Pacific Image PowerFilm CCD Automated 35mm Film Scanner, Up to 24 Sec/Frame at 6MP Speed

2021-08-20T13:52:44

Works well, detail and color are excellent. I can let it work while I do other things (I have a _lot_ of old negatives to scan).

WILLIAM H.

2020-08-27T14:16:06

This scanner is highly recommended. It works well, and is easy to use. Scans turn out well for archiving. A must if you have many rolls to scan as it will be MUCH faster than doing it manually. Although you can probably find a scanner that makes better scans, for the price and the ability to do so so many negatives at once, nothing is better. Although scanner can take 10 strips, I found it works best if you load with fewer than 10 strips. If the negatives are curled, do 3-4 at a time. To make the scanning easier, a light table and bulb air blower for dust are musts. Emulsion cleaner, lint free wipes, and lint free gloves are also helpful. The cleaner the negatives are to begin with, the better the scans will be, and the fewer you will need to re do. The software that comes with the scanner also works well. It does sometimes freeze, but it hasn't been too often, and only when the scanner has been running for a long time. Adorama customer service is great. They quickly responded to my concerns about the box being damaged during shipping (not their fault), and the price drop that happened after purchase and before the scanner arrived.

PETER L.

2020-07-30T10:23:11

If you have a little patience and a lot of tenacity, I highly recommend this scanner. Almost all of my negatives scanned beautifully. There were a handful, out of a couple thousand, that I just couldn’t seem to scan satisfactorily. Some reviewers had problems with banding on the scanned images. I started seeing this problem after about 1000 images scanned. The software provides a link to a video that shows how to solve the problem by cleaning the scanning area with rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab. It was an easy fix. I experienced occasional software crashes that were quite frustrating, but, in balance, found the scanner extremely easy to use and couldn’t be happier with the results.

CHERYL P.

2020-02-20T07:17:31

When it works it’s great. Film has gotten stuck on more thn one then one occasion. Sometimes the firm is also gun stock we’re more than one Strip has tried to come out at a time. Overall it’s nice not sure it worth the price when you have to constantly watch it. Deff not a set 10 strips and forget it.

terrelle p.

2019-12-30T11:01:11

first look: shipped with a defective USB cable, customer service insisted i try a new cable but never let on they knew it was defective, Once i got it working it worked well.

ALLEN A.

2019-02-09T11:16:13

Recently purchased this scanner and have held off on review until I had completed set up. It is not "plug and play" easy. It sometimes disconnects for no reason, Interface sometimes crashes. That said - the scans are beautiful. This scanner needs a USB 2.0 direct port on your computer. So those with MBPs need to buy special hubs with USB-C to TRUE USB 2.0 (not USB 3.0 that convert). Lention makes one. The biggest problem with this scanner is the User Interface. Not much flexibility especially for those of us whom like VueScan. I wrote to VueScan and they won't add support for this scanner despite all the other drivers they do support from PIE. I have not had a problem with filmstrips getting stuck. Once you get this scanner up and running it works great. You can drop in a few 35mm filmstrips and walk away. Recommend using TIF image for output 16bit and their extra clean up and multiscan options. Absolutely stunning images. In some cases better than our local photo shop originally printed out.

JOAN S.