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| Opticfilm 7500I Ai 7200 Dpi Silverfast Ai Studio Isrd | 
| Brand: Plustek
Category: Photography
Buy New: $486.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.7
Dimensions (in): 172.4 x 101.6 x 84.3
MPN: A24-BBM31-C
Model: A24-BBM31-C
EAN: 4042485363559
ASIN: B000VVWPQK
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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OPTICFILM 7500I AI Universal none Energy Efficiency
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 Superb scanner September 17, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This scanner stands head and shoulders above the previous scanners I've used. It is extremely easy to use, and the Silverfast software does a terrific job with optimizing the scanned images. This was personally recommended to me by an editor for Shutterbug magazine, and I'm very pleased with my purchase. I've been scanning transparencies, color negatives and b&w negatives, and everything has been quite intuitive.
 Excellent Film Scanner For The Price September 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is my first film scanner. For the most part, I used Nikon Equipment. I have been invovled in photography for the most of my life as a hobby as well as photo journalism, and also have done many weddings and events, etc. Just as I was reluctant to move into digital photography, I have held off for a long time prior to purchasing a film scanner. I really thought I would wind up with a coolscan, but I discovered this unit and was impressed with some of the reviews I read on it. I actually ordered one of the new coolscans just a few days before I ordered this one. The price was less than half of the coolscan. With today's financial pressures, it was not much of a brainstorm that convienced me to purchase the Optifilm 7500 AI.
I have not used it much, but have been working with it. I can say, out of the box it is very easy to use. It takes a little while to experiment with the software. For archiving, the quick scan is great and pretty quick. The software and the extra features it brings to the table are excellent in the sense, you can do a lot with it to bring your old slides to life again! It takes experimentation to discover just what size file you want to make of it. The software does a pretty good job on cleaning up the images. I did have one that came out with a flaw during the process, but I did not catch it until I had a print made. The resolution and color was great, if not better than the original slide.
I plan to use it a lot. I have a lot of film and slides to digitize. I don't think you can find a better quality unit for the price. Sorry, Nikon, this german scanner the best bang for the buck. I can only justify up to a certain amount of money to keep up with Nikon products.
I did a test print yesterday of a scanned slide taken around 1995. I was very excited to get the high quality that it produced. It was greater than my expectation for this scanner, and I only scanned it at about 600 dpi.
The only real drawback so far is the use of the software. It is pretty powerful, but it takes some playing with it to learn how to save your scans where you want them. The instruction are not very well written, however, there are some video examples you can click on.
The Main Complaint --- It is Made IN CHINA ! For that part, I am very diasapointed.
 Junk product May 18, 2008
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
Buy the Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED, much better scanner. Made better and the images are much more clear. I couldn't get the software to work and the Silverfast is clumsy.
Maybe even a five! April 17, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
No complaints with scanner, although I expect some will grouse about speed (Is that scanner, software, or resolution related?). High resolution scans and Tri-X are real friends. Can see through Kodachrome much better than my Canon 2710 or outside professional service that used Nikon 5000. If their work had been satisfactory I wouldn't have bought Plustek.
Strip film holder requires careful positioning and closing. Mounted slide holder outstanding. Plustek CD is all PC stuff. Which leaves Silverfast. Installed, on Mac w/10.3.9, and updated (free from their site) easily. Making a decent scan also easy.
Only those with boxes of Kodachrome need to read further-----I've found digging deeper frustrating. Their manual and instructional videos are big on superlatives, but short on technical details about how/when/why of the various settings. I tried a lot of Silverfast combinations on a Kodachrome slide and came up with good results, but not the best of everything in the same scan/file. Tried VueScan-default settings produced better results than any single file I came up with in Silverfast. I'm using "file" so there is no confusion, since many of the files were the result of multiple scans. As good, or better, results are likely possible with SilverFast; and it does have post scan processing features for those without Photoshop or whatever. I may not have the patience to figure it out given my comfort with VueScan and Photoshop.
Rereading above before hitting send I realize some may think I'm condemning Silverfast; that's not the case. In fact I've use Silverfast, almost exclusively, on my Epson 636 flatbed since day one. They do need a better technical explanation of their settings and a special section for extracting the details from Kodachrome we all know are hiding in there.
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