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Pacific Image PrimeFilm XEs 35mm Film & Slide Scanner - 3-line RGB Linear CCD Sensor, 10,000 x 10,000 dpi, 48-bit

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Feeding the film. A flat, dust-free film needs to be suspended in air or specialized oil to be scanned properly. DSLRs require film holders to keep your emulsion distortion-free in place. Most of the ones I’ve seen are relatively easy to use and allow you to go through the entire roll without having to cut it. Flatbed scanners are perhaps the most annoying in this aspect as every five frames will have to be precision cut, carefully maneuvered into the plastic casing and placed under the glass. You will then likely have to tell your scanner which frames to scan first, next, and so forth. Most dedicated 35mm film scanners will force you to do the same, save some part of the hassle. Thankfully, PrimeFilm lets you feed your film directly into the scanner with an option to batch scan the entire roll at once — though I do not recommend doing that. You can even scan mounted 35mm slides with PrimeFilm . Direct film scanning also captures additional dynamic range and more accurate colors than scanning from a photograph. If you’re a photographer who wants to convert your slides or negatives into digital format, you need a film scanner in your workflow.

As you'd expect, the Firewire connection is considerably faster than the USB 1.1 connection, especially so when scanning to large file-sizes. Scanner optics can make great macro lenses since they designed to produce images corrected at a higher level than a typical consumer market macro lens. This higher correction means images with little to no lateral or longitudinal chromatic aberrations, edge to edge sharpness, without distortion, all with minimal corner shading. Scanner lenses have very popular with macro photography enthusiasts over the last couple of years. Are there any high-performance, low cost, undiscovered scanner lenses out there that have not been discovered yet? Here around by now I see LS-50ED selling more than twice the price of a new Proscan 10T, and couple LS-40ED USB1.1 (not the "Super" with faster FireWire) at the price of a new Proscan 10T.

Let’s take a look at a few of the frequently asked questions shoppers have when considering a new scanner. Can you scan a negative with a scanner? Scan resolution. PrimeFilm XA maxes out at 10,000DPI “ ultra-resolution ” , which can yield 137- megapixel scans, or images measuring about 14,370 by 9,566 pixels. The optical resolution of this scanner is quoted at 5000 ✕ 10,000DPI by Taiwantrade.com . This means that in “ultra-resolution” mode, PrimeFilm XAs will create an interpolated scan that will have a high 10K DPI resolution in one of its dimensions — this way you are still getting about 50% more information out of your image than with a 5K DPI. Note: The Pacific Image PrimeFilm XE (PF10K) is now out-of-production , replaced by the PrimeFilm XEs super edition. Both XE/XEs models, and the XA/XAs models share the same 10,000 dpi lens. Found the CCD data sheets for the PrimeFilm XE sensor, the Toshiba TCD2707D. This is interesting info because we can figure out the real maximum optical resolution, the maximum resolution at the sensor, and the real magnification ratio used in the design of the scanner. I remember seeing rolls of Kosmo Foto sold all over camera stores in Tokyo as I travelled across Asia around the time of its launch.

In 2019, the Plustek 120 will be replaced with a newer model, the 120 Pro which offers adjustable focus and better dynamic range. It was announced at this year’s Photokina. Overall, this isn't a bad effort for a budget price scanner, with the high resolution providing a good amount of detail. The image is passable, but skin tones are slightly dull and under-saturated. More disturbing is the noise shown in the next comparison images below. This is why I would definitely recommend the Plustek 120 – it is a formidable machine (with a learning curve). A film scanner is a device that scans film directly into a computer without first having to print it. The photographer no longer needs to make a print then scan that print. The intermediate step is completely illuminated with a film scanner. You can also apply modifications such as precise cropping and choosing different aspect ratios prior to printing. The Canon MP-E 65 beats the PrimeFilm scanner lens at 100% actual pixel view. Both lenses produce a great looking resized image with consistent sharpness corner to corner. TEST SETUPAfter two years, my PrimeFilm scanner is starting to show wear. There are times when it would refuse to work, and I’d have to power it off and wait a few minutes. Its film transport started acting strange, and it makes strange noises. Still, there are no effects on image quality, so I plan to use it until it stops completely. So I did this, and now batch processing, which used to sort of work, albeit with a requirement to rescan the worst marked results frequently, now does not function at all, and I don’t seem to be able to get it to work. What happens now, is I setup the program to scan for good results, with a naming convention, and a file size, a film type for the “negascan” feature, and it scans the first picture and then resets itself for the rest of the batch to the lowest possible quality scan. Worse than my HP multifunction laser printer/scanner that is in the attic, this is a great piece of kit that belongs to my son which he uses for bulk printing… Definitely not a good negative scanner though.

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