaged in its original box.

And then the scanner with its original box is packed in another amazon box.

I came across boxes and boxes full of my old slides that had made it through multiple moves.

Silverfast is strong but not well packaged, in terms of design.

Competitiveness

The silverfast 8 software provides many more options than the quickscan, and one can produce digital files in a variety of formats.

That said i the combination of the 8100 and the silverfast software is probably one of the best values out there.

I had read a lot about this software online and there seemed to be the consensus that this software is too difficult to use and... Read More

I rescanned an image and compared it to a noritsu labscan.

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This product had a total of 185 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 19 2024.