Plustek 7200 film scanner - too good to be true?

Mitica100 · Dec 25, 2004

I read the following article:

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_1970.html

That's a hell of a scanner for the price!

The OpticFilm 7200 offers a physical resolution of 7200x7200 dpi and true 48-Bit color depth. At this resolution even the smallest slide details are scanned with brilliant quality. The scanner is able to generate an uncompressed picture file (24-bit color depth) that is 200 MB or larger or equal to about a 75-megapixel resolution digital camera.

Any thoughts?

Brently · Jan 2, 2005

2 ccd's and a mini light box on top. I am very interested!

photobug · Jan 2, 2005

Whoa, that's gotta be a misprint. It must be $1999 or maybe $1199.

If not they're gonna fly off the shelves.

sbalsama · Jan 2, 2005

I looked on the website, and it indeed is 200 bucks. The question is, should I purchase it? I'm definitely interested at that price!

photobug · Jan 2, 2005

Well, if it works as well as the review says, it's a hell of a deal. If it doesn't, you can always sell it on ebay.

And I checked it out also. several places have it for $199. Amazing!

Mitica100 · Jan 2, 2005

Well folks... I got one from http:www.tigerdirect.com, for about $190 plus shipping. Can't wait to get it and will post a review of it. But from what I read, this scanner is pretty awesome.

photobug · Jan 2, 2005

Don't take this the wrong way, but I almost hope it doesn't work.

If it does then I'll have to get one! :lol:

John Orrell · Jan 2, 2005

Bloody hell! That's cheap! I wonder if it's any better than the scans from my all-in-one Epson RX500...

sbalsama · Jan 2, 2005

Definitely update us on that scanner, Mitica. I'm bouncing either that one or the Minolta Dual Scan III in my head. Maybe you could even post some test scans...pleeeeease?

Mitica100 · Jan 2, 2005

sbalsama said:
Definitely update us on that scanner, Mitica. I'm bouncing either that one or the Minolta Dual Scan III in my head. Maybe you could even post some test scans...pleeeeease?

Definitely! After getting it I will scan some slides and post up.

mrsid99 · Jan 2, 2005

photobug said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but I almost hope it doesn't work.

If it does then I'll have to get one!

Oh nooooo! Yet another expense!

Brently · Jan 2, 2005

according to kodak

The highest resolution level (2048 x 3072 pixels) captures all the image data 35 mm film has to offer

so will a 7200 scanner pickup film grain only?

Mitica100 · Jan 7, 2005

Guess what I got in the mail today?? Yep, the Plustek film scanner.

I unpacked the baby, installed it and ran a few slides through. Very easy to work with and very intuitive. For now I'm just learning how to work it but soon I should have some samples for ya. So far I have tried it at 3600 dpi and 7200 dpi. At the 7200 dpi setting I scanned a slide into a 180MB TIFF file in about 1 minute and a half. At 3600 dpi it takes only around 40 seconds to finish the scan.

So far I am very pleased with the ease of operation, the adjustments that are included with the software (dust/scratch removal, grain reducer, sharpening, color balance and many more) and they are all very easy to understand.

In conclusion, I've played with it for a couple of hours and when I'll have something for you to see I will post it. Meanwhile be patient... :lol: