The Plustek OpticFilm 7200 7200DPI Film Scanner is an outstanding solution for photographers who have a collection of 35mm film and wish to scan it for archiving or to digitally manipulate the images on a computer. The OpticFilm 7200 has the ability to scan at a high optical resolution of 7200 dpi and a 48-bit color depth for outstanding accuracy, preserving details such as the highlights and shadows of an image. The scanner is very easy to use: To scan, simply mount slides or a strip of film into the carrier and position it in the scanner. However for scanning negatives, I would recommend the Nikon Coolscan series (see our review of Nikon Coolscan Film Converters) for their superior ICE4 technology which gets rid of scratches and dust.

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To use the quickscan button on the scanner’s front, use the included QuickScan utility, which automatically scans according to the default settings you define. Scanning takes abo (more…)