Canon CanoScan 8800F

+ Overall well styled and easy to operate. Todate It has functioned as required as an all round general copier.

- Film negative copying can sometimes be a bit hit and miss, with numerous scans producing varying results. It was noted that some older photo's required a substantial amount of digital editing to achieve a reasonable result which I feel is beyond the average or more persistant individual.
I would have been preferable if the manufacturer had installed a dedicated 'FILM' slide/negative copier in the unit.

+ Abiltiy to do multiple scans at same time a great improvement on other systwems I have used.

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+ Extremely pleased with the results after scanning slides and negatives some of which were taken over 30 years ago. I found it very easy to use and was scanning within a very short time. I have put a lot of the scanned slides etc on a web site with a lot of positive feedback. Would recommend it.

- I have a selection of C120 negatives from a Kodak instamatic. There is no provision to scan these which was rather disappointing.

+ Scanning transparencies

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+ Efficient, pleasingly streamlined design, intuitive operation

- Slight "rainbow" effect in the top corner of some scanned slides

+ Good canon softwar. Excellent scanning performsnce. Film scanning is very good indeed, It is also pretty fast in operation. I am very impressed!

- Silverfast software is a little tricky to set up, but generally it is difficult to fault the scanner/software bundle

+ Produces very good scans of both B&W and Colour photographs. Scans of text also very good.Scans of colour slides were very good.

- I found the software programmes for the scanner good but a little comlicated to start with but then I,m a novice in scanning teckniques.Scanning slides took a little time.

+ quick very good qaulity

- no bad points its excellant

+ Quality of scan (megapixels)
Ease of use
Dependable generally

- too bulky
irregular alignment on screen of scanned negatives
omission of some film frames ocassionally from preliminary scan activity

+ Photo renovation software excelent speed reproduction and clarity very good. Simple to use. Multiscaning from film very time saving.

- Film holders are a little flimsy

+ High resolution is very good. Good capture of colour.

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+ Does the job

- Slow, tricky to scan negatives that dont fit the holders. I have old negatives in various sizes.

+ The scanner is fast and accurate and looks good. There were no problems connecting to my iMac via a Belkin hub.

- Firewire would have been helpful. I had problems with OmniPage but ReadIris 11 works fine.

+ Good quality scans of old black and white negatives.

- Have to touch glass to retrieve slides from holder.

+ I am updating from a scanner that is 10 years old. So I find this just amazing in comparison.
No problems in running software everything worked the way it should - fast and with good results.

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