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Дроид-3ATTX
17.04.2024
10/10
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Великолепно
Отличная модель
- + Как говорил в свое время Владимир Ильич про свою партию - Есть такой сканер и вы его знаете, это замечательный сканер от компании Plustek
- - А вот лицензионный софт периодически сбоит, НО это может случается на моем железе или ОС, надо разбираться..
Кварковец-4PHXZ
13.12.2023
10/10
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Великолепно
Отличная модель
- + Всё
- - С прилагаемым ПО нельзя сканировать Ч/Б плёнки.
Необходимость резать рулонные рлёнки.
Спектроник-0GFRS
13.12.2023
10/10
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Великолепно
Отличная модель
- + Работает
- - нет
Синтрон-2CFRP
09.03.2024
10/10
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Великолепно
Отличная модель
- + Отличный сканер для 35 мм пленки . Большего для фотолюбителя и не надо .
- - Не обнаружено
Гиперион-1HDLF
30.12.2011
8/10
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A surprisingly powerful scanner!Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai 35mm Film ScannerI am still getting to know the workings of this scanner but thought a preliminary analysis might be helpful.The Setup:Thinkpad laptop W520I72720QM @ 2.20GHzRAM 16GbWindows 7Have an external e-SATA drive that serves as the depository for all the images. The images are viewed on a HPZR30w (30 inch monitor). Image sizes ranged from 1.5Mb to 500Mb. Scanning took from 15 secs to about 2 minutes per image. Have not used the multiscan feature yet - goes over the slide some 16 times if needed.I have scanned B&W, Color and transparencies (E-6 and Kodachrome). I am using the software that comes with the scanner, Silverfast, for all my scanning endeavors. I have then brought the scanned images into photoshop v7 and played around with them and printed a few of them up on a color laser printer (I do not have the appropriate color profile loaded so I don't want to comment on the whole printing of images in this review). The software as many reviewers have commented is ass backwards. I wish the german creators would hire someone from the U.S. to go through and simplify and make what is clearly very powerful and useful software more lucid. I am fairly computer literate and am not entirely sure what version of the software I have, what upgrades I might qualify for, what the latest upgrade is, what the .....you get the picture. I have been playing around with the software and have been quite successful in this initial beta testing phase, despite the unintelligible software instructions!B&W:I have been impressed with how well the scanner handles the gray scale images. I have scanned images from 100 dpi all the way out to 6000dpi. Sizes vary from 1x3 to 16x20s. The image size and the resolution (dpi) are inversely related - larger the image size the resolution drops (lower the dpi). I have played around most with this format (B&W) so far and have been very pleased. The scanning results are impressive. I used to shoot quite a bit and was very picky about using prime lenses with 100ASA Tmx film to get high resolution images. This scanner does give me a scanned image with very little loss of resolution. Keep in mind I am scanning at a 16x20 or higher image size and viewing the image on a 30inch hi-res monitor. A soft focus image or a poor scan is really amplified at such a large size and so I have actually been amazed by the incredible job this fairly inexpensive scanner does. The Grayscale is true to the original zone system I see in the image. I have several of these enlarged from my forays in the darkroom and have been comparing the images on the screen with the 11x14 -16x20ish prints I have on hand (traditional b&w images) - and I am blown away. The next step is obviously to print and get the same quality with the printer as I do in the darkroom, but that goes beyond the remit of the scanner alone.Color:I have not scanned very many color negatives but did want to try different formats. I have very old negatives (126 format) and also some 110 negatives. The 126 format works on this scanner - no problem. The 110s are a challenge but I have been able to get ok images. Not great but fair. I really need to play around with all the settings in the software a lot more before I comment on the color negatives. Again, I did get some very good results from 126 negatives that are 40+ years old. The original prints that I have from these negatives have faded with age but the scanned images came right back to life with very nice colors. The Silverfast software that comes with this scanner has an infrared scanning mode to remove dust and scratches - blew me away! The 126 negatives I mention above were dust laden and scratched. I was handed these negatives by my father and they had been stored poorly and the prescan image looked good but was covered in dust specs and large scratches ( covering 1/3 of the image ) and going every which way! The final scanned image though was quite remarkable - all the dust/scratches were gone. Not sure I would have believed this was possible in such an automated manner! The infrared scan picks up dust/scratches (can't be used with b&w because of the silver emulsion) and then the algorithm goes through and removes it all in the final scan.Slides:I have wanted a scanner because I have a large collection of slides and have been wanting to digitize them. I have played around least with this group but will end up using the scanner mostly on slides. The scanner comes with a separate holder for slides and I was a bit concerned that the focus on some of the slides could be affected because of the thickness of the mounts and holder. Given how crisp the B&W images were I wanted to test the sharpness of the scanned slides (50ASA Fuji Velvia). Keep in mind I have tested precisely 4 slides! I scanned a slide in its cardboard mount (installed on the slide holder for the scanner) and then cut the mount and placed the unmounted slide in the film hold
ОмниКод-0ALBE
30.12.2011
8/10
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Хорошо
An update several days later (original comments below the line for context)Fortunately LaserSoft Imaging upgraded my copy of SilverFast from 6.X to 8.0.1 for free, no haggling required. This is good, as my OS (Mac OS 10.7.2) wouldn't run the older version. The new version of SilverFast acts much more like a regular Mac OS application than the previous version did -- 6.X didn't follow the normal user interface guidelines for reasons unknown, doing things like having a dedicated "Quit" button in the main window rather than supporting the normal Mac ways of quitting (from the main application menu, or using command+q. If you're a Mac user, I'd recommend asking for the upgrade as soon as you receive the scanner bundle, so you can start out with the updated software and be ready for any upgrade to 10.7. All the following comments are based on using the Plustek 7600i ai with SilverFast 8.0.1, not the version that came bundled with the scanner.I'm still finding my way around the software, but am now getting pretty solid results. I used the included calibration target and colors from my 20 year old negatives look pretty spot on without me adjusting the color temperature. Scanning at 3600 DPI is resulting in scans of my 35mm negatives that are around 16MP in size, which is plenty good for my uses. I also tried scanning at 7200 (which the scanner can't do directly, but builds from doing multiple passes) and for my uses there's no need -- the scanner doesn't really seem to extract any further detail from the negatives. I do see a difference in detail between 2400 DPI and 3600, but not between 3600 and 7200. So I'm sticking with 3600.The iSRD dust and scratch removal feature seems to work fairly well, although it's time consuming and not perfect -- some touching up is often still necessary. However, it does take some of the drudgery out of the process so is worthwhile, at least for images you'll make large prints of.Note that the software saves the images as uncompressed TIFF files. These are very large, on the order of 50 MB per 3600 DPI frame. That will add up to a lot of storage space pretty fast.----------------------------------------------------------------I normally wouldn't write a review this early, as I've only spent a couple of hours actually working with the scanner. However, I thought I'd better give a heads-up for other Mac owners regarding the Silverfast software bundled with the Plustek 7600I AI scanner. The bundled version of the software does *not* work with Mac OS Lion (10.7). I ended up having to install the software on an different machine that's still running 10.6 in order to try it out. On 10.7, you can't even get to the point of entering the registration code.LaserSoft Imaging, the makers of Silverfast, indicate on their web site that you need Silverfast version 8 if you're using Mac OS 10.7. They have a link you can follow to determine if you're eligible for a free or reduced price upgrade to version 8. When I followed that link and entered my software registration code (note that you need to have registered the code with their web site first before you can perform this check) it told me I'm eligible for a 50% discount on Silverfast 8 and that I'd need to provide a scanned copy of my receipt for the scanner bundle in order to qualify for it. Yes, you read that right, even though this is a just-purchased scanner bundle it appears that they're still going to expect me to pay 50% of the software retail price in order to be able to use it on a Mac running the current version of the OS. I'm going to wait to hear back from them (maybe they will allow a free upgrade, or can be talked into it), but if they really expect me to pay that there's a very good chance I'll purchase the VueScan software instead (from online reviews, VueScan is more intuitive and easier to get good results from than Silverfast; the big question for me is if VueScan can make use of the scanner's infrared dust/scratch removal feature). I'll try to remember to update this review once I've had my dealings with LaserSoft Imaging.For the scanner hardware itself, from what little I've used it it seems well built and capable of making good scans from my 35mm negatives. One nit is that there's some "wiggle room" when you insert the negative holder into the unit, meaning your negatives won't necessarily be aligned squarely when you make your scan. So it looks like you'll want to do a preview scan and then nudge the negative holder one way or the other if it's not lined up square.So, I'm giving a middle-of-the-road rating until I've gotten more experience and resolved the software issue. However, if Mac OS 10.7 is the only OS you have available, keep in mind that the included software bundle won't work for you when making a purchasing decision.
Интеллектор-2CEAM
21.01.2012
10/10
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Великолепно
I read all of the reviews, and was undecided between the lower-end image-capture devices that take a single image from negatives, and the real scanners like this Plustek. In then end, I went with this model, the 7400, which is the most basic of the Plustek scanners. I figured that the increase in image quality over the picture-taking-type negative "scanners" of the Plustek would be worth the extra cost, but I didn't feel the need to go overboard and get the top of the line in these products.After scanning about 200 color negatives, I'd say I made the right choice for me. I've got a couple thousand (at least) negatives to work my way through, but I've settled into what seems to me to be the sweet spot of this process. I experimented with the various resolutions, and wound up scanning at 900 dpi. This takes about 10 seconds per image, and produces a 1245 x 840 image (about 1 megapixel), which I have their software saving as a JPG, resulting in a file that is in the neighborhood of 300k. I tried the higher resolutions, but since I generally shot with 200 ASA film back in the day, there just isn't more resolution to be had from the negative itself, and I just wound up with a slower scan, a bigger file, and a great image of the grain of the negative. If I has been shooting Kodachrome 64, I'm sure scanning at a higher res would be worth it, but for my photo archive, there's just no benefit.The product itself seems very solidly made. As others have noted, the manual feed for the negative tray does require continuous effort to keep the assembly line rolling, but it also feels like it will last forever. The negative tray is made of high-quality plastic, and has a very simple, low-fuss design. The scanner itself feels like a quality device, and makes "good" sounds when it scans, like the gears inside are happy and it's all made to tight tolerances. I've used some other devices that grind like they're about to eat themselves up, and this doesn't sound like that at all.The basic version of the SilverFast software is fine for me. The negative conversion function produces an image that's quite comparable to the prints I have, and doesn't seem to have much trouble with images that aren't perfectly exposed. It handles single scans, or lets you set up a file name prefix and will increment the file name with each successive scan. The options are pretty basic, I figured it all out without the manual in an hour or so. It comes with some other software to edit images and organize files, but I like IrfanView to mess with images, and I can organize my own files, so I did not bother with that.Overall, I'd say this is a winner if you want near-pro quality negative scanning at a reasonable price. It's worth noting that I have very few slides, so I can't really comment on that, other than to say I'll bet the output is pretty similar.
Альфа-Юнит-1VYYN
18.10.2012
4/10
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The quality of the scans this thing makes is pretty good, as far as I can tell. However, actually using the scanner is kind of a terrible experience. If you like to scan your negatives shortly after getting them back from processing, don't get this scanner. It's incredibly difficult to position the negative strip correctly in the carrier. It has a tendency to shift as you click it shut, especially if the strip is fewer than 6 frames or curly. Even with a perfectly flat strip it's not easy. All that fussing with the negatives ends up smudging them, plus it's a pain in the ass.The software, while apparently full featured, is unintuitive and crash-prone. Photoshop actually started closing when I hit 'save as' after completing scans with this unit. I can't say for sure that it's the scanner's fault, but I never encountered this problem with the Epson flatbed scanner I was using before.In fact, I think the best way to review this product would be to list all the ways it's actually worse than the cheaper and more versatile flatbed scanner.-it's harder to scan the full negative because of the built in crop on the carrier. On the Epson I could see the entire strip on the preview.-you can't queue up multiple scans and go do something else for awhile.-the software is a lot harder to use while offering very marginal and mostly irrelevant additional functionality, and it crashes my computer more often.Let me put it to you this way. I have used an old Nikon film scanner (the kind where you feed the strip in like a dollar into a vending machine) and gotten good results with a reasonably hassle-free workflow. I have used multiple flatbed scanners with negative carriers and gotten good results as well. I was able to get good results with this scanner too, but it was unpleasant and took forever.
Астрон-9WPZO
21.03.2010
8/10
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Хорошо
I'm still at the bottom of a very steep learning curve. The good news is the Plustek scanner and the comes-with software started up and ran with minimal fuss on my old G4 Macintosh. I've been able to get a few decent, useable scans after a modicum of fussing around.But I'm overwhelmed and intimidated by the incredible number of adjustments that can be made in SilverFast AI Studio -- the software package that takes the input from the scanner and turns it into digital files, with corrections. There are video introductions to the features of SilverFast, but that is all they are -- introductions. If you aren't familiar with the intricacies of digital image processing and color correction you are going to feel very lost.You can find a link to a very large -- 480 page -- PDF file on the SilverFast website that purports to be a complete manual to the software. But then there is also a 48-page addendum. You can download these for free. But you can't buy a printed manual. It isn't offered in hard copy.SilverFast isn't the only company that feels providing a PDF file is providing documentation. Far from it. But it appears they used to provide a printed manual, of course at extra cost. Not any more.I'd pay the money to get a printed manual. Even if it is the size of a dictionary. No one yet has solved the problem of providing clear, comprehensive directions on the same screen where you are trying to work. A printed manual is still an extremely useful tool. The only downside is they are hard to keep current.Eventually I hope to scan and archive my thousands of 35mm color negatives. It's a big job, but I can peck away at it, for years if necessary. What I'd really hate is doing all that work and finding out, towards the end, that I didn't set up my scans properly. With all the knobs, buttons and sliders the chance of lucking into the right settings is almost zero.I'll update this review if I find a good, useable, comprehensive guide that gets me comfortable with my scanning software. Or if I don't.I'll probably end up printing out the PDF manual, hole-punching it, and putting it in a (huge!) 3-ring binder. It would be nice if it were well-written, clearly illustrated and comprehensive, but I'm not confident it will be.It would be even nicer if David Pogue put out a "Missing Manual" on SilverFast AI. The "Missing Manual" series is the very, very best. But I'm not holding my breath.***************Update April 2, 2010I have, in fact, printed out the 480-page PDF manual. It is now in a 3-ring binder. I've been studying it, but I can't say it has helped me that much.Mostly what I have learned is that there are a ton of features in SilverFast Ai that I don't need and will never use. I am starting to get an inkling of what I do need and can use, but what looked like a learning curve before looks more now like a learning cliff. I'm at the bottom, looking up, with no idea how to get from where I am to where I'd like to go. The manual assumes that the user has so much knowledge going in that the text is all but unintelligible. It makes it extremely difficult to figure out what is important to me and what isn't, which settings are appropriate and which aren't.What I really need is a task-oriented guide. Something that says, if you want to archive negatives, you do this, this and this. If you want to do additional processing to your archived negatives, once you have scanned and saved them, then you have these tools available, this is what they do, and this is how to use them.I suppose there are places I can find this information -- possibly online user forums -- but I'm going to have to hunt for them, and then see if I can figure out how to ask the right questions of the right people. And really hope someone is willing to be helpful.It annoys me that Plustek and SilverFast don't understand that there are people like me who, as amateur photographers with lots of photographs they want to preserve -- willing to pay the money and put in the time to do so -- need just a little guidance in how to get started.I've encountered this kind of "we're all professionals here" attitude before, primarily in the CAD world. I don't understand it. There are a hundred potential sub-professional users for every professional, and we're not stupid, or poor. We just have more basic needs. We don't have the luxury of living and breathing this stuff every hour of our working lives. A little consideration would be appreciated.It is really very insulting that these vendors don't consider sub-professional users to be a market. How can they be so blind to such a huge potential? I don't know, but if they're like the CAD folks, they're really, really good at being blind.I am going to try to send this review to Plustek and SilverFast. Maybe they'll take pity on me. Here's hoping.****************Update May 1, 2010I really have to split this review into two parts: the hardware and the software.I have no complaints about the h
Спектроник-3EMZW
01.03.2013
8/10
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Хорошо
I bought this item to try and preserve a lot of 35 mm slides. The software could be a little better as far as being more user friendly. The slide scanner itself is well made and very durable. I think it was taking way too long to scan files, so I decided to have a local company do the whole lot. It cost me more, but I was looking at about a thousand slides to convert. It took me a day to get it set up, learn how to use the software and start scanning. I did about 75 or so and decided that I just did not have the will power to sit there all day to finish the entire collection of slides.This product did a good job of scanning the files, I was just not patient enough to wait for each slide to scan, then tweak each picture. If you want a hobby, then this is great, or if you have a lot of time then you will like this product.
Эксопилот-2OTYR
25.03.2013
8/10
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So far I have scanned in over 1500 slides and about 35 negatives. While the process can be somewhat slow I have been very pleased with the results. Putting in the slide tray can be somewhat "vague" at times - an error message comes on if the alignment is not correct. But this does not happen much anymore since I've developed a "feel" for the trays. I haven't had to modify the images very much - I generally saved only my "good" slides. But I was able to rescue a few slides that were over or under exposed. I have been pleased with the level of detail and the clarity of the saved images, but you have to expect a little loss compared to the original. It was a good purchase.
ТерраБот-9GATJ
23.03.2012
4/10
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While the Opticfilm 7600i AI film scanner appears to do a very nice job scanning slides, getting it to actually work can be a daunting task. The documentation provided with the product is 1 STAR awful! The documentation for installing the system on a MAC is worse than useless. It is provided in multiple sheets that together don't paint a complete picture. The words on one document refer to pictures and some "see arrow" references that don't exist. Another document provides screen shots with no explaination whatsoever. Neither document seems to align completely with the other. Further, there is no driver provided for the scanner for use with MAC's. It seems it has to be installed as part of the SilverFast installation (but that is not made clear). It also is very confusing as to whether or not you can use the scanner without additionally buying Adobe Photoshop. Instructions for installing on a Windows platform are more complete, but go on for pages and pages in which the instructions often differ from what you actually see on screen.The documentation for SilverFast is only slightly better and it is not for the faint of heart. Lastly, the version of SilverFast being shipped with the product (version 6.6) is not the current version of SilverFast, but a version that is about 6 years old! Also, the UI on the SilverFast tool is very poorly designed by today's standards. Icons are hard to interpet and placement is awkward. Clearly the product of image science geeks who never took a UI design course. As I said, it's a good scanner, but be prepared for a lot of aggrevation getting it installed and running. This product is not recommended for people who don't understand how digital color imaging systems work or who don't understand how to navigate complex installation issues. I barely got through it and I have a college degree in Image Science and 35+ years experience working with computer systems of all types.
ИнфраГость-7TIJD
15.10.2010
6/10
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Плохо
The unit includes 35mm slide and negative carriers, the power adaptor, USB cable and a case. There's no film strip carrier.Got it to primarily scan slides, so these comments apply to scanning slides only, and the results so far are very disappointing (using the SilverFast software). There's a decrease in sharpness; images have a slightly out of focus look, with none of the focus "crispness" of the original slide. Colors have a dull and lifeless look, and no amount of adjustment brings them to where they match the original slide. The auto-adjust (in SilverFast and the rest of the bundled software) totally distorts the colors. Reds have the typical overblown digital look, and getting a nice white seems impossible.The slide and negative carriers have a slight amount of play when they're inserted in the machine; if they're not correctly oriented, the scanned image is slightly askew so a preview scan is a necessity. The scanner is very slow, especially in the multi-scan and multi-exposure modes, and the higher resolution settings. I thought lower resolution scans (below 3200dpi) were marginally acceptable, so dropping the resolution below 3200 to speed up the process wasn't an acceptable option for me. For a simple, "Straight" scan of a slide, the results seem better to me using "quick scan" which doesn't use the SilverFast software.It occasionally "crashes" giving a message saying the scanner is not ready (apparently this has been an ongoing issue for Plustek OpticFilm scanners for a while now, judging from what I found when researching for a solution); the only thing that fixed the problem was to restart the computer. Regarding the construction: I wonder about the quality of the plastics used; was dusting off the slide carrier with a large soft makeup brush, and found that a small piece of plastic broke off the carrier.From everything I've read about the SilverFast software, I expected better. The user interface is too busy, with 5 separate windows opening when the program is launched; the programmers sure didn't take into account the end user. Some settings just don't want to work; example, it refuses to take a different output setting for the image size (again, when scanning a alide). There's no confirmation some of the other tools/features are either accepted or being made after clicking on the appropriate button (such as multi-scan, multi-mode, the iSRD dust removal). The other bundled software included is Presto PageManager and Presto ImageFolio. (Today, 11/5/10, I searched Amazon for Silverfast software to see what I might find; sometimes reviewers post some good, helpful info. Found SilverFast SE with 4 reviews and a unanimous 1-star rating....so much for that idea).Software and drivers installed easily with no problems (on a Windows Vista computer) and the desktop footprint is much smaller than a flatbed scanner; those are the best things I can say about it. This is my first dedicated film scanner; until now I've used flatbed scanners. I once did freelance commercial and advertising photography, did all my own darkroom work, and been an avid photographer since I was in high school, so I have a definite idea of the kinds of results I want, and the 7400 doesn't give me what I hoped for. Maybe once I master the SilverFast software I'll think differently, but in my opinion it shouldn't take that much work to make a straight, accurate scan of an original (slide) that was fine to begin with. Last of all, I think it's overpriced even at the $240 I paid for it (new).Update 12/3/10: Color calibrated my HP w1907 monitor with a Spyder 3 Express Datacolor DC S3X100 Spyder 3 Express. Slide scan colors still aren't as close as I would like to the originals but are a bit better.
Плазмонавт-3CYCD
05.07.2012
6/10
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Плохо
I bought this scanner to scan about 2000 old, mostly Kodachrome slides dating back to the 50's. I'm through the first 1000, and it works reasonably well 90-95% of the time. I'm just trying to get these family pictures available to the next generations, not doing critical restoration work or anything.I ran into the apparently well-known problem with not being able to scan some slides well,[...]and haven't found an answer to it yet.I upgraded the software to 64-bit Silverfast 8. It has a fresher UI and better threading but some key functions do not work as well (color accuracy between Silverfast and Windows, and multi-exposure scans) so I will be going back to the 6.6 version that shipped with the scanner as in the end it produces better results, at least for me. The changes might be due to the newer Plustek 64 bit driver, but there's no way for me to tell.Overall, it's done a respectable job of scanning and correcting my slides, including many that were color-shifted or nicked and scratched. It does take some time to get the hang of the software and adjust the scans. I'm still frustrated by the 5-10% that I just cannot get a decent scan from, but even a mediocre scan that people will look at on their computers beats these things sitting in a closet never to be seen again.
Астрон-7YTWD
29.10.2012
10/10
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Великолепно
After 45 years of searching I found my lost transparency of Jimi Hendrix in 2010. I photographed Jimi in January 1967. I own all the copyrights. The condition of the photograph was very, very poor. I scanned the image on my original Plustek 7300 bought from Amazon and I have just upgraded to the 7400 recently. In the process of restoration I also had high end drum scans made but I found the Plusteck very clean and sharp and have used these images. I expect the people at Plusteck to fall over themselves when they see this photograph and see what their little machine can do. I have had a print acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in London and the French glossy rock magazine 'Rock and Folk' just published the photograph on their cover September 2012.I highly recommend the Plustek 7400.Yours SincerelyMike Berkofsky
Дроид-3LZYI
05.10.2012
8/10
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Хорошо
After about 10 months of use scanning my way through several thousands of negatives (BW & colour)I uncovered a "forgotten" cache of old Agfa 110 format 100ASA negatives. Plustek does not supply a 110 adaptor, however I was able to find a "pro-quality" one at [...]. using the Agfa film preset in Silverlight with some sharpening and midtone adjustment, the 7400 was able to generate images significantly better than the original 1hr photo prints and almost on a par with some 400ASA images from my old (sadly defunct)Ricoh. The Plustek has been solid through over a thousand scans (usually 1800 to occasionally 7200 DPI), and the bundled Silverlight 6.6 does a good job of balancing exposure, enhancing shadow detail and generally producing crisp and natural looking images from even marginal negatives.
Аэронавт-3IPLJ
20.10.2012
2/10
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I got this scanner yesterday. I've been trying to install it for over an hour. My computer has the WIndows 7 operating system and none of the installation instructions actually work on my computer. I finally got the hardware and software installed, but then the hardware said it couldn't find the software and the software said it couldn't find the hardware. I sure hope this scanner works when I get it up and running, but if you want to buy something with an easy and sensible installation process, don't buy this one.
Зета-Орион-0QHEG
14.01.2012
8/10
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The recently-released version 8 is well done and makes the scanner more desirable. I was pleased that I did not find the much-complained-about poor user interface of earlier versions. Plustek promises new buyers a free upgrade to v. 8. I am using a Mac running OS 10.6.Yes, it's complicated software (like Photoshop is at first) but Version 8 comes with a helpful Workflow Pilot to assist you at first. Here is how to get started:- download and print the 14 page manual "SilverFast 8 Quick Guide" from SiverFast.com.- activate the Workflow Pilot (page 6)- run the Pilot (page 8). First you have to choose a "task". I suggest "Edit" as this affords the most adjustment options (the available adjustment icons in the horizontal bar change as you select alternate "tasks", many of which are not useful). I use a high resolution (3600 or even more) to be sure I'm getting all detail there is. (For old high-grain slides this may be excessive.)- later you may find it better to switch off the Pilot and go directly to the specific adjustments you wish to use. I select only a few, always including iSRD dust/scratch removal, as I do most other adjustments in Aperture or Photoshop.- there is a QuickTime icon in each of the adjustments which leads to a video specifically on that very adjustment. This can be very helpful.I would like an auto-feeder for the scanner to be able to scan several slides at once. This would be a big time-saver.
Вектрон-5JVNA
16.08.2012
2/10
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Ужасно
I will admit this thing is perfect for E6 even with the native driver and QuickScan button on the front, forget even loading Silverfast. But I need to scan Kodachromes and for them this thing is an absolute disaster, Silverfast can not output anything that doesnt look posterized. Native driver isnt too bad but has the infamous Kodachrome blue cast. VueScan is probably the best of the bunch but you still need some serious PS tweaking.
Гиперион-9RLGI
19.03.2012
8/10
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After a day of boring research, I ordered the Plustek 7400 Film Scanner based mostly on Amazon reviews. I don't have any slides, just a ton of 35mm negatives collected over 45 years or so. The Plustek has performed flawlessly so far (about 200 scans). As others have noted, the film strip holder could be better..it only opens up a little over 90 degrees, so it's easy for it to flop closed when you don't want it to. That's not a biggie, just an aggravation. Once the film is in place, operating the scanner is a snap. The LaserSoft Imaging Software bundled with the scanners takes some getting used to, but is very powerful and does an excellent job. So, I'm happy. The Plustek lets me see some images that have not been seen for years, and without using one of the services that are so spendy to do the same job.
Пульсар-4AZWE
17.05.2011
8/10
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Did a lot of research on scanning slides and film. Yes the Nikon 5000 and 9000 are the best out there with ICE but there are no vista or windows 7 drivers for them and I want to be able to see all that RAM I bought. So Plustek was the only real "newer" technology option out there. I also have an Epson V750 so I am pretty serious about my scanning. Comparing the two is interesting because it is kind of like apples and oranges. The clarity and brightness of the Plustek beats the V750 hands down. BUT the V750 has ICE and can scan 12 slides and 24 negatives at one time. I was a bit skeptical of the Plustek dust and scratch removal, it is not as "hands free" as ICE is. The funny thing is that the 7600i has infrared, which is what ICE needs to do it's thing but they did not pay the premium for the licensing I guess. All that said, I believe the Plustek method to be superior to ICE for one reason, it leaves more detail in the resulting picture than ICE does. If you get real nit picky, which I am, the ICE technology leaves edges fuzzier than the Plustek solution and both REALLY remove the junk. SO if you aren't real picky about the results and want a very simple, volume, workflow, use the V750. If you want to save a few dollars and get better results with a few more steps, then buy the Plustek. The unit is a lot smaller than you imagine it is but feels very solidly built. I have only run experiments on quality of scans so I have not run a lot of film through it. We will see how it holds up. To be fair, I must admit that I upgraded my Silverfast to the HDR Studio, they had a Christmas sale and I couldn't turn it down. This does give me more of a "production line" capability. This is not a trivial tool, there is a learning curve. But if you take the time and perseverance to learn Silverfast software You should be pleased.
НаноПилигрим-4IVOL
06.07.2012
8/10
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I've just finished scanning my first thousand slides and have found this scanner to be exactly what I hoped it would be. Easy to use and produces excellent scans. The editing software was a bit clumsy at first for a long time MAC user, but not too difficult to learn. I'd recommend this for anyone that wants to convert a large quantity of 35mm slides to digital files.
Небулоид-6YYBW
21.03.2011
8/10
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I broke my Nikon Coolscan V scanner. If you don't already know, Nikon has discontinued their film scanners. When I inquired with them about getting it repaired, I was told that they could only do it if they had the parts. This hardly seems sustainable, so I looked around for other options. I stopped scanning film about 6 years ago, so I wasn't sure what was out there. I thought by now flatbeds with film adapters like those from Epson and Canon would give stellar results, but they don't. I've tried the Epson 4490 and V500, and the scans were pretty soft. I hear the Epson V700 is better, but not by much. Used dedicated film scanners are way over priced. For instance, a used Coolscan V is twice the price I paid new. Then I ran into Plustek 7400. This scanner, as far as I can tell, is the same as the 7600i but without ICE infrared dust remover. Since I wasn't going to scan color film, I didn't think I needed it.I've only had it a couple days, so I can only give a few observations:Pros.-Scans are pretty sharp. At least as sharp as my Coolscan was. I can see grain!-Pretty fast.-dmax is good. I have some dense negatives and at least from looking at the histogram of the scans, nothing was clipped.-The scanner is solid feeling. The body is plastic compared to the metal body of the coolscan, but I don't think that is a big deal.-The film holder is not flimsy compared to the epson's and even the nikon's.Cons.-It doesn't scan at advertised 7200 dpi. I'm not really sure what the real resolution is, but I can see step interpolation artifacts on scans that are 7200 dpi. It's still really good compared to it's competition in its price range.-I wanted to do sloppy border style scans, but this doesn't look to be a possibility based on the actual scan area.Overall, I'm happy with my purchase and am especially happy that Plustek is continuing to make this technology for this dying (though I'm seeing a recent resurgence) analog medium.
Кронос-4UYKP
20.08.2012
10/10
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Великолепно
The ONLY drawback has been the time required to scan; however, the quality more than makes up for the wait.
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