Given photographic film is now at the end of its mass-market life, there is a complete dearth of quality, affordable film scanners. Quality scanning is expensive, time-consuming and a general pain. More than once I have almost given up on shooting film due to unsatisfactory scanning results. Scanning is the bane of any film photographer’s existence in the 21st century. In short, the Epson V700 is rubbish for 35mm the Plustek OpticFilm 8200i Ai is a pretty darn good scanner for 35mm, but lacks automated strip feeding. Read more about the return of the Coolscan here. ![]() Find out more about that experience here.Īfter scanning with an Epson V700 and Plustek OpticFilm 8200i Ai, I have reverted to a Nikon Coolscan 5000ED. This repaired unit also developed banding. I then received a brand-new replacement unit from the distributor and promptly sold it. It developed a severe banding problem, was sent off to Taiwan for repairs, and received back around 2 months later. I have since parted ways with my PF120 Pro. ![]() The Pacific Image PF120 Pro (left) with the Nikon Coolscan LS- 5000ED
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