The Plustek OpticFilm 120 Pro was released in 2020. As I had no reliability issues with mine, I would not hesitate buying a used one. The bad news is that the Plustek OF120 went out of stock around 2019, currently only remaining stock is sold. Image-quality wise, the scanner blows every flatbed scanner out of the water and is able to go toe to toe with high-end lab scanner costing many thousands of Euros.Ī professional lab scanner is significantly faster though, but for professional home users looking for the best image quality possible, there is no way around this model.įeatures like automatic film holder advance keep the amount of time spent in front of a computer acceptably low. To be fair, though, right out of the box it is not the fastest scanner and newbies who don’t have there workflow sorted out might end up being frustrated by the time it takes them to digitize a roll of film.

Using this software and setting the scanner to a resolution of 2.650dpi, which results in a 6mpx for 35mm film (sufficient!), the scan time for a whole roll + image editing goes down to around 45min. I found this piece of software money well spent, and SilverFast offers usually significant discounts for users of bundled scanner software. With that, you can do a 64bit TIFF-scan, which is like shooting RAW with a digital camera and edit it later. In the end, if you really want to speed things up, I recommend buying the SilverFast ArchiveSuite (SilverFast HDR). If you choose resolution of 5.300dpi and more, this might take around 45min, but the you don’t have to sit there, it just does its thing.

The scanners built-in infrared channel removes dust and scratches without. This takes about 10 minutes.Īfter choosing resolution, IR-channel, double-exposure, file format and so on, the scanner automatically digitizes all 12 frames. The OpticFilm 120 film scanner from Plustek converts all your 35 mm negatives. This means that once you have to strips of up to six frames of 35mm inserted in the high-quality holder, you have to run a prescan and adjust the framing. The Opticfilm 120 also uses an automatic motorized film transport system that speeds the scanning workflow. Users do not need to cut 3-frame 6x7 120 film strips. The OpticFilm 120 includes patented, adjustable pitch 120 film holders that ensures flat film for in-focus scans. The good news is that the Plustek OF120 comes with some features to reduce the time you have to actually sit in front of the computer / scanner, especially when scanning 35mm film. So unless you decide to go the camera scanning route, there is no way around that. Analogue photography takes time, there is no exception.

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