Jan 10, 2016 the opticfilm 120 claims more high end stats but rebut them as wildly inaccurate and inflated. The opticfilm 7200 is capable of scanning 35mm slides and negatives in an optical resolution of 7200 dpi. The driver update utility for plustek devices is intelligent software which automatically recognizes your computers operating system and scanner model and finds the most uptodate drivers for it. Its light sources give images more precise color rendering with less power consumption. This was scanned with one of the first versions of vuescan to support the opticfilm 120. Test report plustek opticfilm 120 medium format film scanner. You can still use the scanners original software if desired. Maybe in the future silverfast will be more compatible with windows 10. The opticfilm 120 comes with the world recognized professional film scanning software, silverfast ai studio 8, and it is full functionality. The new workflowpilot guides users through all scanning and processing steps. For this scanner the latest software version is silverfast 8. Scanner, silverfast ai studio 8 software and manual, it8 6x7cm calibration slide for colour accuracy, power adapter, plustek opticfilm 120 manual, film.
Medium format scanning with the plustek opticfilm 120. The highest resolution the scanner can put out without using software to make it bigger. Professional medium format and 35mm photographic film scanner. It looks a little dated compared with the latest versions of popular imaging software but it does the job. Its the ideal solution, in my opinion for any photographer who does not need to scan prints and who is not shooting sheet film. 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. Vuescan is compatible with the plustek opticfilm 120 on windows x86, windows x64 and mac os x. Vuescan is an application that replaces the software that came with your scanner. Aug 27, 2015 in this video, i show you how to scan medium format film. I just got one last week and i am still checking it out. The scanners builtin infrared channel provides dust and scratch removal during scanning to cut. Vuescan is an image scan utility freeware for windowsbased pcs, developed by hamrick software. Brooks sep 1, 2007 the reason is that digital cameras have brought more photographers into using a computer for photography so now they want to access the film images they have made over the years in digital format.
In addition, it retrieves the full bit depth of data from scanners, process and manages to get a. Lastly from the alltime greatest medium format film scanners you can buy now is the opticfilm 120 film scanner by plustek. Plustek opticfilm 120 driver for windows 10, macos. In this video, i go over my film scanning workflow using vuescan software and an epson v500 and then compare the results with epson scan. 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. Plustek opticfilm 7200 scanner software silverfast for. The standout feature of this scanner is the silverfast software. Being 210 x 374 x 189 mm in size, the scanner s footprint is similar to that of. Plustek opticfilm 120 driver vuescan scanner software. Vuescan turned my epson v800 into great scanner also. The vuescan 9 scan utility takes a serious investment of time to learn, but the payoff is getting. We prioritize the safety of our community and customer while continuing to serve you.
This way, you can edit your best photos and post any of your photos on your social media. Some shots that simply scanned like crap on my flatbed do to the high density of the slide film scanned beautifully on the plustek 120. In order to optimize our website for you and to be able to continuously improve it, we use cookies. The plustek opticfilm 8200i differs from its predecessor plustek opticfilm 7600i just in the new scan software. I dont have a film scanner but bought a large format flatbed 11x17 plustech 1180. In this video, i show you how to scan medium format film. Discussing issues with vuescan in plustek opticfilm 120. It doesnt seem to want to work with windows 10, but the fix reportedly is to get vuescan software. 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. Buy plustek opticfilm 8100 film scanner featuring resolution. A builtin infrared channel can detect dust and scratches on the surface of the original negatives and slides. 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.
In this case i am using a epson v800, but the process will also work with any other scanner. Its workflowpilot guides users through all scanning and processing steps. Squeeze the very best results from your flatbed scanner with improved software and hardware. Plustek scanner drivers vuescan scanner software for. A quick scan pun intended, sorry of the opticfilm 120 flickr group revealed one other person having the same problem, although apparently being given short shrift by plustek germany. In the contrary to many other manufacturers plustek does without an own scan software and delivers the opticfilm 120 only with silverfast ai studio 8 from lasersoft imaging. This next one is a color slide converted to a sepia tone. Jan 06, 20 at this point something unpleasant begins happening inside the scanner with the feed mechanism which produces a banging noise a little more frequently than once a second. Vuescan er kompatibel med plustek opticfilm 120 pa windows x86, windows x64 og mac os x. I purchased this scanner to get better scan results for my hasselblad and rolleiflex shots. Plustek opticfilm 120 scanner software silverfast for.
Vuescan is an application for scanning documents, photos, film, and slides on windows, macos, and. Professional quality negatives and slides scanning plustek opticfilm 8200i ai the plustek opticfilm 8200i ai is a powerful scanner with 7200 dpi resolution. I am generally very picky about my photos, but i am impressed with the results. You can scan twice, much as you might bracket exposures for a high density range image. I launched it to scan a photo on my epson v600 flatbed. It also does batch scanning, auto focus, multiscanning. Jul 21, 2016 the opticfilm 5 does better than most scanners with a dynamic range of 3. Due to recent events covid19, plustek has commenced precautionary limitations as our hours of operation have temporarily adjusted. Ive only been using vuescan for a short period of time. The silverfast software has individually adjusted color profiles of plustek film scanner, and all features are wellcombined and perfectlyintegrated with the opticfilm 120. 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.
The plustek opticfilm 120 achieves an effective resolution of 3450 dpi at scans with the optical resolution of 5300 dpi and thus achieves effectively 65% of its nominal resolution. With an opionally available it8 calibration target this software also enables the calibration of the scanner. Features handling performance verdict specification. At this point something unpleasant begins happening inside the scanner with the feed mechanism which produces a banging noise a little more frequently than once a second. The only software plustek includes with the opticfilm 120 is lasersoft imaging silverfast ai 8. The plustek 7600i is a wellbuilt, capable machine that made it simple to scan 35mm negatives and slides with helpful automatic defect removal using either the bundles silverfast software. The opticfilm 7200 is suitable for photographers and home users. It does everything you wish scanner software would do.
The plustek opticfilm 8100 is a dedicated film scanner with 7200 dpi optical resolution. It is in fact easier to use than the nikon, as the film holders are significantly better designed and the batch scanning works much better than on the nikon although not as well as nikonscan 4. The plustek opticfilm 8100 is the latest entrylevel model in plusteks opticfilm line of dedicated 35mm film scanners. Vuescan is compatible with the plustek opticfilm 5 on windows x86, windows x64 and mac os x. Oct 17, 2012 just announced a few months ago and made available for preorders earlier this month, the opticfilm 120 is a professional caliber scanner that can digitize both 35mm and 120mm medium format film. If youre shooting roll film then this is most likely the scanner for you if you want the ultimate quality. 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. Plusteks latest film scanner is a midrange model that costs around. Selecting negative film type helps correct the specific orange film mask color, and vuescan provides over 200 film types.
Just announced a few months ago and made available for preorders earlier this month, the opticfilm 120 is a professional caliber scanner that can digitize both 35mm and 120mm medium format film. The opticfilm 120 is undoubtedly a very good scanner and if the filmholder and focus issues can be addressed this should give results that are dramatically better than the epson v750 and potentially on a par with the nikon 9000. Plustek opticfilm 5 driver vuescan scanner software. The driver update utility downloads and installs your drivers quickly and easily. Two onetouch buttons make scanning easier and more efficient for sharing on websites such as flickr, facebook, and picasa. Plustek opticfilm 5 driver vuescan scanner software vuescan is an application for scanning documents, photos, film, and slides on windows, macos, and linux. The opticfilm 5 does better than most scanners with a dynamic range of 3. I use vuescan with the opticfilm 120 and can say it is both easy to use and delivers images as good as you note here and better than the nikon in most cases.
Vuescan is often faster than the scanners original software, both scan and focus. A new graphical user interface reduces the learning curve, and the. All important information about the opticfilm 120 scanner of plustek and scanner software silverfast plustek opticfilm 120 for better scans, buy silverfast scanner software to use all features of our website, its recommended to enable javascript in your browser. The ir dust and scratch removal set at medium had little. Here is another one, this one in rgb mode with a slight tone, same film info, also made with the bronica and scanned using the opticfilm 120. Two onetouch buttons make scanning easier and more efficient for sharing on websites such as flickr, facebook, picasa, etc. Plustek scanner drivers download for windows 10, 8, 7, xp.
Especially since i shoot a lot of color reversal slide film with them. Both the resolution and the density range correspond to the opticfilm 7600i. This scanner can transfer all of your 35mm negatives, mounted slides, and your 120mm medium format film right into the digital files. Sep 01, 2007 the plustek opticfilm 7200i 35mm film scanner.
When i tested it with the plustek opticfilm 120, for example, it turned out that multiexposure didnt work, and hamrick software confirmed that the feature isnt supported with that scanner. This in combination with the very fast scanning and the usb 2. May 22, 20 the opticfilm 120 is undoubtedly a very good scanner and if the filmholder and focus issues can be addressed this should give results that are dramatically better than the epson v750 and potentially on a par with the nikon 9000. Can use the same version of the program with all the scanners the program supports. To create suitable scans you first have to select the input tab and to choose either slide or color negative from the media pulldown list. Scanner, processor, ram, resolution setting have more effect on scanning speed than software. Page 20 when you use the film holder to scan 35mm slides or 120220 films, ensure to keep the side with the readytobe scanned film toward the inversearrow sign on the scanner housing.
Headline specifications and features include a hardware resolution of 7200dpi, dmax of 3. Plustek opticfilm 120 driver vuescan scanner software vuescan is an application for scanning documents, photos, film, and slides on windows, macos, and linux. It has accurate color correction from color negatives. Plustek opticfilm 5 35mm slide and negative film scanner. One scan captures the highlights and the other looks for the shadow detail. Correspondingly in the matter of picture quality nothing has changed. This happens in both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of vuescan ed suggests on his pof 120 page that it may only operate with the 32 bit version of vuescan. Silverfast negafix with over 120 profiles for negative film guarantees best results when converting negatives into brilliant positives. It just works, and supports every new scanner model almost as soon as it is released. My principal motivation for this is to scan film, not to make. Kan du ikke finne en driver for plustekskanneren din. This 7200 dpi resolution scanner is designed with state of the art illumination and optical systems. Its sharp optical system produces excellent detail in shadow areas and remarkable tonal range.
The scanner uses a high resolution 7200 dpi sensor with 48bit color depth to capture all the detail from your originals. It is designed for professional photographers, advanced amateur photographers, film photo enthusiasts, photography schools and clubs. In february of the year 2012 with the plustek opticfilm 8200i a follower for the two and a half year old plustek opticfilm 7600i was released on the market. Hamrick software s vuescan professional is very well suited to create linear scans of slides and negatives since the professional version of vuescan features a special raw output mode. The plustek opticfilm 8100 scanner is bundled with the newest version of lasersoft imagings acclaimed scanner software silverfast 8.
No, its not the individuals electricity supply, no its not the film, no its. I use photoshop for editing and optimizing the scans. When it comes to film scanners there isnt a huge choice on the market and the majority are just cheap projection units. The scanner s builtin infrared channel provides dust and scratch. The plustek opticfilm 8100 is a dedicated and versatile film scanner with 7200 dpi optical resolution. Software gives you the tools to extract the information from the scanned object and get the most from the scanner.
Aug 12, 2018 in this video, i go over my film scanning workflow using vuescan software and an epson v500 and then compare the results with epson scan. A builtin infrared channel helps users remove dust and. Plustek 6x6cm film holder for opticfilm 120 scanner. The opticfilm 120 is a dedicated film scanner thats capable of digitizing negatives from 35mm up to 6x12cm. Plustek opticfilm 120 for better scans, buy silverfast scanner. The application supports all types of scanners and special hardware. Plustek opticfilm 120 driver vuescan scanner software for. Plustek opticfilm 5 driver vuescan scanner software for. Plustek opticfilm 120 vs plustek opticfilm 8200i ai. Epson software has improved over the last 7 years, but still cant equal vuescan.
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