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Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac
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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
4.3 stars
(based on 8 reviews)
88% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Compact(5), Durable construction(3), Easy to setup(6), Easy to use(5), Reliable(3)
Best Uses:
Photos(4)
Describe Yourself:
Frequent user(5)
Primary use:
Personal(6)

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Decent scanner for an excellent price
By New tree huggerVerified Reviewer from Portland, OR on 2/15/2011
Pros:
Compact Design, Easy To Setup, Software worth the price, Very cheap
Cons:
Extremely slow, Major learning curve
Best Uses:
Home use, Moderate resolution scans, Photos
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

Silverfast - the full version with target slide is bundled with this scanner - is worth more than the price of this scanner, so is a great value. Very powerful scanning software with a large learning curve.

The scanner is modestly slow for simple scans; but if you use the more powerful features of the software - multiple pass scanning, iSRD to remove scratches (no Digital ICE in this scanner), Adaptive Color Optimization, GANE to reduce noise - then scan can stretch up to 20 minutes per slide. The results at best, are good but very soft. I would have bought a Nikon slide scanner instead, but the company is now fully out of the film business, so those of us with slides have to choose from a small number of lessor choices, like this scanner.

But if you have a lot of slides to scan, you might want to consider using a commercial service to do it instead - this scanner will take you a very long time to work through them; better for scanning slides when needed.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
great scanner for price
By stereohackVerified Reviewer from Rochester, NY on 2/3/2011
Pros:
Compact Design, Durable construction, Easy To Setup, Easy To Use
Cons:
Challenging Software
Best Uses:
Slides neg BW
Describe Yourself:
Heavy Duty User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

Within 1/2 hr, I was able to set up the scanner and obtain scans from slides on a Mac OSX Snow Leopard Machine. I find the supplied software
(Silverfast) to be potentially of value but to have some learning curve.
Like another reviewer, I opted to download and buy VueScan and have been
very satisfied with the scans for slides (ektachromes and kodachromes)
color negatives and B&W. I will still send the best slides to a scanning service (I use Pixmonix), as well as the more difficult ones (shadow detail).

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Simple and quick to set up
By haguepopVerified Reviewer from St. Paul, MN on 1/16/2011
Pros:
Durable construction, Easy To Setup, Easy To Use
Best Uses:
Photos
Describe Yourself:
Infrequent User
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

The setup and installation on a Mac is quick and easy. I got the scanner out of the box and had my first slide finished within 15 minutes. The scratch and dust auto correction works about how I thought it would - a little clumsily - but it does get you started and cleans up most of the problems on the first run. You will want to do final edit in photoshop though. The carrier trays feel substantial and the whole unit seems well built. Next time they could save the carrier bag - I'd rather not have received it - and the foam packaging has to go - let's be a little greener wherever we can.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Incredible High Rez Scanner
By Mike Allen from Los Angeles, CA on 12/31/2010
Pros:
Compact Design, Easy Setup, Easy To Use, Reliable, Sharp fastcontrol
Cons:
Mechanical tray
Best Uses:
Any negs 35mm
Describe Yourself:
Heavy Duty User
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

The colors are on. It gets me super sharp scans of my negs (I have printed an abstract 40x60" print off this thing. AMAZING!

I'm a pro photographer and use this along with my coolscan 9000.

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Nice scanner with excellent value
By TOM_ECK from Seattle WA on 12/6/2010
Pros:
Compact Design, Durable construction, Easy Setup, Easy To Use, Reliable
Best Uses:
Graphics & Charts, Photos, Professional Documents
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

price is reasonable, including a $200 advance silverfast software, a good buy.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Solid Buy For the Money
By Duane _hawu from Orlando FL on 12/6/2010
Pros:
Compact Design, Easy Setup, Easy To Use, Reliable
Best Uses:
Graphics & Charts, Photos, Professional Documents
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

read the review from shutterbug in Sep. and cant wait to try.
Got this last month, I have to say great pcs of tech. you cant compare this with any of flatbed scanner.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Flimsy construction. Slow.
By BobVerified Purchaser from W. Bloomfield, MI on 7/26/2010
Cons:
Difficult to Load, Problem with Apple Pro, Slow
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

Poor software interface with new Apple Pro.

[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
Able to compare with my old Nikon 9000
By SabrinaVerified Reviewer from Los Angles, CA on 7/2/2010
Pros:
Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution
Cons:
Attracts Dust
Best Uses:
Photos and Graphics
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Plustek Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Film Scanner, 7200 dpi, USB 2.0 Interface for Windows & Mac:

My Nikon was broken. But I still have 1000 of old negative and slide.

I bought Plustek and tried.
This is amazingly out of my expectation!!

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