NazgulKing
Senior Member
Is the website price the same as the shop price?
help needed, best affordable 35mm film scanner??
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Is the website price the same as the shop price?
gentlemen, if i can confuse you guys further, i would like to recommend the canon pixma 8170.
PIXMA MG8170 - Canon Singapore - Personal
this is a all in one scanner. i bought this for the excellent printing, its ink droplet size is 1pl and it comes with a dedicated gray cartridge and two different blacks.
it also comes with a single 6 exposure film folder for 35mm film.
it is going for 399 sgd. which if you are casual user of film scanning, it may represent a better value for money...
(the more expensive mg8270 comes with alot more connectivity, but the scanning, printing specs are the same)
raytoei
PIXMA MG8170 - Canon Singapore - Personal
this is a all in one scanner. i bought this for the excellent printing, its ink droplet size is 1pl and it comes with a dedicated gray cartridge and two different blacks.
it also comes with a single 6 exposure film folder for 35mm film.
it is going for 399 sgd. which if you are casual user of film scanning, it may represent a better value for money...
(the more expensive mg8270 comes with alot more connectivity, but the scanning, printing specs are the same)
raytoei
NazgulKing
Senior Member
Quick question to those who use the Plustek 7600i: do you need to accurately position the photo or do they give some measure of leeway and cropping?
not sure i understand your question. for the plustek, advancing the negatives is done manually. you advance by feel -- there are notches in the guide rail that indicate where to stop. if you overshoot, just pull it back a bit. It is fairly accurate -- I never have issues with border cropping etc.
NazgulKing
Senior Member
But you have to align the start frame and the last frame to something right? Otherwise you are going to end up scanning somewhere in between.
the negative holder can hold only 6 negatives at a time. while inserting, you have to make sure that you do it correctly. that is not a big issue for the 6 frames strips, but you need to be more careful if the strip is less than 6 frames long.
One of the advantages of the Plustek is that film flatness is not an issue -- the film is held in place tight by the holder.
One of the advantages of the Plustek is that film flatness is not an issue -- the film is held in place tight by the holder.
betta01
New Member
Are you using the Plustek scanner now? If you see the negative holder you will instantly know how to use it, its that simple.
Just position the negative with image on the negative holder and it will fit perfectly.
If the negative is shorter because it contain less then 6 shots you can position the negative anywhere between the 6 slots on the negative holder.
Hi Plustek users
May I know if the scanner automatically "feeds" the film holder after it has been inserted?
Eg, can I set it up so that it will automatically feed and scan the 6 frames in the holder, one frame after the other?
Or do I have to be physically there to manually feed and adjust the holder (and click "scan") after every single frame?
Thanks in advance for your help with my query!
May I know if the scanner automatically "feeds" the film holder after it has been inserted?
Eg, can I set it up so that it will automatically feed and scan the 6 frames in the holder, one frame after the other?
Or do I have to be physically there to manually feed and adjust the holder (and click "scan") after every single frame?
Thanks in advance for your help with my query!
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timlim said:Hi Plustek users
May I know if the scanner automatically "feeds" the film holder after it has been inserted?
Eg, can I set it up so that it will automatically feed and scan the 6 frames in the holder, one frame after the other?
Or do I have to be physically there to manually feed and adjust the holder (and click "scan") after every single frame?
Thanks in advance for your help with my query!
Need to feed it manually..
seriously if you need something of good and high end quality scanning at 7200dpi...then wont it make more sense to wet print direct from the negatives?
Using the past methods and process from taking pictures all the way to printing..its a long process that in any stages that any little mistake can spoil the whole images.
Seriously if it is affordable, of cos go for the best..but if its going to take quite an effort to do a scanning, i would then suggest that unless you wanted it for some professional reasons like competitions, or poster size printing....if not, it doesnt really matter much wont it? Scanning at 7200dpi is not a joke..and how often do u scan at that size? If all you want to do is to post online at say flickr large1024 x 689 sizing..then does it really makes a difference? And of cos unless u deliberately place 2 similar pictures side by side scanned by different scanner to compare....then it does make some sense and difference..but do u do that?
if not, most of the time, when you post a picture online...people usually wont comment as such, "wow, nice scanning" or "nice lens" or "nice camera"...the compliment comes from the picture, the subject etc...I must say that im not saying the camera n lens and scanner dont contribute to a nice photo(which we all know it does), im just stating down that to what extend people look at the process?
Well of cos im not saying that we shouldnt go for the best, im only saying that based on our needs and affordability issues, we should choose the one that suit us best..
Just my opinion.... Its afterall a hobby...we should enjoy the process and not get exhausted by the process...
Using the past methods and process from taking pictures all the way to printing..its a long process that in any stages that any little mistake can spoil the whole images.
Seriously if it is affordable, of cos go for the best..but if its going to take quite an effort to do a scanning, i would then suggest that unless you wanted it for some professional reasons like competitions, or poster size printing....if not, it doesnt really matter much wont it? Scanning at 7200dpi is not a joke..and how often do u scan at that size? If all you want to do is to post online at say flickr large1024 x 689 sizing..then does it really makes a difference? And of cos unless u deliberately place 2 similar pictures side by side scanned by different scanner to compare....then it does make some sense and difference..but do u do that?
if not, most of the time, when you post a picture online...people usually wont comment as such, "wow, nice scanning" or "nice lens" or "nice camera"...the compliment comes from the picture, the subject etc...I must say that im not saying the camera n lens and scanner dont contribute to a nice photo(which we all know it does), im just stating down that to what extend people look at the process?
Well of cos im not saying that we shouldnt go for the best, im only saying that based on our needs and affordability issues, we should choose the one that suit us best..
Just my opinion....
Its afterall a hobby...we should enjoy the process and not get exhausted by the process...I would add that the 7200 dpi is just marketing -- actual effective resolution when scanning at 7200 dpi is less than 4000 dpi for the Plustek. And a 7200dpi scan would take more than 30mins.
I find that the Plustek produces very nice scans at 3600dpi or 4000dpi, and is most useful around there. My initial guess is that the effective dpi is about 3000.
If you are just posting to flickr, then a flatbed is good enough. There are 2 advantages to a dedicated scanner. Firstly, it is usually sharper for curled film, due to the simple fact that the holders are optimized for scanning 35mm film. Secondly, the Plustek is much smaller than a flatbed, and it makes a difference if you have a crowded table like mine.
I find that the Plustek produces very nice scans at 3600dpi or 4000dpi, and is most useful around there. My initial guess is that the effective dpi is about 3000.
If you are just posting to flickr, then a flatbed is good enough. There are 2 advantages to a dedicated scanner. Firstly, it is usually sharper for curled film, due to the simple fact that the holders are optimized for scanning 35mm film. Secondly, the Plustek is much smaller than a flatbed, and it makes a difference if you have a crowded table like mine.
seriously if you need something of good and high end quality scanning at 7200dpi...then wont it make more sense to wet print direct from the negatives?
Using the past methods and process from taking pictures all the way to printing..its a long process that in any stages that any little mistake can spoil the whole images.
Seriously if it is affordable, of cos go for the best..but if its going to take quite an effort to do a scanning, i would then suggest that unless you wanted it for some professional reasons like competitions, or poster size printing....if not, it doesnt really matter much wont it? Scanning at 7200dpi is not a joke..and how often do u scan at that size? If all you want to do is to post online at say flickr large1024 x 689 sizing..then does it really makes a difference? And of cos unless u deliberately place 2 similar pictures side by side scanned by different scanner to compare....then it does make some sense and difference..but do u do that?
if not, most of the time, when you post a picture online...people usually wont comment as such, "wow, nice scanning" or "nice lens" or "nice camera"...the compliment comes from the picture, the subject etc...I must say that im not saying the camera n lens and scanner dont contribute to a nice photo(which we all know it does), im just stating down that to what extend people look at the process?
Well of cos im not saying that we shouldnt go for the best, im only saying that based on our needs and affordability issues, we should choose the one that suit us best..
Just my opinion....
NazgulKing
Senior Member
Question for those who own the AI version of the 7600i. How does the IT8 target work exactly? Do you scan and use the software to make the calibration file? Does the IT8 target(s) work for all the known slide films like Velvia, Provia and E100?
You put the target in the scanner, then use the IT8 function to generate an icc profile for the scanner and this completes the calibration. Each target has its own reference file which the IT8 function requires to work properly. If this reference file is not found, you will need to look for it at the vendor website and download it. I have not dwell into whether the target will work for different film type, but the target film are known to be of Kodak or Fuji ....
metzalx
Member
Has anyone used this product before? The price is very appealing to students on a really tight budget, a.k.a. me. Hahaha. Just wondering how are the results like for this scanner.
Sorry for the noob question, but what's ICE?
Hi Ray,
I am really interested to get the Canon MG8270 to replace my current HP AIO and a B-size Photo Printer as well but I'm curious how good the film scans are on it. If it compares well with the Canon 8800F, then it's good enough for me. How are the prints from this printer? Is it heavy on ink usage as well? And how much does it cost to replenish?
