![]() This is the scan after the dust removal which is pretty good considering it does not have the infrared channel to help. This is the Opticfilm 8100 scan using the SRD attempting to find the dust. This was a really old negative that had slipped out of a folder some how and was pretty badly marked and scanned on my v500. I have used the SRD which is what Silverfast calls the dust removal and it works fine but if its something that you require I would recommend buying the 8200i SE which incorporates the infrared scanning. The next one in the range is about £80 more and features infrared scanning for the dust removal this model has dust removal but without the infrared pass so obviously its not as accurate but I never used it much on my v500 so didn’t want to spend the extra £80. This is the cheapest version that Plustek sell. The best thing that this scanner/software does is multi exposure scanning … yes it takes quite a while but the results are worth it also the Negafix option gives you a great starting point with the colours as it features a ton of film profiles that you choose when you begin scanning.Īll in all I bought this scanner to hopefully get better scans which It really does but I am not going to scan all my images with it as the workflow is pretty time consuming rather I am scanning my rolls with the epson 1st then re scanning the frames that I may want to process further or especially if I want to print an image as the amount of detail that it captures is way more than the v500 for sure. ![]() I then tried to scan flat like I was used to and that was poor also so I then decided to check out the web for some instruction and to be fair the silverfast website really helped big time. My 1st scans were pretty awful, I clicked and tweaked away at every option and got nowhere fast. There are so many options that unless you enjoy scanning this is not for you. Well before that just a quick word on the Silverfast software … ![]() It comes complete with a nice little bag that holds the scanner/film-slide holders and leads The supplied software is Silverfast SE Plus 8 which I must admit has a damn steep learning curve compared to the Epson Scan software. The film holder is not the easiest thing to use if you have curly film as it is a pain to position and then close the top flap without actually handling the film surface so gloves are a must.Īlso as a side note …. This is a totally manual scanner in the sense that you can only scan one frame at a time, no batch scanning and no motorised loading you just have to push the holder to the next frame but it stops in position with a nice positive click so you know that the frame is aligned correctly. Its a nice compact unit and feels pretty solid but the film holders are just as flimsy as my epson ones. I was debating wether to upgrade my flatbed to an Epson v800 (I may have to as I am now looking to scan 4×5) but came across a review of the Plustek 8100 and saw that it was only £150 here in the uk so decided to jump in and give it a go. This workflow seems to yield the best results for me. I try to scan as flat as I can capturing as much of the Highlight/Shadow detail as possible by adjusting the individual RGB channels then do all the heavy lifting in Adobe Lightroom. I usually use an Epson v500 flatbed scanner and the bundled epson software. I have never been totally happy with any of my own scans, not that there has been anything wrong with them really but they never seem as good as when I get stuff done in the lab. Quick disclaimer … this is not a full in depth techy review its just my personal impression after a few weeks playing about with this scanner.
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