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Review on KODAK Mini Digital Slide Scanner by Doug Layman

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Images are clear, suitable for scanners

I found a box of my father's old negatives, my wife found a box of her father's 35mm slides. I'm just starting out and have scanned about 30 of each. The scanner is easy to use and compact. The power cord plugs into the USB port on the laptop. Separate plastic guides for each film type are clearly labeled and snap into place on the scanner, after which you can simply feed the film in continuously and it comes out the other side. The film is scanned onto the SD card. When the card is full there is a button to download the scans to your computer. It was confusing at first because the scanner showed "CASE" and I couldn't find any information online. It turns out the message should be "FULL". After the scans are loaded, the scanner has a button to format the SD card, after which you can scan the next batch. 110/135/ and film can be scanned at 14M or 22M. Super8 only scans at 6M. 126/127 scans at 16M. This Kodak scanner is very easy to use. My father and father-in-law were good photographers and had good cameras for modern technology. I wipe down each film with a microfiber cloth before loading it into the scanner. The scanned film negatives are sharp, which is to be expected, but I was pleasantly surprised at how bright and sharp the scanned 35mm slides came out. I enjoy it and see pictures that I can't remember ever seeing before.

Pros
  • Slide and negative scanners
Cons
  • No instructions