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Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen
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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
3.6 stars
(based on 24 reviews)
83% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Accurate color(11), Easy to setup(20), Good bit depth(5), Good resolution(14)
Cons:
Inaccurate color(3), Low resolution(3)
Best Uses:
Photos and graphics(12)
Describe Yourself:
Casual user(13), Frequent user(8)
Primary use:
Personal(21)
 
good slide scanner at decent price
By hikerguyVerified Purchaser from Pinole, Ca on 3/24/2011
Pros:
Accurate Color, Good Resolution, Simple to use
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Am in the process of converting many Carousel trays of slides to digital. It's a bit clunky, but does a good job. Expect to experiment a bit, as the user manual is somewhat poor.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not that good
By JimVerified Reviewer from North Carolina on 3/8/2011
Pros:
Inexpensive
Cons:
Inaccurate Color, Poor Resolution, Unclear instructions
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Purchased this unit to scan about 1000 old slides.
After finally figuring out how to use it due to really poor instructions I can scan the slides. Color rendition is poor but can be improved in Photoshop. The slide holder seems to be flimsy and may break. Overall I would say that its worth the money if you just want a digital record of your slides and are not looking for professional results

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Needs a better instruction "manual"!
By OldmantomVerified Purchaser from New Jersey on 3/6/2011
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy To Setup, Good Resolution, It works
Best Uses:
Converts old slides well
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

It took a little fussing with it to get it to work, the little manual that came with it was confusing. But that said, it allows sharing of old slides through emails, which is all I really wanted.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not For Professional Results
By KFTB PhotographerVerified Purchaser from Greenwood Village Colorado on 2/20/2011
Pros:
Easy To Setup
Cons:
Poor Bit Depth, Poor Resolution
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

This product is fine for the casual user interested in storing images digitally. Any use for making reasonably sized prints from those digital files are really not acceptable to the dicerning photographer

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
"Give the product a chance"
By Mister PortraitVerified Purchaser from Golden, Colorado on 2/7/2011
Describe Yourself:
Graphics Professional
Primary use:
Business

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

The first one I recieved only worked for 5 minutes. I sent it back and am still waiting for the second unit to arrive. I am hoping it will not have the same short lifespan. The 3 in 1 did appear to function as I expected, for the short time before it died. I'm reserving my recommendation and opinion of this product until after the second one arrives and I can give it an actual functional test.

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
good value for the price
By .P.A.M.Verified Purchaser from Columbus, Ohio on 2/6/2011
Pros:
Does a nice job copying, Easy To Setup
Cons:
Labor intensive to mount
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

bought this on the suggestion of my nephew and reviews online. So far it does a good job. Sometimes it's a pain to load slides but given the alternative to pay someone to do it. It's not so bad. So far good value for the dollar, especially if you have a lot of slides to copy. Still need to find a good software to clean up the images...Hey they're 50-60 year old slides!

[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
Gives usable results.
By LuluVerified Purchaser from New York City on 1/13/2011
Pros:
Easy Setup, Good Resolution
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Graphics Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

I find that the results with B/white negs are very good if you have well-exposed negatives. Slides are a little tricky dependent on age and condition. A good slide can also be helped a great deal by using Photoshop Elements to adjust color rendition, etc.

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(c)LTF my photo

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(c) LTF my photo

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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Super fast!
By LarryVerified Purchaser from Memphis, TN on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Easy Setup, Excellent Software, Fast scanning, Good Resolution
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

I was surprised at the speed and resolution. On my Canon flat bed scanner it takes about 5 minutes to scan a 35mm negative. The Flashpoint does it in about 1 second! I did about 50 negatives in one evening. You can even adjust the exposure. I wish they had a model that would do larger film like 120 and 4x5. This is a great value. High quality and fast.

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from a 25 year old negative

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from an old slide

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[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED
By ThermVerified Purchaser from Thousand Oaks, CA on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Easy to use, Fast
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

I have boxes of old slides and negatives. Mostly family snapshots but still ones I wished to preserve. Did not relish the idea of having to buy an expensive scanner nor the time it might take.

Read numerous reviews and finally took the plunge on this unit. I must say I am amazed. Scanner is fast, easy to use and results look great. Some faded slides need PP but most look great directly from the scanner.

I have not tried the print scanner but it looks easy too.

It is important to keep slides lined up in the tray. The tray is a little tight and difficult to open but that may just be me. Once inserted slides stay put.

Overall, this was a great find. Professionals might need the big Epson, Canon or Nikon scanners. But for most of us amateurs, even advanced amateurs, this unit is perfect.

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FROM 1953 - THAT'S MY DAD'S 1949 MERCURY

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[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good value for scanning everyday picture
By BaldlarsVerified Purchaser from Seattle on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Easy Setup, Easy to use, Upload to Apple iPhoto
Cons:
Poor for Dark Slides
Best Uses:
Casual Family Photos, Scan Archived Slide
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

A good value for scanning everyday family picture slides and negatives ... but skip the scanning of print pictures. A good flat-bed scanner would work better. The scanning process is very quick.

Although not mentioned anywhere, when the scanner is connected to the USB on a Mac Computer, the scanner will upload to iPhoto.

Unfortunately, scanning dark pictures on slides and negatives do not come out very well. If you plan on printing what you scanned, any printout size beyond 8 x 10 is a waste. For the best quality try to stay around the 4 x 6 print.

Bottom-line, this is a good deal on a reasonable scanner.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good, very inexpensive film scanner
By Mark DVerified Purchaser from NYC on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Resolution, Very Fast, Very inexpensive
Cons:
Cuts off edges of slide
Best Uses:
Digitizing slides negati
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

This is not a great film scanner. It is a good scanner for inexpensively digitizing lots of slides. It's easy to use and very fast. It produces a file that is good for printing up to 8x10. I have not scanned any negatives or prints so I cannot commment on that.

If you have a lot of slides that you want to digitize quickly, easily, and inexpensively, this is a good choice.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Efficient & Easy to use Scanner
By RonDVerified Purchaser from Plano, TX on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Using Flashpoint to digitize 35mm slides. Product is easy to use and efficient.

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
Neat product; rapid processing
By whalerVerified Purchaser from sharon ma on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution, No Software Needed
Cons:
Film holders hard to open
Best Uses:
Good for BW 35mm negs, Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Used mostly to process old B/W 35 mm negs; very fast image transfer to storage card, without need to tie up computer; the only complaint I have is the difficulty in opening up the negative or slide holders after usage; I suppose this will improve after multiple uses, or after I grow stronger fingernails.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Just have a good touch-up program
By CBVerified Purchaser from Dunn, NC on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution
Cons:
Inaccurate Color
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

I have about 1500 slides to convert to digital. I have done a few. I was pleased with the definition of the slides, but the color was not acceptable. I was able to take them into another piece of software to get the color corrected. The conversions came out with too much blue which was easy to correct. The time to convert the slide depends on how fast you can put the slides in the holder because the machine only takes a second to scan the slide.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
A Very Useful Product
By Peter the ScannerVerified Purchaser from Placentia, CA on 1/12/2011
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Resolution
Cons:
More resolution better, No Depth of field adjust
Best Uses:
BW Negatives, Color Negatives, Photos and Graphics, Slides
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

The unit is easy to use and fast. An improvement would be the ability to move the object closer or further away from the scanner lense so the object being scanned can be in the optimal position for scanning. Another improvement would be increased resolution. A larger LCD would also be good

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
A good product
By jthincmh from Columbus, OH on 12/31/2010
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Resolution
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Much better than my previous scanner.

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

 
Nice scanner...BUT
By JOEPVerified Reviewer from Milwaukee, Wi. on 12/11/2010
Pros:
Easy Setup
Cons:
Poor Bit Depth, Poor Resolution
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Does not work well with all photos. You will get a reflection of the cavity of the scanner in the center of your glossy and semi-gloss pictures. Also all pictures do not fit in the supplied frames. You will use a lot of tape and cropping and good luck getting a picture out of that sealed cavity as it does not not open! I will try to return it but I doubt Adorama will take it back.

[2 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
good but slow, what else you got to do?
By tonyVerified Purchaser from franklin oh on 10/31/2010
Pros:
Easy Setup, Good Resolution
Cons:
Slow
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

fine

[2 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good value for the money
By CheckmateVerified Purchaser from Atlanta, GA on 8/25/2010
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution
Cons:
Poor Software
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Inexpensive way to save your memories.
Mising simple softvare to repair yours photos/negatives (scratches)

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good basic scanner
By themickeydVerified Purchaser from Tacoma, WA on 8/24/2010
Pros:
Color Monitor, Easy Setup, Good Resolution
Cons:
Slow
Best Uses:
Archival of old photos
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

This is a good basic photo/negative/slide scanner. I have hooked it up to both a Windows XP & Windows 7 systems and it worked on both right away. The color accuracy is only as good as the photo/negative going in, and with that being said I have only had time for really old photos with yellowing problems. While the actual scan is quick the amount of button pressing to get there does slow things down. The small color screen is a real bonus at this price level.

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20 year old negative scan

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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Lots of work for the money.
By bighornVerified Purchaser from Cedar Ridge, Ca. on 8/22/2010
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

I find this slide scanner does a good job for its price range. I have been working on a fourty year collection of slides and I was nearing the end of the project when my slide scanner from another company started giving me problems. Instead of repairing it I purchased this Flashpoint 3-1 and I am happy I did. For the hobbyist it does an excellent job. I have done a few photographs and they copied good. I haven't used it for negatives.

[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not good for slides
By Hammer from Holland, MI on 8/22/2010
Pros:
Easy Setup
Cons:
Inaccurate Color
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

My father-in-law has lots and lots of slides. We thought this would be a good product to help him transfer all the slides to DVD's but the color reproduction from the slides is very, very, poor and distorted. I will be returning this product for a refund.

[1 of 8 customers found this review helpful]

 
Did not Work
By MWRVerified Reviewer from San Francisco on 8/2/2010
Cons:
Unit would not turn on
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Plugged USB power cable in trying several options, but unit would not turn on. Returned for refund

[7 of 8 customers found this review helpful]

 
Great Product!!!! So easy to use.
By Alex4910Verified Purchaser from Wisconsin on 7/26/2010
Pros:
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Flashpoint Flashpoint 3-in-1 Digital Photo / Negative Films / Slides Scanner with built-in 2.4" LCD Screen:

Love this little scanner. So easy to use. It does it all.

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