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Railfan Technology > Anyone using a Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner?Date: 03/30/18 10:23 Anyone using a Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner? Author: SalamanderSam Looking for feedback on the quality of the scans, the pluses and minuses of using it, etc. Is it worth the money?
TIA Date: 03/31/18 11:49 Re: Anyone using a Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner? Author: ACR_Ted I just got one last week and I am still checking it out. So far I think it does a good job, but the software that comes with it (SilverFast) has a very steep learning curve (to me, anyways). I have been using VueScan and Photoshop for 20+ years, so for now I'll stay with them.
It does seem like the PlusTek's scans are not quite as good as the Nikon's in contrast and D-Max, although they are still pretty decent. I'll try comparing the same slide on the 2 different scanners soon and see how they compare. I got it mainly to scan my old 620/120/220 negatives as well as my Grandfather's old 127 Super Slides and 6cm x 6cm mounted slides. But I have yet to find a mounted slide holder for either format... Ted Date: 03/31/18 14:35 Re: Anyone using a Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner? Author: wabash2800 I don't have a film scanner but bought a large format flatbed (11x17) Plustech 1180. It doesn't seem to want to work with Windows 10, but the fix reportedly is to get Vuescan software.
Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Date: 03/31/18 19:12 Re: Anyone using a Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner? Author: SalamanderSam ACR_Ted Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I just got one last week and I am still checking > it out. So far I think it does a good job, but the > software that comes with it (SilverFast) has a > very steep learning curve (to me, anyways). I have > been using VueScan and Photoshop for 20+ years, so > for now I'll stay with them. > > It does seem like the PlusTek's scans are not > quite as good as the Nikon's in contrast and > D-Max, although they are still pretty decent. I'll > try comparing the same slide on the 2 different > scanners soon and see how they compare. > > I got it mainly to scan my old 620/120/220 > negatives as well as my Grandfather's old 127 > Super Slides and 6cm x 6cm mounted slides. But I > have yet to find a mounted slide holder for either > format... > > Ted I'd be interested in seeing the comparison. I have a Coolscan V and as far as I know it can not do batch scanning, which if why I'm looking at the Optifilm. The ability to do medium format is a bonus as I'd also like to scan what I have. Date: 04/02/18 01:09 Re: Anyone using a Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner? Author: E25 Some of you may find something useful here...
https://filmscanusa.net/Nikon-CoolScan-9000-8000-Film-Adapter-Holder-Carrier-LS-9000-adapter.htm -- Greg |