Plustek OpticFilm 8200I-SE

Positives: 1. Scanner is rugged, well-made, sophisticated, and neat. 2. The SilverFast software is easy to learn with every step of the process has accompanying PDF and Movie files for help. The PILOT option automatically steps the user through each image processing step with the option of manually changing settings as you go. The infrared dust scan and intelligent dust removal features are outstanding. Dusty and dirty slides from 1987 produced beautiful scans. The software is easy to learn with help at every step. Negatives (sorry for the pun): 1. The 8200i came with only European plug options on the power pack. Why would an adapter for Australia not be included for an Australian customer? No matter, I found I had an adapter to convert the German plug to Aussie. 2. The final save window for choosing filename and file format is far too small and quite difficult for a 67 year old like me to see. Why do software developers seem unaware of this issue? 3. I was however most unhappy (in fact really angry) with the perfunctory manner in which the scanner was "repacked" and only partially resealed by the Australian Border Force after their Customs inspection. Fortunately, as yet, no damage appears to have resulted, but what a disgraceful way to treat someone's property! Overall, I am very happy with the 8200i and recommend it without reservation (and this comment is unsolicited and unpaid). Garry R Stone B.App.Sci.,Dip.Ed.,M.A. Melbourne

I waited a while to test it and write the comments. so in the beginning, I read reviews for many scanners and spent weeks on my decision. about this one, there were comments on the complexity of the software and some users claimed to have sent it back just because of that. It was my impression the first time I curiously started to use it. the software was indeed complicated and I couldn't get a good scan no matter how much I tried with different settings. I was about to send it back but then I decided to do a smarter thing and once read the software manual. Everything changed right after that. The software has an autopilot feature which helps you to decide on the settings step by step and the quality can be seen in the attached photos (negatives Ilford iso 125 and 400). Obviously, if you need to scan with higher dpi and resolution, it takes longer. but I feel satisfied with 1/4 of the max resolution and I can scan 1 roll of films (36 shots) in about 4 h while doing other stuff. the only hassle is that you need to change the negatives into the holder, adjust its frames and feed it intermittently (the holder has slots for a 6-piece cut of the negative). but if you want to have a high quality scan without spending so much money to outsource it (as I had done before ranging from 9-19 euros per roll), it is certainly worth it. I am very happy about this product and even started already to scan many old negatives that I had in order to have a better quality back up.

Kurulumu çok zor ve sıkıntılı. Beraberinde verilen yazılım Internet bağlantısı olmayan mekanlarda çalışmıyor. Optik performansı da fiyatına kıyasla düşük.

When my Mother-in-law died, I inherited more than 10,000 slides that she and her husband shot over their 60 years of life together. They had them in 100 slide carousels, with a catalogue. The PlusTek film and slide scanner was MUCH cheaper for me to be able to scan this slide collection. The software allows you to pre-set a boilerplate naming convention; For Carousel #59 for example, it was no problem for me to set the filename to be '059-19740919-' and then for each slide, hit the [end]key and put in a comment on the end, like 059-19740919-Chicago-Don-Wendy-Railroad,' so that the final slide set can be searched by carousel, date (in this case 19 Sep 1974) and family members in the slide. The picture optimization functions are VERY good-- A number of slides that were underexposed or overexposed became visible for the first time--ever! The software is capable of taking scanner input from other scanners, like flatbed scanners, although it requires an extra fee to do so. After I scan the remaining 8000 slides, I may look into it...

Buen escaner, la calidad de imagen obtenida es muy buena. Los tiempos de escaneo son aceptables para mi. Sin embargo siento que la tecnología es un poco obsoleta: el cable es USB tipo B a USB tipo A y SiverFast 8 viene… en un Disco Compacto en pleno 2023!! He tenido que comprar un Chablé adicional USB tipo B a USB C y descargar el software desde el sitio web de SilverFast, lo cual no es muy intuitivo que digamos y complica las cosas al usuario final. No obstante, estoy satisfecho con la compra y debo decir que he obtenido mejores escaneos que usando mi cámara de 25mpx y una lente macro para escanear. Este escaner ha logrado que la fotografía analógica me vuelva a motivar!