Great value scanner
Written: Feb 14 '05
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Pros: Quiet, easy to use. price.
Cons: Needs a quick and easy hint sheet on scanning 35mm photos.
The Bottom Line: Highly recommended, anything Canon that involves photos is a winner.
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| aussie_ian's Full Review: Canon CanoScan 8400F Film Scanner (35 mm), Flatbed... |
I have been wanting to scan in my old 35mm negatives but couldnt fork out $500 for a specialized product so I got a 8400F - it took about 20 slides before I grasped how to use it properly and now my slide scans look great. Its very quiet. Small hint to new users is to select the preview-then click on the image you want to scan (check box) zoom it and use the mouse to make a box in the area you want to scan-you can then click the image settings and scroll down the list to the Tone adjustment - press preset to get is set nicely for say an outside photo. I have mine set at 3200 DPI and I change the output size from the flexible to a width of 1600 pixels (makes the scan heaps faster and thats as big as I want my pics anyway.
If all the photos are of outdoors then you just need to select each image and draw a cursor around the area you want - if you don't then the image may be dark due to the white strips at top and bottom (my first big lesson learnt). If you have mixed films such as some indoor dark pics and some outdoors - then select each as a group and do the tone adjustment for each group seperatly - don't scan them as one whole batch.
Its certainly doing the job I wanted - a little fiddly with loading the films but thats what is expected - great scanner
I payed $129 includes shipping from NewEgg.com- fast delivery.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 129
Interface: USB
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