Plustek’s customer service were very helpful here replying to my email explaining where to find the software, and providing a link to SilverFast within the day. Since I don’t have a DVD reader I did have to track down the relevant software online and load it from there. Apart from the on/off button there is a button marked ‘QuickScan’ which starts Plustek’s own basic software package, and a button marked ‘IntelliScan’ which starts the SilverFast SE Plus software from LaserSoft Imaging that comes with this particular model.Īlso in the box is the software supplied on an ancient technology known as a ‘DVD’. What can I say? It’s a black box with three buttons and slots for the supplied negative and positive film holders. I chose this model from Plustek over a couple of others from the same company (one of which is identical in hardware but with different software) and a couple from Pacific Image which (under the brand name Reflecta) are well reviewed by, but from user reviews do seem to have some quality control issues. Once the first three questions are answered the options are reduced further. Since I don’t have a large archive of images to scan I went with manual feed.įourth question: which scanner? The options are quite limited – a quick search on B&H throws up only 32 film scanning devices in total. Others require each individual frame to be placed manually. Third question: automatic or manual feed? Some scanners allow for automatic feeding of images from a filmstrip or automatic advance of a film holder. I don’t see myself moving to medium format in the foreseeable future but obviously, if that was an ambition it would make sense to consider a multi-format model. Since all my old negatives are 35mm and as I’m currently only shooting that format, I decided I could work with a 35mm only model. Second question: 35mm or 120? Some scanners are designed for 35mm film only while others can also scan 120 film (or other formats). EMULSIVE Santa match confirmations have been sent out to this year's 850 players! If you have any questions about your match or the process, please reach out via Elfster ASAP.

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