People who have tell with this one, which as of 2004 replaces the previous model III. Microtek I've tried it. - image quality not acceptable everything else. + scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides It scans + good image quality + acceptable image quality, - no infrared dust and scratch removal function A great, unique thing about the Nikons Anyway, the big Nikon fails at the simple task to scan an APS film roll, whilst the old Minolta can do it as a matter of course. to work properly when you get it. - image quality only good + batch mode for film strips + batch mode up to 100 slide mounts better than the older and more expensive Nikon LS-4000 far below. + very good image quality with SilverFast + smoother scans by light condenser Polaroid + very high effective resolution could be a deal. + extremely high scan speed + excellent image quality + multi exposure The LEDs + good software package included 3200 DPI. from the section above as they go obsolete. negatives; something the $3,000 Minolta film scanner at the top can't It is needed only if you need to scan bigger 120 film. + optional feeder, film roll adaptor available It was replaced This is your gain, since actually Minolta makes far more complex industrial + SilverFast scan software included Minolta. If - effektive resolution only 2170 ppi Coolscan 9000 This beastly 20 pound, $1,800 scanner is the best I don't rewrite them or The 4990 even has ICE I won a trip to Hawaii with a slide I scanned on this and printed to enter the contest. + batch mode for film strips Microtek It scans flat art up to 8 + automatic dust and scratch removal Coolscan IV I wouldn't buy this current $610 35mm scanner since formats and scan multiple images simultaneously: twenty-four 35mm - complicated handling + infrared dust and scratch removal + compact dimensions, - no batch mode available If you insist, I'd get this If you just have a few slides to scan and want to do it yourself this The flatbeds get better as the film gets bigger, since the flatbeds don't have that may DPI (dots per inch) as dedicated film scanners, but as the film gets bigger (more inches) it doesn't matter. + better scans thanks to SilverFast SE Plus - low density range Another advantage of this Epson 4990 - bad dust and scratch removal function two I've used on both Mac and PC both clipped the shadows on slides, because they allow 30 days return for any reason, and + auto focus / manual focus I With the following examples I want to demonstrate the difficulties of a direct comparison of the scanners available. + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio + scans film rolls up to a length of 36 frames Anyway, one statement can be made very clearly: The best film scanners which are available or which were ever available, respectively, are thos of the last generation from Nikon, i.e. The scanner goes up to 1,600 DPI. This scanner processes a complete slide magazine in the batch mode, however fails completely at a single film strip. - no infrared dust and scratch removal, Hasselblad Flextight X1ReviewTechnical Data, + Virtual drum scanner Bundled Silverfast software should allow great colors from scanning scanners for around $500, but today get the Minolta the $290 Minolta google_ad_client = "pub-9972917844935201"; + IT8 calibration with SilverFast Ai Studio + caompact and handy to top. software and targets. + suitable for medium format films, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast SE PlusReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively) The 5400-II is likely the best 35mm scanner available, Microtek google_ad_width = 120; the scanhancer and see a huge improvement if you scan slides and use ICE. bought mine from Amazon the Nikons is an LED light source, as opposed to the fluorescent tubes and magic. + medium format and large format scans - small transparency unit with 6 x 22 cm the resolution for which you pay. - scan speed average, Braun Multimag SlideScan 7000ReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) footprint and is 8" tall. way to tell how well a scanner works is to try it yourself. + good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed I'd get it here or here. + good image quality Minolta What I want to say is that there is no gold medal, silver medal and bronze medal in the film scanner area. + compact and handy, - very slow is far better than a flatbed. - bad image quality at b/w films and negatives This scanner is 3200 DPI and 16 bits if - extremely low scan speed A Hasselblad Flextight X5, which price lies in the range of 20.000 , scans films with a brilliance and sharpness, which no other film scanner achieves. great, so if you can find one cheap by all means get it. The Epson V750 is 2006's King of practical flatbed scanners. 3200 for half the price. This list with examples could be extended continuously. The Multi Pro above - no batch scan possible 600DPI unless you are counterfeiting currency or otherwise doing some It went for $1,400 in 2002 and is very heavy and durable. High value top film scanners for the professional area, where best image quality and very fast scan speed are required, Hasselblad Flextight X5ReviewTechnical Data, + Virtual drum scanner + auto focus / manual focus try it first, and they probably expect you to pay full price. The - fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10M with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively) planet. + very good image quality GalleryHow-ToBooks + scans complete film rolls google_color_text = "000000"; + suitable for medium format films The 5400 sells for $830 here, expertise is your gain. However, it can process up to 12 mounted slides or 18 pictures on film strips in batch mode, so that it has an essential advantage in time. It drops the "Pro" from its model number. The older model can be identified by its I bought a new one for $300 (review here) Get LS-2000 This 2700 DPI scanner was the hot item in 1999. there's a lot of extra detail to scan, but not from modern lab prints. + automatic film strip feeder integraged Computer + Effective higher than nominal resolution cheap considering what you used to have to pay a year or two ago for + very high scan speed + low purchase costs, - extrem langsam 5400 above is much better for less money. Drag products here or use the corresponding buttons [Buy now] in order to fill your shopping cart. + original Lasersoft Imaging IT-8 targets + batch mode for film strips - no batch mode for film strips Minolta Digitizing a 35mm film roll with 36 pictures can be done by the Reflecta RPS as a matter of course, whilst you have to cut the film roll into film strips when working with the Nikon. Prints are easy to scan: any cheap flatbed scanner is However, if you have films which are pretty dirty or have scratches, the scans of a Reflecta ProScan 10T appear better, since it has an automatic dust and scratch removal function, which a virtual drum scanner like the Hasselblad Flextight does not have. By differences the content of the German original website holds. - fix focus, Reflecta MF 5000ReviewTechnical Data, + medium format and 35mm films OLDER + scan software SilverFast SE Plus If you only shoot 35mm then non-photo things. as opposed to the fluorescent tubes used in everything else. Talk - runs instably and unreliably, Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 with SilverFast AiReviewTechnical Data, + 7200 dpi resolution (3300 dpi effectively) and amateurs are also unfamiliar with the Minolta name as a leader in 4990. It has an excellent glass film holder that rid of the dirt automatically. If up to 4x5" film. + iSRD dust and scratch removal Everybody has to consider carefully which characteristics are important for his project: Which kind of film material is to be scanned, how many films have to processed in which time, which resolution is suitable for the available film material, how good must the image quality be? Nikon name is familiar to photographers, although I suspect the Minolta + acceptable image qualtiy Kodachrome's unique dyes usually render ICE automated dirt removal useless. + films up to a size of 6x9cm + iSRD dust and scratch removal love these Epsons. The Nikon 9000 will take up most of your desk with a 10 x + Multi exposure Till the 4870 came out Epson The multi PRO only takes 7 x 15" Prints back + excellent image quality For 35mm you're better off with a dedicated film scanner, but for larger formats the Epson is great for about $450. will have to be careful when trying to scan a printed page.) to top. + good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed If you have $500 to splurge you can get the superb EPSON more than enough. - fix focus, Back to the index film scanner buy and accessories. It has great + excellent image quality + good software package included, - no dust and scratch removal function the Pro version (which includes all the color calibration software) it does is the only scanner of which I know that does work on Kodachrome. - no optional APS adaptor available If not, the best way to remove dirt with any non-ICE + very good scan software, Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + Medium format and 35mm format Scanners go obsolete and are replaced with newer models annually. Seeing if you want to scan 30 slides, not 3,000. + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal For if you want to scan prints only get any $40 flatbed. - bad image quality at b/w films and negatives great. dust removal) and maybe an almost imperceptible difference in shadow + 3200 dpi resolution (effectivelx 3050 dpi) It's the world's Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO I own this and love it. has a special film drawer making it great for scanning 4 x 5" and even 4990 or EPSON V750 which are way, way, way more than needed for scanning prints at 4,800 1640SU Photo I own one of these and love it. + acceptable image qualtiy EPSON or the cheap version without the calibration tools - no batch mode for mounted slides prices below; these are copied and pasted by me below every few months + scanning directly out of the slide magazine - no batch mode for mounted 35mm slides + multi exposure + very high effective resolution to your friends; scanners seem to be the least likely computer item - density range too low fixed that. Even 5 years ago their cheapest, the 1640, worked great. All prints today, even from film, are printed with minilab equipment for 35mm you are better off with a dedicated 35mm scanner above. - delivers strongly blown up image files + films from 35mm up to 4x5" large formats New in February 2005, the 4990 is the cheapest excellent way to scan film. - fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10M with SilverFast SE PlusReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively) so you may or may not be able to get perfect focus or scan small 16mm + IT8 calibration within SilverFast If + resolution 7200 dpi (effectively 3800 dpi) Only get this if you need to scan film larger than is replaced by the Minolta 5400. - extremely low scan speed Get holder that swallows up to 8 x 10" film, although I've never figured Dimage Scan Elite 5400 Introduced Summer 2003. + extensive accessories available - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000 + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4100 dpi effectively) + IT8 calibration within SilverFast out how to use this glass holder without Newton rings. Is it now superior or inferior to a Plustek OpticFilm? - effective resolution only 2300 dpi - no colour calibration possible, Reflecta ProScan 10TReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4100 effectively) scan times: 3 minutes at 4x sampling with ICE, (15 second prescan), + batch scans up to 100 frames + large software packet included merely guessing on. + scans complete film rolls google_color_link = "0000FF"; Click it to see my review. + scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides + ICE3 integrated Too bad, that Nikon has given up its film scanner production in the year 2009. + very good scan software, - extremely expensive Honestly, I'd first go for the Minolta 5400 since ICE A reader writes that his ICE works great even on Kodachrome, which if - fix focus, + medium format and 35mm format is a necessity. + batch mode 12 35mm mounts/24 negatives I used to suggest Minolta scanners, but they went out of business. - film strip holder FH3 not included. Epson Most amateurs buy the Nikon since it's what's pushed in camera stores google_ad_height = 600; Search 20" me it's poor for transparencies, so again if you're looking at this is an LED light source, as opposed to the fluorescent tubes used in - no optional APS adaptor available ELITE F2900 A great 35mm scanner at what was about $850. who have owned this and love it. + films up to 6x12cm The LEDs should be more stable over time. I have not tried it. off the hook cheap for scanning prints. + suitable for x-ray scans, - slow scan speed Epson Expression 12000xl ProReviewTechnical Data, + Flat bed scanner + film scanner of combinations of smaller 120 formats), or two 4x5 frames. (4 x 5" + scanning 35mm film rolls - no batch mode for film strips only go to 6 x 9 cm. It scans film up to 4" x 9" at + rotates portrait formats automatically 2004 with the intro of the Scan Dual IV. should be more stable over time. The 5400-II is 5,400 DPI, USB 1.1/2.0, 4.8 DMax and ICE dirt removal. you only need to scan 35mm film instead get the Minolta They won't let you bring it - no batch mode for mounted slides get it here. + batch mode for 12 slides/24 negatives + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal have much better prices than a camera store. last place to buy one is a camera store. + very high effective resolution 2006 Ken Rockwell. do! + ICE4 and ICE Professional integrated + extensive accessories available + IT8 calibration within SilverFast of real automated hardware dust removal (ICE). + scans directly out of the magazine The flatbed scanner Epson Perfection V800 Photo is inferior to a film scanner like the Reflecta ProScan 10T in terms of resolution and colour. - fix focus, + 3600 dpi resolution (3280 dpi effectively) - unacceptable image quality + extremely fast - no automatic film strip feeder Scanning an archive is a very different story. The advantage is that these excellent flatbeds do a fairly great job of scanning film of any size. the Minolta 5400 seems so much better for very little more money. + viewing window at the front of the device, - no colour calibration possible + very fast scan speed I'd get it here. Introduced February, 2005, the Konica-Minolta 5400-II improves on the The scanhancer is an inexpensive piece of magic plastic that really is inexpensive How shall we classify a magazine scanner like the Reflecta DigitDia? + many accessories available - image quality only good + good scan software SilverFast SE stores have better return policies and discounts, especially over the - bad image quality As of December 2002 it's discontinued, - fix focus, Braun Multimag SlideScan 7000with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) so if you can find one on closeout by all means go for it. DPI. - handling complicated MODELS back Nikon only offers high-end film scanners. + Colour calibration possible Half of what you see on my gallery pages was scanned on it. See my review. + extremely high scan speed All Nikon film scanners can be highlyrecommended, because they all produce an extremely high image quality. + multi exposure within SilverFast SE Plus good stuff you see on my site was scanned on this in 2000. + good dust and scratch removal + very good film holder included + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio + large transparency unit (20,3 x 25,4 cm) A great, unique thing about the Nikons is an LED light source, - no SilverFast IT-8 calibration possible + Scan-Software SilverFast Ai Studio For + low purchas price 35mm film wants a dedicated film scanner for best results. - no automatic flim strip feeder + 3200 dpi resolution (effectively 3270 dpi) The differences between the singular scanners are too big. - no batch mode for mounted slides The image quality is the same as the cheap 1640 when You won't ever use more than the Coolscan V ED, Super Coolscan 5000 ED and Super Coolscan 9000 ED. This is a great - fix focus, Reflecta CrystalScan 7200ReviewTechnical Data, + 7200 dpi resolution (3300 dpi effektively) + IT8 calibration within SilverFast film adapter for $50 (!!) else. + 4000 dpi resolution (effectively 3900 ppi) google_color_url = "008000"; Today, get the Nikon film scanner for scanning film. buy from someplace you can return the thing if it doesn't work. This shop has moved to a new domain. A great, unique thing about frames, eight 35mm mounted slides, three frames of 6 x 12cm (or more See my review here and I'd get it here. and if it doesn't work for you, you can send it back and try something Look cost less since their name does not extract the premium Nikon does. - no batch mode for mounted slides + acceptable scan speed for these cheap as refurbished units; some are still available new but so if you can't find one new or used try the other two. This - no automatic flim strip feeder fix. Thank goodness the Nikon has ICE to get The These a new $1,400 Microtek 1800f and so far I prefer the scans of flat art Minolta - fix focus + auto focus / manual focus + low purchase costs, - no batch mode for mounted slides + absolute flatness of the films + very large scan area with 30,9 x 42,0 cm are quality products regardless of price, just like their superb printers. look at the Microtek you have an entire archive of slides to scan please read this page here. + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio You can worry about price and image quality + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio suggestions are honestly what I'd buy today, and when I say "try" I + auto focus / manual focus The Canon FS4000US is in terms of scan speed like a snake compared to to Nikon Coolscan V; anyway it can process 4 mounted slides in the batch mode, whilst you have to reload the Nikon after each single slide. - effective resolution only 2300 dpi + MagicTouch dust and scratch removal defects. Nikon + batch mode up to 100 slide mounts in time saved. No other scanner has ever achieved the image quality, performance and reliability of these top scanners, except from the Hasselblad Flextight scanners. + multi-exposure, - very expensive - faulty dust and scratch removal The other scanners that has a digital intermediate stage and only print at 300 DPI, + auto focus / manual focus get the 5400-II. + scanning 36x36 films, Reflecta ProScan 10T + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4100 effectively) I'd get it here. + comprehensive scope of delivery If you really want to go gonzo it comes standard with a glass + SilverFast-Software SE Plus inclusive - scans appear a bit washy 1100 which was used to scan the other half of the images you see FS2710 This and its newer brother the 2720 were great little 35mm 1680 Professional This is a heavy duty version of 1640 which sells - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000ReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) dirt removal! and other higher end scanners than Nikon does and therefore Minolta's Everyone's computer, expectations and needs are different. I have friends 35mm or need to retouch cracked prints, otherwise get a film-only scanner For large B/W negs you + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio + low purchase costs, - no batch mode for mounted slides - no optional APS adaptor available In spite of the above remarks we have composed the following ranking list, because many visitors of our web site had that whish. + scanning 36x36 films, - works only for mounted 35mm slides seems to lack a glass film holder (similar to other 35mm-only scanners) + viewing window at the front of the scanner, - no good image quality with CyberView It has 1,800 DPI, has great color and most importantly 35mm Film:back + Multi-Exposure within SilverFast