Highlights
Quality
I scanned about 4000 old colour slides over the winter months and was impressed by the quality and versatility of this unit.
The quality of pics is good and it can rattle along nicely once you get set up.
Probably old guy not in tune with the software.
I used to work in photo-processing, back in the days of film, and i've enjoyed getting back into colour balance, the plustek r... Read More
Price
At just over the rrp (covid-19), i think this is still decent value, but note that the price has gone crazy since i ordered mine.
Packaging/appearance
Everything from packaging to operation to software has been done for the benefit of the customer .
The next step up from the plustek range is professional industry-type film scanners costing very considerably more.
Competitiveness
The resolution of this scanner will probably be overkill for most people, but there doesn't seem to be many products in between... Read More
I had a box of old family photo negatives to scan and this gave better results than the epson v550.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 1,104 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 11 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At one point the system froze on me and i couldnt get the image to move on despite reboots etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Read the support suggestions online again to no effect
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I finally reloaded the software again which shifted the problem
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Found it difficult to setup so recommend watching online tutorials
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Picture quality is very decent
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have tried the cheaper hand held and while they do get the slides onto the computer the quality and software features are not great
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont normally leave reviews but want to in this instance as the star rating system can put people off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Good to see this is now 4star rated but when i bought this scanner the 8200ise model last year it was closer to 3star