Well there is convenience, size and portability. That camscanning can not beat.
I’d suggest Plustek make a matrix sensor based scanner real soon though.
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There's a lot of emotional energy in this thread dedicated to getting working properly what is essentially an obsolete piece of kit. If anybody has a DSLR that has 24mp or above put your energy into that as a scanning tool.
If you already have a digital camera with a macro lens the VALOI easy35 is more convenient, smaller and more portable than a Plustek 35mm scanner. It's cheaper too.Well there is convenience, size and portability. That camscanning can not beat.
I’d suggest Plustek make a matrix sensor based scanner real soon though.
If you already have a digital camera with a macro lens the VALOI easy35 is more convenient, smaller and more portable than a Plustek 35mm scanner. It's cheaper too.
I’ve had a great deal of fun with the 8300i this evening.
A “7200” scan takes about 3 minutes with colour and a little under 1 minutes with B&W.
Not too bad compared to all the stuff involved in DSLR scanning.
I bought it mainly for easy inversion of C-41 and for doing it when out and about.
But it’s turns out the output quality is quite good. I’d have to do stitching in 135 to get the same quality. So about the same speed.
It’s nice with options and variation.
Buy a used one. I bought a 7600i in the box for a hundred usd. They're fine but slow. You can use it with the bundled Silverfast or upgrade to VueScan. Use it for a while and see if it's something you want to contiiue with.
where the heck did you find one in box for $100?????? lol I just made an offer in one in box new for $250. Cannot find any 8200 less than $350 so I tried looking for a 7600 instead.
I’ve had a great deal of fun with the 8300i this evening.
A “7200” scan takes about 3 minutes with colour and a little under 1 minute with B&W.
where the heck did you find one in box for $100?????? lol I just made an offer in one in box new for $250. Cannot find any 8200 less than $350 so I tried looking for a 7600 instead.
It’s the optical quality that is not quite up to the task, but you still get a little bit of improvement with 7200. The sensor really has that resolution, so why not? It’s not that much slower.You do realise that a 7200 dpi scan is interpolated don't you? Extra information is added by the scanner software to bloat the file. The native resolution of the Plustek is 3600 dpi above which there can be no improvement in quality, only bigger file size.
It's worth looking at older NOS models of the Plustek if you are committed to get one. They are all essentially the same scanner in terms of scanning performance, the designations change with newer versions of Silverfast being introduced and cosmetic makeovers. The latest 8100i is a bit faster, the first improvement in ages, but the scan quality is the same as before. Some of the very early versions didn't have the IR dust removal ability, not useful for a B&W photographer anyway, but I doubt you'd find any still for sale.
You do realise that a 7200 dpi scan is interpolated don't you? Extra information is added by the scanner software to bloat the file. The native resolution of the Plustek is 3600 dpi above which there can be no improvement in quality, only bigger file size.
Thanks for that! I realised soon after purchase that there was no visible on-screen improvement by going to 7200 dpi, and decided 3600 dpi files were plenty big enough anyway. But I didn't know the reason.You do realise that a 7200 dpi scan is interpolated don't you? Extra information is added by the scanner software to bloat the file. The native resolution of the Plustek is 3600 dpi above which there can be no improvement in quality, only bigger file size.
Now that you have this (false) information, start spreading it. It's how internet works...
Your statement seems to be based on an unfounded expectation, just like the statement you ridicule. I'd be careful with that. Especially since Plustek (much like Epson) has been known to stick with the same CCD through consecutive scanner generations.
Apparently, they see insufficient benefit in higher real resolution. The question why this is the case would be an interesting one, but I couldn't answer it.
Your statement seems to be based on an unfounded expectation, just like the statement you ridicule. I'd be careful with that. Especially since Plustek (much like Epson) has been known to stick with the same CCD through consecutive scanner generations.
Instead of ridiculing what others say, it would make more sense to provide some firm evidence for your statement
Alright, that maybe was not necessary, but I appreciate the gesture. I see what you mean about the optics, but for some reason, scanner manufacturers (the few serious ones that actually exist) are surprisingly slow to adopt newer sensor technology. Apparently, they see insufficient benefit in higher real resolution. The question why this is the case would be an interesting one, but I couldn't answer it.
Plustek has been selling basically the same scanner for ages and trying to hold on to their share of a shrinking market. Negative Supply rolls out a Kickstarter negative carrier in 2019, moved from a warehouse in Philadelphia to a much larger manufacturing facility in California, rolling out new products across several price points every few months. If there was a larger market for dedicated scanners, we would see new and better designs.
They could be lying, but I doubt it.
The "chip" might as well refer to the ADC - and given the claimed speed increase, this is in fact rather likely. Same CCD strip, new ADC backend.
But it does have a higher Dmax, which indicates a new CCD.
No, that too can be attributed to a new ADC.
I have not seen any reviews of the PlusTek 8300i. filmscanner.info has a review of the 8200i, and states that there were no changes to the hardware between the 7600i and the 8200i, only newer versions of the Silverfast software. The 8200i has an actual resolution of 3250 when scanned at 7200. The resulting image file contains mostly interpolated data. Actual resolution of 7200 is what you get with a drum scanner on a good day.
At some point they are bound to run out of their old favorite Chinese linear CCD.
Well, you'd expect the same of Epson, and here we are!
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