Review on Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE scanner black by Mateusz Gniazdowski ᠌

Name: Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE scanner black
Item: Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE scanner black
Rating: 4

May 13, 2023

Cool product, happy with the purchase, maybe Ill buy it again.

In general, the scanner can be rated at "4". To scan a small archive of films, an amateur photographer will do, but it takes patience and a lot of time. Moreover, there are no special alternatives on the market now.
After fixing the blue color problem, it became very good. You can focus on the actual scanning. During the time that has passed since the purchase of the scanner, I scanned 105 films. The process is fine. I scan at 3600 dpi. One frame takes an average of 5 minutes.

Pros

Unexpected good quality of the resulting scans, though at a significant cost of time. High-quality assembly of the scanner itself. The function of removing scratches and dust due to infrared scanning works great. ates to the scanning program are released regularly.

Cons

- A little clear menu of the SilverFast program, with the help of which you can only scan - this scanner is "not seen" by other graphic programs. It takes a lot of time to figure out what's what. The description is of little help. You have to use the poke method and common sense. - I think the main drawback is the color shift to blue during the main scan at a resolution higher than 1800 ppi, despite the fact that the color balance is in perfect order on the preview. No adjustments help to change this (at least I did not find any). I only noticed that while the scanner is cold - there is no color shift. This effect weakened after installing a fresh driver, made on the advice of SilverFast support. Now, 2022.03.24 there are no problems with wrong colors. It seems that with the latest ates to the scanning program, this problem has been solved. - There is no mechanization of film feeding for scanning. It is required to sit side by side and advance the frame with a piece of film one frame at a time (no more than 6 frames)