Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

I had great hopes for this scanner. But it just didn't work. I couldn't get it to work on our laptop. After reinstalling it three times, it just would not acquire any images even following the instructions to the letter.

I installed it on another PC, and I could get it to acquire one image. But the scans were consistantly overexposed (totally washing out facial features even after allowing the auto recognition software to work over 15 minutes before continuing). It should have acquired up to 12 images in one session, but it required a full computer restart each time before it would acquire a second image.

After a couple of days of trying, we returned it.

I wish this had worked out, but it definitely did not. I noticed that Adorama has now pulled it from the web site as an active item, and I'm not surprised. Hopefully they will get a much better slide and film scanner at this price point in the near future.

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

I have about 10000 underwater slides to somehow get in digital form. This scanner is OK if you have a handful of slides but no good for any volume.

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

I rec'd this unit in early November 2008. I hopes and excitement of using the unit have been shattered by the message CAN NOT FIND CAMERA, PLEASE CONNECT OMNIVISION SUPERCAM. After many attempts of uninstalling and reinstalling the software on Windows Vista, the message continues to show up. Are there any other users having this problem, or am I doing something wrong? Advice greatly appreciated......

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

Ok I was looking for a low Cost Film and slide scanner as Money as we all Know s tight these days a friend told me about the Flashpoint slide scanner so I thought I would give it a try. First off this has to be the most simple to use device I have used in awhile. Load the software,then plug in the USB cord wait for it to find the scanner and your up in running I think I had scanned my first picture in like 10 minutes. the only thing I would tell people is the software that comes with the scanner is a little lacking. and could be better I used the free version of GIMP you can download it online its a photoshop online clone photo editing software program. that makes this little scanner shine. I have included a photo in my review of a negative my dad shot in about 1954 of one of his classic cars. So yes it was well worth the money.

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

What I really would like to buy is the"improved" version .I mean "next" model with an higher definition.
Even at higher price this would be great

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

Since receiving my Flashpoint Image Copier, I have scanned about 1000 negatives. Approximately 30% of those were rescans (from an older scanner)in hope of obtaining a better copy. In most cases, I was sorly disappointed. I found the twian software accompanying the scanner (Photo Impression 6 to be extremely lacking. In almost every case photo slides containing white or other "bright" spots, ie., sky, white shirt/blouse, water, etc, reproduced extremely bright which could not be corrected with other photo editing software, therefore rendering the scanned copy almost usless. The software provided with this scanner was not capable of compensating for this effect as was my previous Epson product. I believe that a change of scanner software or improvement in the software provided would greatly improve the quality of the finished product. Except as described above I found the scanner itself easy to set up and use and reproduced great looking photos of slides not containing any white areas.

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

I HAVE TRIED TWO OF THESE TYPES OF SCANNERS - THEY DO NOT COME CLOSE TO MY OLDER NIKON SLIDE SCANNER - THEY HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN REPRODUCING SKIN TONES AND FINE DETAIL FROM KODACHROME SLIDES. THEY ARE FAST, BUT YOU WILL BE BETTER OFF BUYING A "BIG" SLIDE SCANNER - THE OLDER MODELS USE A SCSI INTERFACE - A MAJOR PAIN - THE NEWER MODELS USE A USB INTERFACE AND CONNECT EASY AND QUICK.

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide Scanner with Software & Cable for USB 2.0 Interface for Windows XP and Vista:

This product was delivered yesterday and we spent much of the evening scanning old negatives. I was pleasantly surprised with the ease of installation and setup of the scanner. The instructions are clear and simple. And you are quickly ready to get to it. I recommend anyone interested in conserving images from old snapshots consider this economical product. I would like to see additional film holders for this unit become available. In any case, this is a good buy.