Its the ideal solution, in my opinion for any photographer who does not need to scan prints and who is not shooting sheet film. Vuescan is the worlds most popular 3rd party scanning application with over 900,000 customers. Plustek opticfilm 8100 is a dedicated 35mm film and slide scanner that scans color negative film, black and white negative film, slides, reversal film and kodakchrome film. It provides a very easytouse and easytolearn interface for scanning photos and documents into your system. Anyone with an older scanner incompatible with macos catalina can try.
Vuescan is the worlds most popular 3rd party scanning application with over 900,000. Lasersoft imaging has gained over 25 years experience in the development of imaging software. Feb 22, 2007 ive seen a test of a plustek 7300 scanner, they used a slide or negative of the usaf 1951 test chart and they found its actual resolution was 3000 d. Plustek opticfilm 8200i ai is a powerful scanner with 7200 dpi resolution. Check out bizrate for great deals on popular brands like canon, epson and imacon. Thats good news for mac users, because some scanners dont include drivers for mac and vuescan can make your scanner work on your macintosh. Hamrick software sunny isles beach, florida facebook. Plustek opticfilm 7400 is a dedicated 7200 dpi film scanner, which makes your scanning easier and more efficient. The panavue panascan is a budgetfriendly slide, 35mm and 110 negative film scanner. Plustek says that it should do better on a pc and has offered, if i can try it on a pc, which i dont own, and it works, they will send me updated mac software in a few weeks. It is designed for professional photographers, advanced amateur photographers, film photo enthusiasts, photography schools and.
Silverfast plustek is lasersofts software for plustek scanners. Find great deals on film scanner mac scanners, including discounts on the plustek opticfilm 8200i ai film scanner 783064365338. I wonder if this is just because of a nonoptimal sample. Vuescan for mac is a software package designed to take the place of the software that comes commercially packaged with scanners. Plustek opticfilm 120 usb small silverfast 8 icon silverfast 8 supported. The main photo is a recent 35mm fuji 400 negative scanned at 7200dpi on the plustek. Two onetouch buttons make scanning easier and more efficient for sharing. Hamrick says support for plustek opticfilm film scanners is almost ready to release. Vuescan is a scanning program that works with most highquality flatbed and film scanners to produce scans that have excellent color fidelity and color balance. Vuescan rescues scanners made obsolete by macos catalina. Prescan scanner uses the 35mm film holder that can handle 12 frames per 1 minute. Support for some plustek opticfilm scanners on windows, mac os x and.
Buy scanner software for plustek better scan results with silverfast. The plustek opticfilm 8100 is a dedicated and versatile film scanner with 7200 dpi optical resolution. This scanner has an infrared lamp for scanning film. The panascan converts film and slides to 5mp digital images, which are stored on an sd card that you can then import to your pc or mac. The opticfilm 120 includes patentpending, adjustable pitch 120mm film holders that ensure flat film for infocus scans. Heres a quick comparison of what i think is good and bad about the vuescan, epson and silverfast scanner software. My principal motivation for this is to scan film, not to make tests, but since. Its light sources give images more precise color rendering with less power consumption. Its sharp optical system produces excellent detail in shadow areas and remarkable tonal range. It permits its clients to scan their documents for free quickly, and they upload the file to any of their popular online cloud storage services.
So the question is whether vuescan can do any better. The plustek opticfilm 120 film scanner delivers the professional image quality results from 35 mm film strips, slides and 120220 film from 6 x 4. With it, mac users can use their older 32bit scanner with their apple desktop or laptop even if theyre running macos catalina. To get the minolta scan elite ii to work on mac os 9. Aug 20, 2014 i just bought a used plustek 7600i so i can scan my film negatives. Silverfast plustek for mac free download version 8. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast. In the case of the opticfilm 5, that limitation is defect removal. Vuescan is compatible with the plustek opticfilm 120 on windows x86, windows x64 and mac os x. A builtin infrared channel helps users remove dust and scratches on the original negatives and slides without additional postprocessing. Plustek opticfilm 120 driver for windows 10, macos. The driver from the plustek site didnt solve the issue. I stop using the epson software a while ago, so it might not be as precise a judgment as vuescan and silverfast, because its made from my memories of the software.
I just bought a used plustek 7600i so i can scan my film negatives. Vuescan is an excellent alternative for those users who need a program to control the scanner, because this lite program is compatible with more than 500 models. Its 5300dpi is less than that of the coolscans 4000dpi in actual detail resolved. Download vuescan and start scanning again in 60 seconds. Plustek tech support people have been very nice, but i have no time to wait around. For instance, to get the nikon ls4000 to work with mac os 9. The opticfilm 120 is a dedicated film scanner thats capable of digitizing negatives from 35mm up to 6x12cm. Vuescan reverseengineered over 6,000 scanner drivers to. The thirdparty software is made possible by reverseengineering drivers for more than 6,000 older scanners from 42 manufacturers, including. The batching scan mode is triggered when you select the job manager job man in the film scan setting select at the top left corner window. The pros of the plustek opticfilm 120 is its capability of batch scanning and a maximum resolution up to 10600 dpi.
Plustek specs the 7600s optical resolution at 7200 dpi. That would deliver a 10,800 x 7,200 pixel image or a 233,280,000 pixel. The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast film. Jan 21, 2018 ive been using this for a couple of week and its been a big step up from the epson v850 i was using previously. On my scanner plustek opticfilm 120 vuescan has some times caused the scanner to make weird noises, completely lock up, and all sorts of stuff that requires me to unplug the power to the scanner and restart the computer to get things working again. Supported cameras and scanner were also given below. The vuescan 9 scan utility takes a serious investment of time to learn, but the payoff is getting better. Ive seen a test of a plustek 7300 scanner, they used a slide or negative of the usaf 1951 test chart and they found its actual resolution was 3000 d. With plusteks multisampling, the noises are eliminated efficiently, and the unique light source gives images more vivid effect and precise color rendering. Vuescan pro is one of the most popular scanner software in the world and widely used by. Scanners scanner software archive page 4 rangefinderforum.
Plustek opticfilm 7400 the plustek opticfilm 7400 is an environmentalfriendly design high resolution scanner with more improved quality and greater power saving. This device uses a 14mp cmos sensor to scan your 120, 220, or 620 film with 6 x 4. If youre shooting roll film then this is most likely the scanner for you if you want the ultimate quality. Improved scan quality with some fujitsu scanners including scansnap s1500 improved scan quality with canon p208. After uploading the documents online, it will be available in your online account. Doubleclick on the cd icon, and a window will pop up displaying the file folder. I tried to install vuescan to make it work, but it said it cannot found any scanner nor row files. If the new plustek scanner handles 35mm film and 120 220 film at least as well as the nikon 9000, in terms of dmax and resolution, and if it can scan large 6x12 and 6x17 negatives, ill almost certainly buy it. Thats good news for mac users, because some scanners dont include drivers for mac and vuescan can make your scanner work on. This video is a quick run through of what you can expect from an 8200i, as well as. This 7200 dpi resolution scanner is designed with state of the art illumination and optical systems.
Plustek opticfilm 120 for better scans, buy silverfast. Vuescan is an application for scanning documents, photos, film, and slides on windows, macos, and. Jul 21, 2016 the mac version suffers from extreme overexposure of negative film and slight underexposure of positives. Vuescan is easy to use, and has advanced features for restoring faded colors, batch scanning and other features used by professional photographers. That means the ccd can move across the image at 7200 lines an inch.
Users also do not need to cut 3frame 6x7 120 film strips. Vuescan is very easy to use, and also has advanced features for restoring faded colors, batch scanning and other features used by professional photographers. A builtin infrared channel helps users remove dust and scratches on the original. Plustek opticfilm 8100 is a dedicated 35mm film and slide scanner that scans color negative film, black and white negative film, slides, reversal film and kodakchrome. They were tested on an epson v700 andor plustek 120 scanner. After completing the registration, you will be receive our latest information on new products and special promotions.
Oct 04, 2017 it will not scan high enough quality color scans on my mac. There are some things no software can do because the hardware itself is limited. It is designed for professional photographers, advanced amateur photographers, film photo enthusiasts, photography schools and clubs. Just as with previous plustek film scanners, the opticfilm 120 can scan at a very high resolution, its maximum of 10600dpi, producing a 421. Support for some plustek opticfilm scanners on windows, mac os x and linux no need for plustek drivers with these scanners plustek opticfilm 7200 serial number 5a15xxxxxxxx plustek opticfilm 7200i. Plustek opticfilm 5 35mm slide and negative film scanner opticfilm 5. Plustek opticfilm 120 film scanner 783064365642 adorama. The plustek opticfilm 120 film scanner delivers the professional image quality results from 35 mm film strips, slides and 120 220 film from 6 x 4. Note that plustek drivers for windows vista or later will usually work on windows 10. Vuescan can save scanners from epson, canon, fujitsu, etc. The mac version suffers from extreme overexposure of negative film and slight underexposure of positives. One of the latest entrants in the athome film scanning game is the plustek opticfilm 120. Opticfilm 7200 serial number 5a15xxxxxxxx opticfilm 7200i opticfilm 7300. Oct 19, 2014 vuescan for mac is a software package designed to take the place of the software that comes commercially packaged with scanners.
Following major problems with my minolta dimage scan multipro scanner over the previous months, i recently decided to switch to a new plustek opticfilm 120 medium format film scanner or of120 for short. Just announced a few months ago and made available for preorders earlier this month, the opticfilm 120. In combination with a variety of innovative ideas and the usage of current software technology, silverfast 8 has evolved into what we can proudly present as the best scanner software. If the new plustek scanner handles 35mm film and 120220 film at least as well as the nikon 9000, in terms of dmax and resolution, and if it can.
If youre shooting roll film then this is most like. Vuescan s filter infrared clean option can be used to remove dust spots from film scans. Also, run the x32 not x64 version of vuescan with these drivers. Insert the setupapplication cdrom, included with your scanner, into your cdrom drive and a plustek scanner cd icon will show on the desktop of your mac os x. Ive been using this for a couple of week and its been a big step up from the epson v850 i was using previously. The inset photo is a 100% actual pixels from my nikon d50.
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