plustek dedicated 35mm scanner
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you may want to give a call to parisilk. Bought one there a while ago and seems they have stock once in a while. Scan Quality is good but it is not good for your back haha as it takes me average 1 hour to scan 1 roll of film. so I just biought a Kodak Pakon 135 for a quick scan and to use on net. if high resolution needed, then i use plustek.
Yes. V700 is a good scanner for medium and large format but generally not as good for 35mm. Image looks soft. However much faster as you can scan many frames instead of just one a time like the plustek.
I use my v500 for quick scanning, and scan my favourites with the plustek at high res. it's really ultra slow. Will burn your entire evening just doing a roll and then tweaking the files.
oceanpriest
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may i know where did u got your pakon 135? and how much it costs?
My Pakon just arrived, my wife is going to pick it up right now from Fedex for me!
I'll get to see it when I get home in 5 weeks!
I also plan to use it for quick scan and for use on the net, and keeping the Coolscan V for higher resolution!
so excited!
oceanpriest
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Thanks !
How do you like it so far? Is it new or used?
sobrietyanonymous
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i have both plustek 8200ai and v700 epson scan.
for 135mm scans, plustek 8200ai beats v700 hands down except for slide films. plustek performs poorly in this area (i wonder is it because of their LED light or whatnot)
v700 is superb for all slides, and of course it allows you to scan MF/LF.
it really depends on your intended use. if you shoot only 135, plustek 8200ai is superb but if you are going to be versatile with your medium, get a v700.
or best, get both for the coverage.
cheers
for 135mm scans, plustek 8200ai beats v700 hands down except for slide films. plustek performs poorly in this area (i wonder is it because of their LED light or whatnot)
v700 is superb for all slides, and of course it allows you to scan MF/LF.
it really depends on your intended use. if you shoot only 135, plustek 8200ai is superb but if you are going to be versatile with your medium, get a v700.
or best, get both for the coverage.
cheers
Hi black man, how you feel the pakon compared to plustek? thanks
I ordered it used from AAAImaging ebay store USD$250 + shipping.
I won't be home until 5 weeks time to try it out
Apart from the resolution, the quality is on par. I like the work flows of the Pakon, less than 5 min for a roll
there are those cheaper film scanners, manual loading and scan outputs about 2-5 Mega pixels. Never tried them before so no comments on how it will turn out.
Cost should be about 100-250. No idea where its being sold. Can try challenger. (Last time i saw challenger and some local/online camera stores carrying them, no idea about now)
Also, Scanning can be quite tedious work. If you want to get cheap scanner, i think let shop scan for u better. Else, go straight for the V700. I have a plustek (which is manual loading), shoot and dev my own film as a hobby. When it comes to scanning, v. sian to load&scan 1 film by 1 film.
Cost should be about 100-250. No idea where its being sold. Can try challenger. (Last time i saw challenger and some local/online camera stores carrying them, no idea about now)
Also, Scanning can be quite tedious work. If you want to get cheap scanner, i think let shop scan for u better. Else, go straight for the V700. I have a plustek (which is manual loading), shoot and dev my own film as a hobby. When it comes to scanning, v. sian to load&scan 1 film by 1 film.
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magicianhisoka
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Deciding whether or not to buy a scanner will boil down to tradeoff between price, convenience and quality.
Most commercial scanners deliver on 2 out of the 3 characteristics.
Go for a V600 to balance price and quality if you're cost conscious.
Most commercial scanners deliver on 2 out of the 3 characteristics.
Go for a V600 to balance price and quality if you're cost conscious.
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