Overall, this isn't a bad effort for a budget price scanner, with the high resolution providing a good amount of detail. The image is passable, but skin tones are slightly dull and under-saturated. More disturbing is the noise shown in the next comparison images below. I have not had problems with focus with the primefilm 120. On taking it apart I found that the machine has folded optics so the distance to the scan head could be quite long…increasing the depth of field. In many ways the PF 3600 Pro has the potential to be a good scanner. It's well built, has quite a good specification and fast connection options. Unfortunately, in reality this is not a good scanner. It's let down by image noise, colour accuracy, buggy/hard to use software and an un-competitive price. With the recently released Minolta Scan Dual 3, the level of performance required for 400 has been pushed up a notch and this PF 3600 Pro can't keep up.

Let’s take a look at a few of the frequently asked questions shoppers have when considering a new scanner. Can you scan a negative with a scanner?In terms of the figures below, especially for the Firewire times, the PF 3600 PRO appears a fast scanner. What these figures don't show is the time wasted waiting for the scanner to recover from crashes and this really damages any appeal the fast speeds could have offered. Size (Pixels)

I save the non-inverted flat scans as 5,000DPI TIFF files in the /positives folder. Because there’s a wide variety of inverting the negatives — be it by hand via Photoshop or through something like NegativeLab — I can now choose the best one or re-do without having to rescan an image. The built-in software and features eliminate frustration, increase scanning speed, and provide useful tools like color restoration for faded photos and oversized image stitching. Why We Chose This Scanner Direct film scanning also captures additional dynamic range and more accurate colors than scanning from a photograph. If you’re a photographer who wants to convert your slides or negatives into digital format, you need a film scanner in your workflow. Occasionally, there’s just one frame left from the strip, which PrimeFilm can not accept; this is when I insert the frame into a plastic slide frame I have handy and use the scanner’s slide frame tray. SilverFast vs. ViewScan. After two years of use, my PrimeFilm XA got sporadic film transport issues and occasional failures to transfer data. But despite its shotty build quality, there seems to be no better alternative for scanning 35mm film at home.

I'm considering an Epson Perfection V850 Pro Scanner or perhaps a dedicated one like the Pacific Image Prime Film XAs super edition Film Scanner. For big scan jobs, it can be challenging to find a reliable set-it and forget-it scanner. Save precious work hours by letting this model operate on its own, and by spending less time in post production making color corrections, removing dust, and repairing scan errors. The PowerSlide X will simplify your life. Key Features Speaking of distribution: Mono is easier (even cheaper) to get where I live than Fomapan Classic 100, which is the same film, according to Stephen .