Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner

  • Price: $349.00
  • Instant Savings: -$40.00
  • Offer ends FEB 29 '12
  • You Pay: $309.00
  • B&H # PLOF7600ISE
  • Mfr# 60-A29-BBM310-C

Product Highlights

  • Scan 35mm Slides and Negatives
  • 3600 dpi Optical Resolution
  • Multi-Sampling
  • Multi-Exposure
  • iSRD Dust & Scratch Removal
  • Powerful Software Bundle Included
  • PC and Mac Compatible

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The Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Film Scanner scans 35mm slides and negatives at a high resolution of 3600 dpi, ideal for photographers and other users who have a need to convert images for digital archiving, photo enlargements, business documents, web pages, or for sharing images with friends on the Internet.

The OpticFilm 7600i SE scans at 48-bit color for extremely accurate and vibrant color images that retain subtle details in their highlight and shadow areas. To minimize noise, the scanners Multiple Sampling function makes 4 scan passes that are averaged together so image noise is cancelled out. The scanner is equipped with iSRD (Infrared Smart Removal of Defect) which utilizes an infrared channel, for detection of flaws, in combination with hardware and software to automatically eliminate unwanted defects such as minor dust and scratches.

The OpticFilm 7600i SE includes LaserSoft SilverFast SE software that provides enhanced functions such as multi-exposure scanning for better shadow & highlight detail, Auto Adjust, NegaFix, Selective Color Correction, iSRD control, plus many more function to optimize your scanned image quality.

Multi-Exposure Function
The Multi-Exposure function can be utilized with film to provide improved shadow & highlight detail and provide images with a richness and depth that makes your pictures look as if they are three dimensional.
Multiple Sampling Function
The Plustek Multiple Sampling function minimizes image noise by making 4 sequential scans for your slide or negative, which are then averaged together in order to cancel out the inconsistencies that are present due to image noise.
USB 2.0 High Speed Connection
Providing a high speed connection to your computer, the USB 2.0 interface allows the scanner to operate quickly and seamlessly with your PC.
Scan Slides and Negatives
Two film holders are provided. One is for holding up to four mounted slides; the other is for filmstrips up to 6 frames. The film holders have the added benefit of protecting the film from the scanner mechanisms because there is no physical contact with the media during scanning process.
iSRD Dust & Scratch Removal
iSRD (Infrared Smart Removal of Defect) uses a combination of hardware and software to automatically eliminate minor flaws, such as dust and scratches. Two modes are available - in the Automatic mode, SilverFast iSRD operates completely on its own and applies corrected result to the entire scanned frame. In manual mode, the user can select certain area(s) to work on, and leave the rest untouched. The SilverFast iSRD system does not soften or blur the scanned file and provides the user with an enhanced genuine image.
Includes Carrying Bag
The included padded carrying bag is specially designed for the film scanner with a main compartment that accommodates the scanner, power adapter and USB cord. The case comes with an easy-to-grip handle for hand carry, and features a Velcro taped pocket to house film holders.

Bundled Software

NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio 4.5
NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio 4.5 is a comprehensive multimedia image-processing program. You can create new images by using the ImageFolio's powerful tools. This sophisticated set of image-editing tools enables you to quickly create new images or enhance pre-existing ones.

Features:

  • Complete image-tuning functions
  • Easy to manage and preview image files
  • Monitor Gamma adjustment
  • TWAIN interface support for automatic fine-tuning during scanning
  • Supports TIF, PCX, BMP, TGA, JPG, PCD, WMF, and PNG file formats (PC)
  • Image Manager functions as an image database and uses folders to manage and preview files
  • NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7.10
    NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7.10 is powerful document management software for OCR, PDF creation, or format conversion to Microsoft Word or Excel. TWAIN-Express makes it easy to connect with your scanner.

    Features:

    • Built-in award-winning OCR
    • Supports over 100 popular applications
    • Unlimited nested folders to easily organize files
    • Full-text search with adjustable fuzzy logic and index search
    • Easy image editing QuickFix tools with real-time preview
    • New annotation tools include sticky notes and rubber stamps
    • Share photos via e-mail easily with Presto! Wrapper
    • Share photos via the Internet by connecting to PhotoNet
    • Works with any TWAIN scanner
    LaserSoft SilverFast SE
    SilverFast is world class professional scan software, with the Stand-Alone SilverFast Launcher and TWAIN Plug-in applications. It provides a powerful tool for scanning, editing, and color reproduction.

    SilverFast 6.6 SEPlus ME delivers powerful functions including:

    • Multi-Exposure
    • SilverFast Basic
    • AACO
    • iSRD
    • SRD
    • Auto-Adjust
    • USM
    • SCC
    • NegaFix
    Film Types Mounted slides
    Negative film (1.45 x 1", 36.8 x 25.4mm)
    Scan Quality
    Scan Sensor Color CCD image sensor
    Hardware Resolution 3600 dpi
    Interpolated Resolution 7200 dpi
    Color Depth 48-bit/pixel
    Dynamic Range 3.5
    Scan Modes Single pass
    Performance
    Preview Speed Slides: 7.57 sec
    Negative film: 8.01 sec 1
    Please Note:

    Without calibration time

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    Scan Speed 3600 dpi: approx. 32.14 sec (Multi-Sampling on)
    7200 dpi: approx. 56.82 sec (Multi-Sampling on) 2
    Please Note:

    Under 24-bit true color

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    Batch Scanning No
    Infrared System Built-in
    Connectivity
    Computer Interface USB 2.0
    OS Support Windows 2000
    Windows XP
    Windows Vista
    Windows 7
    Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.6 (Snow Leopard); will work with OS X 10.7 (Lion) with upgrade to SilverFast 8 (not included)
    System Requirements CD-ROM drive
    1 x available USB port
    512MB RAM
    500MB free hard disk drive space
    High color graphic card (VGA or higher)
    Windows:
    CPU: Pentium III or faster
    Windows 2000
    Windows XP
    Windows Vista
    Windows 7
    Mac:
    CPU: PPC G4, PPC G5, Intel
    Mac 10.3.9 and higher including Leopard 3
    Please Note:

    Please note these are minimum requirements only. It is highly recommended to use a higher performance computer

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    Physical
    Light Source White LED
    Power Requirements 100-120VAC (50/60 Hz)
    Dimension (DxWxH) 4.73 x 10.7 x 4.7" (272 x 120 x 119mm) (scanner only)
    Weight Approx. 3.5 lb (1.6 kg) (scanner only)

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    Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner
     
    4.3

    (based on 127 reviews)

    Ratings Distribution

    • 5 Stars

       

      (54)

    • 4 Stars

       

      (60)

    • 3 Stars

       

      (8)

    • 2 Stars

       

      (1)

    • 1 Stars

       

      (4)

    96%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Good resolution (98)
    • Consistent (68)
    • Good bit depth (67)
    • Accurate thumbnails (44)
    • Fast (30)

    Cons

    • Slow (42)
    • Difficult to load (5)

    Best Uses

    • Photos and graphics (66)
    • Digital printing (32)
    • Web design (12)
    • Publishing (10)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Frequent user (57), Casual user (52), Great graphics (16)
      • Primary use:
      • Personal (109), Business (15)
      • Computer Platform:
      • PC (30), Mac (15)

    Most Liked Positive Review

     

    awesome film scanner for the cash!

    I'm using this scanner to archive my football images from the last days of film. I have always used Nikon scanners as they were specific to 35mm and I never had good luck with flatbeds...Read complete review

    I'm using this scanner to archive my football images from the last days of film. I have always used Nikon scanners as they were specific to 35mm and I never had good luck with flatbeds in general unless it was medium format or 4x5. This little guy really does a nice job BUT... You have to make it scan twice and use the iSRD feature. If you do those two things, it rivals the best scans I've seen on the Coolscan units of five years ago, anyway.

    REAL LIFE SCANNING TIME is right at 5 minutes per image at 3600 dpi setting, which isn't bad when you figure how little post manipulation you need to do in Photohop after the fact...

    The main reson I bought this model was the LED light source (my old coolscan bulb alone cost more that this guy), and the fact that it comes with Silverfast scanning software, which I've used in the past.

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    Most Liked Negative Review

     

    My Plustek 7600i Experience

    Where do I begin? I'll make one thing easy enough for a caveman: hardware good – software bad.That's the only easy thing so far. I can't say anything negative about the scanner itself b...Read complete review

    Where do I begin? I'll make one thing easy enough for a caveman: hardware good – software bad.That's the only easy thing so far. I can't say anything negative about the scanner itself because I've hardly gotten to use it. Getting to the scanner requires the use of software that is frustrating at best. To put it bluntly, the SilverFast SEPlus software by LaserSoft Imaging was written by geeks for geeks. These guys are so immersed in their World of Geekcraft that they've forgotten how to speak to normal people. They toss around obscure, esoteric jargon as if all their customers were engineers suckled on the teat of technology. I've been a photographer for 36 years and I have 14 years experience with digital equipment and software so I consider myself to be an advanced user, but much of this was beyond me.This software firm is out of Keil, Germany (best known for making U-boats) and to add to the complexity of their geek speak is the woeful inadequacy of the translation from German, both in the program interface as well as documentation.If there's one thing that burns every good American it's when these big foreign firms cheap out on using a decent translator. It's as if they wrote everything in German and then used Google Translator to convert it... click on sie Deutsch? [*].My angst began right away with the "Quick Guide"—which is the size of a roadmap of Asia because they want to include every human dialect on it. Some of the teeny-tiny illustrations attempt to show you how a color change works—only they have it printed it in black & white! Well actually a muddy mix of gray tones. Brilliant huh? Maybe it was originally in color but then someone decided to save a few Euros at the expense of clarity.There's even typos in the program itself—version 6 no less. Misspelled words like "sensivity" may not seem like such a crime but it shows a level of sloppiness and lack of quality control on the part of LaserSoft. I've got a 23" LED monitor and the control features are very hard to read. The little airplane icon in the ScanPilot feature reminds me of a Messerschmitt.The built-in links to Quicktime mini-movies are nice and shed some light into the darkness that is SilverFast. I could go on and on but I think you get the point. I'm not doubting that this software can't do what I need it to, it's just that it has a very, very steep learning curve. Steep like the dive of a Stuka dive bomber in full attack with sirens blaring.

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    4.0

    Great scanner and great price.

    By l_flake

    from Stuttgart, Germany

    About Me Casual User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Accurate Thumbnails
    • Consistent
    • Fast

    Cons

    • No Manual
    • Setup on Mac

    Best Uses

    • Digital Printing

    Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

    I am using this scanner for two things. First - to digitize all the negatives I have from 20 plus years of photography. Second - scanning all my "Great" images in hopes of marketing them. This scanner has settings and features that allows me to do both. I can choose the resolution based on the largest I would print along with many other features. The iSRD function is great. Negatives that are scratched or spotted come out looking like you just took them. Took a little while to get the software uploaded to my MAC and then had to get an upgrade (no charge) to actually get the software to work. I would recommend this to anyone who needs to scan their negatives and slides. buy an extra set of slide trays, that will help the workflow.

    • Primary use:
    • Personal
    • Computer Platform:
    • Mac

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    5.0

    good film scanner

    By john

    from New Yersey

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Good Bit Depth
    • Good Resolution

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Digital Printing
      • Photos and Graphics
      • Web Design

      Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

      It is very good fil scanner, it works great

      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Computer Platform:
      • Other

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      4.0

      GREAT SCANNER EXCEPT?

      By SVOMIKE

      from BRYANT, AR

      About Me Frequent User

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Fast
      • Good Bit Depth
      • Good Resolution

      Cons

      • HOLDER COULD BE BETTER

      Best Uses

      • Digital Printing
      • FILE ARCHIVES

      Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

      I AM USING THIS SCANNER TO SCAN MY 35MM NEGATIVES AND SLIDES. THIS SCANNER IS GREAT, THE RESOLUTION OUTPUT IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE BUT THE 35MM NEGATIVE HOLDER COULD BE BETTER, THE NEGATIVES HAVE A TENDANCY TO MOVE AROUND. THE PLACEMENT IN THE SCANNER HAS SOME MOVEMENT TOO.

      • Primary use:
      • Business
      • Computer Platform:
      • PC

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      4.0

      Definitely worth it

      By PK

      from Detroit, Mi

      About Me Frequent User

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Accurate Thumbnails
      • Consistent

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Digital Printing

        Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

        Did a very good job with some old slile. The dust and scratch removal works fairly well.

        • Primary use:
        • Personal
        • Computer Platform:
        • PC

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        4.0

        Great Quality when scanning slides.

        By Big John

        from Missouri

        About Me Frequent User

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Good Resolution

        Cons

        • Difficult to Load
        • Slow

        Best Uses

          Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

          Don't like the 'detent' feel which signifies when the slide is in scanning position,you get use to it after working with it!

          • Primary use:
          • Personal
          • Computer Platform:
          • Mac

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          4.0

          Excellent scanner but slow

          By Kate

          from Toronto, Canada

          About Me Frequent User

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

            Cons

              Best Uses

                Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                I bought this scanner to convert tons of old family negatives (color and black-and-white) and slides to digital images.

                Positives:
                The scanner gives good infra red dust and scratch correction when scanned on higher resolution (3600-7200 dpi) and allows adjust exposure and other parameters (which is nice and helpful) after prescan.

                Negatives:
                You have to be very patient,
                I somehow thought that it would be easier and faster. On high resolution it takes about 10-15 minutes for one slide. And every change in scanning parameters requires new scan. The software is also not intuitive and I had to play around and watch video instructions to get it work.

                Summary:
                I am satisfied with my purchase because it does what I expected: it turns out good images at a good price.

                • Primary use:
                • Personal
                • Computer Platform:
                • PC

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                4.0

                Product to recommend

                By aquarius45

                from Silver Spring, MD

                About Me Casual User

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Accurate Thumbnails
                • Consistent
                • Easy of use
                • Good Bit Depth
                • Good Resolution

                Cons

                • Final scan could be slow

                Best Uses

                • Digital Printing
                • Photos and Graphics

                Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                Having a thousands of slides and negatives I needed something to transfer at least some of them to digital form for my Windows operating computer. This scanner is doing more than satisfactory job. Easy, simple installation,good software and fast prescan. To get really excellent result with scratch and dust removing features of software final scan became sluggish, but it's worthy. Shorter negative strips could slide of left-right alignment in negative tray, because there are no pins.

                • Primary use:
                • Personal
                • Computer Platform:
                • PC

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                5.0

                Amazing scanner

                By Naresh

                from San Jose, CA

                About Me Frequent User

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Accurate Thumbnails
                • Consistent
                • Good Bit Depth
                • Good Resolution

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Photos and Graphics

                  Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                  I have had this scanner for a couple of weeks and have scanned in 8 rolls of negatives which are 25 years old. I have previous experience with other scanners and the results of the Plustek scanner are nothing short of amazing. Yes, each negative takes almost 4 minutes to perform a scan at 3200 dpi with hardware-based dust/scratch removal but the time investment is worth the results. The dynamic range is also excellent.

                  As far as the Silverfast software, Lasersoft is offering a free upgrade to the latest 8.0 version for purchasers of this scanner. I used the earlier version successfully and really didn't have any complaints either. Some people have complained about the complexity of the software but to be honest, it's no more complex than decent photo editing software. You can probably use default settings and get decent results but anyone going through the trouble of scanning negatives with this scanner, should invest the time to learn the software. If you want one-button results, you could probably go with a cheaper (and worse) scanner.

                  • Primary use:
                  • Personal
                  • Computer Platform:
                  • PC

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                  5.0

                  Great little scanner

                  By The Mighty Viking

                  from Downers Grove, IL

                  About Me Frequent User

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Consistent
                  • Fast
                  • Good Bit Depth
                  • Good Resolution

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Photos and Graphics

                    Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                    I have 2 decades of slides that my parents shot back in the 70's and 80's that have been sitting in Kodak carousels for years. This scanner was the best price/performance buy for my needs. It's scans relatively fast and produces great image quality. I'm very happy with this purchase.

                    • Primary use:
                    • Personal
                    • Computer Platform:
                    • Mac

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                    4.0

                    Best Current Affordable Scanner

                    By Skywalker

                    from Oahu, HI

                    About Me Graphics Professional

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Good Bit Depth
                    • Good Resolution

                    Cons

                    • Incompatible
                    • Slow

                    Best Uses

                    • Photos and Graphics

                    Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                    I bought this scanner to start archiving my family pictures after a lot of research. Basically my choice boiled down to one of the discontinued Nikon Coolscan Scanners, One of the higher end Epson flatbed scanners, or this unit. The Nikon was ruled out after I found out that Nikon no longer makes drivers and it wouldn't work under Windows 7. The Espons were a bit more expensive and didn't give better performance so I went with the Plustek.

                    Overall the scanner has done pretty well for me. It does a very good job of color negatives and black and white film (can't use the dust removal on black and white though). Kodachrome is a bit of a challenge as it has a hard time getting the shadow detail (like just about every other scanner), and using the dust removal usually doesn't work super well (probably 50% of the slides end up with artifacts).

                    The biggest complaint I have is that you have to disable all other usb imaging devices for the scanner to work. Plustek and Silverfast (the included software) blame windows for this bug, but i don't think that is the whole story. Silverfast installation was also non trivial as you had to get just the right order of driver fromo plustek, silverfast 6 install to register for the free upgrade to 8, than driver updates, then uninstall silverfast, than reinstall silverfast 8 (I think i remembered the order correctly). Anyway it was a pain! I guess it is worse becuase I am running an actually up-to-date operating system (Windows 7 64bit). Your mileage may vary.

                    • Primary use:
                    • Personal
                    • Computer Platform:
                    • PC

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                    5.0

                    Beautifully designed and excellent resul

                    By Art

                    from Fort Lauderdale

                    About Me Frequent User

                    Pros

                    • Accurate Thumbnails
                    • Consistent
                    • Fast
                    • Good Bit Depth
                    • Good Resolution

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Photos and Graphics

                      Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                      I am processing a large quantity of slides and filmstrips and needed a scanner that would faithfully produce a digital equivalent. The Plustek 7600i SE does the job quickly with amazing quality. Mac users should download the (free) upgrade of the SilverFast software.

                      • Primary use:
                      • Personal
                      • Computer Platform:
                      • Mac

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                      4.0

                      This is as good as it gets

                      By AG

                      from chicago

                      About Me Frequent User

                      Pros

                      • Consistent
                      • Good Bit Depth
                      • Good Resolution
                      • Stable

                      Cons

                      • Slow

                      Best Uses

                      • Modern film photography
                      • Photos and Graphics

                      Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                      I've been through 4 used dedicated scanners (Minolta Elite I, Multi II, Elite 5400, and Dual IV) and 3 flatbed scanners (Epson V500, Canon 8800F, and Microtek M1) for film photography in the last 3 years. The Elite I is awesome for the price but SCSI only, the Multi II is a waste of money, the 5400 broke after 6 months (and cost $450 on [@]), and the dual IV was a big plastic piece of garbage. The 8800F was just ok for medium format, and a waste of time with 35mm, same with the V500. The M1 is great for MF, but not enough resolution for 35mm. Buying used 35mm scanners is a big waste of money since they will break and you're stuck with it. The 7600i make a really big file, but honestly scans as well as my 5400 did (I've compared the same frames) but costs less NEW, and I got an extended warrantly. It's fully manual loading, which is a bonus to me, since the transports all broke on the Minolta's (except Elite I which is manual and awesome). I don't use SilverFast because it's bloatware and very slow, and also never loaded correctly off the CD (typical for SF products). Use VueScan, it's fast, accurate, and stable (and can calibrate with IT8 targets). If you need to scan 35mm with high quality, this unit is it. A Nikon CoolScan 5000ED is better, but it will break, and you'll be out of the $2500 it cost you used.

                      • Primary use:
                      • Personal
                      • Computer Platform:
                      • PC

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                      5.0

                      Great scanner and software

                      By Phyllis

                      from Arvada, CO

                      About Me Casual User

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Consistent
                      • Good Bit Depth
                      • Good Resolution

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Damaged slides

                        Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                        I've been using the OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner by Plustek to scan slides going back to the 1960s. I've been using the SilverFast 8 software that comes with it on my Mac OS X Lion. The software version that is bundled with the scanner was not the latest version, but the company upgraded me to version 8 for free. It all works beautifully. This scanner has infrared capacity that allows the software to do dust and scratch removal. Normally the automatic setting is sufficient, but if you have a really badly damaged slide you can increase the sensitivity manually and watch the scratches disappear. Takes about 3-5 minutes per slide with the dust and scratch removal activated.

                        • Primary use:
                        • Personal
                        • Computer Platform:
                        • Mac

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                        5.0

                        Very good film scanner

                        By Dave

                        from Flushing,NY

                        About Me Frequent User

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Adjustable picture
                        • Consistent
                        • Dust and scratch removal
                        • Good Bit Depth
                        • Good Resolution

                        Cons

                        • Slow

                        Best Uses

                          Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                          I use it to archive old slides and negatives allows you to adjust pictures, remove dust and scratchs, also allows adjustment of resolution. Program that comes with scanner is easier to use than latest update.

                          • Primary use:
                          • Personal
                          • Computer Platform:
                          • PC

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                          4.0

                          A fair review

                          By Danny

                          from Cedarhurst, NY

                          About Me Frequent User

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Accurate Thumbnails
                          • Consistent
                          • Good Bit Depth
                          • Good Resolution

                          Cons

                          • No batch scanning
                          • No manual with software
                          • Slow

                          Best Uses

                          • Negatives and slides

                          Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                          I am using the OpticFilm 7600i SE to scan color negatives film. In the future I'll try my black and white negatives and color slides.
                          So far, I am currently using it to scan Fuji Super HQ 200 color negatives.
                          The bundled software that came with the scanner (SilverFast 6.6) was not intuitive at all.
                          I Went to SilverFast web page to get a manual and found out that I was entitled to an upgrade to SilverFast 8 for free. I downloaded the version 8 and my scanner stopped working (getting error message: "There was a problem starting your scanner, Please make sure your drivers are installed correctly"). I went to Plustek web site and downloaded the a new driver but could not install it. I wrote a note to Plustek support (no phone support to call). They wrote me back within a day with detailed instruction on how to perform the driver installation. Apparently I had to remove the old drivers and disable all other imaging devices connected to my PC. The install was a success and I was finally able to start scanning.
                          I got good results at 3600 dpi, there is slight improvement at 7200 dpi (at a price - much slower). The iSRD function (dust and scratch removal) works great.
                          To improve the scanner, Plustek must make the film holder with positive lock on the film strip, as well as a good fit when inserted to the scanner because there is some play (left and right), especially when you are scanning the first or last frame you may get slight angle on the resulting picture. Other than that,the main issues with the scanner are speed and luck of batch scanning (you must move manually the film holder one frame at a time after each scan). The SilverFast software had only a quick guide, To get a full manual explaining in details all the functionality, you must buy a third party book. Also, even the quick guide is not well thought off - they show two buttons on the workflow one red (inactive) and it turns to blue when active. I printed this document on monochrome laser printer and could not tell the difference, why not simplify and put either X or checkmark inside that button to show if it is active or inactive.

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                          • Personal
                          • Computer Platform:
                          • PC

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                          4.0

                          It worked right out of the box

                          By Paul

                          from Spokane, WA

                          About Me Casual User

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                            Cons

                            • Needs an instruction book

                            Best Uses

                            • Digital Printing

                            Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                            Nice looking digital results from my old slides and negatives. Followed the instructions carefully, and got it installed on a new Win 7 computer the first time. Needs a written instruction booklet for use by obsolete people.

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                            • Personal
                            • Computer Platform:
                            • PC

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                            5.0

                            works amazingly well on my Mac

                            By Art

                            from Fort Lauderdale, FL

                            About Me Frequent User

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Accurate Thumbnails
                            • Consistent
                            • Fast
                            • Good Bit Depth
                            • Good Resolution

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Photos and Graphics

                              Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                              This scanner works as well as the best review says it will. It was simple to set up on my Mac; there was a free upgrade to the latest SilverFast software. The scan of color slides and Kodachromes are well, but not over, saturated and the contrast is quite good. The results makes this unit quite a bargain.

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                              • Personal
                              • Computer Platform:
                              • Mac

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                              5.0

                              Just what I needed!

                              By pm

                              from Thornton, Colorado

                              About Me Casual User

                              Verified Buyer

                              Pros

                              • Accurate Thumbnails
                              • Consistent
                              • Fast
                              • Good Bit Depth
                              • Good control
                              • Good Resolution

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                • Digital Printing
                                • Photos and Graphics
                                • Publishing

                                Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                                I have now brought to life those hundreds of negatives I shot in 1955 during a 3-month tour of southeast Asia. They have lain hidden for 56 years. What a thrill to re-live those experiences!

                                • Primary use:
                                • Personal
                                • Computer Platform:
                                • PC

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                                4.0

                                I highly recommend this product

                                By Nate

                                from Ontario, Canada

                                About Me Graphics Professional

                                Verified Buyer

                                Pros

                                • Fast
                                • Good Bit Depth
                                • Good Resolution

                                Cons

                                • Software learning curve

                                Best Uses

                                • Photos and Graphics

                                Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                                I'm scanning about 3000 Kodachromes, and this scanner is giving me great results. It produces sharp scans that show great detail in the shadows without banding or noise, thanks to the Multi-exposure feature. There has been a lot of discussion about using the iSRD function to remove dust on Kodachromes: I find that iSRD works great for a lot of my slides without causing any artifacts or other problems. You just have to try it on each slide. If the dust removal function doesn't work, then I just gently dry-wipe the slide with a Q-tip and then blow it with a bulb blower, which gets rid of most dust. I gave this product four stars because the SilverFast software is a bit of a pain to set up and figure out, but if you give it 2 or 3 hours to learn you'll be off and running

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                                • Personal
                                • Computer Platform:
                                • PC

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                                4.0

                                Good Value!

                                By Scott

                                from Florida

                                About Me Frequent User

                                Verified Buyer

                                Pros

                                • Good Resolution

                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                    Comments about Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner:

                                    Does a good job at a reasonable price. To extract max utility in a reasonable amount of time, here is my process. Scan with Vuescan ($40) to TIF at 3600dpi and 24 bit RGB (in and out) with infrared dust removal set to medium. Great results with total scan time of 1 min and 10 sec on well exposed slides. (Underexposed slides will take longer, and previewing each slide will add 10-15 sec each.) I then use Lightroom 3 to convert each to DNG and process for color, exposure, etc. (By the way, I also quickly go over each slide with a camel hair brush and a blower.)

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                                    • Personal
                                    • Computer Platform:
                                    • PC

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                                    What's in the Box

                                    Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner
                                    • Holder for up to 4 Mounted Slides
                                    • Film Strip Holder for up to 6 Frames
                                    • Power Adapter
                                    • USB Cable
                                    • LaserSoft SilverFast SE Software
                                    • Quick Guide
                                    • Setup Disk
                                    • Padded Carrying Bag
                                    • 1-Year Limited Warranty
                                     
                                     
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