67 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
86% of people recommend it.
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| Compatibility | 8.2 |
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| Design | 8.1 |
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| Software bundle | 7.1 |
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| Speed | 7.5 |
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| Value for money (at time of purchase) | 8.4 |
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| Overall rating | 8.1 |
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Jean, Hereford
Score 5.0/10
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Good editing programme. Difficulty in installing software perhaps conflict with other programme. Now on laptop instead as I could not solve it.
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slide holder seems flimsy. The Silverfast video tutorial is in strong German accent- difficult to follow.
52 of 52 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Oct 2006
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Reasonable speed, good quality
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Reviewer left no comment
20 of 20 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Dec 2006
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use
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haven't found any yet
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Dec 2006
Andrew, Bath
Score 7.0/10
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Good Resolution
Excellent at darker colours, and sunsets
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Software is I think poor and prone to some irritating crashes, for example if you choose to save over an existing file, this will crash the system and require a full restart Instructions for how to use it definitely poor. Don't expect to simply install it and use it if you want high qualiy results.
I only used this product with Fuji Film negatives, but would say that some colours were very hard to represent well. I was scanning in holiday photos from Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and found the bright blues of the sea impossible to get good results for. Overcast Skies also had a brown tinge to them, particularly towards the boundaries of the picture, so to be fair this may indicate some poor lens performance, as I only used a standard kit lens with a Canon SLR. That said, none of my photos display these characteristics in the prints from Kodak.
Finally expect to spend a lot of time touching up imperfections. On average 20-30 minutes per photo, dependent how fussy you are.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jan 2007
Margaret, Leighton Buzzard. Beds
Score 8.0/10
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It does everything I wanted of it on my old Packard Bell Computer up in my loft. ( Windows Millennium)
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Unfortunately it will not function on my new Dell Windows XP and I can't fathom out why!!
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Apr 2007
john, nottingham
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reasonbly easy to use software, but when image is adjusted to desired finish, it produces very good results.
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takes along time to scan, im scanning 35mm slides
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Nov 2006
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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compact & excellent piece of kit that exceeds some more expensive models with the features it has.
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have to physically press the button on the front rather than run direct from the PC.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Feb 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Intuitive software
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Confusing very large sheet of instructions, small manual would be better
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Mar 2007
David, Taunton
Score 6.0/10
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Available, Reasonable Value, Compact, Easy connection to PC.
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Slow to scan on anything but lowest density and colour depth. Good quality results with positive film, not so good with negative film. Instructions for use of editing software are poor. Haven´t yet found out how to remove dust and dirt marks from image.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Feb 2007
Derek, Sedgley, Dudley
Score 10.0/10
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I have managed to to clearly see poor quality dark slides previously not able to view. Excellent reproduction of many old slides, some over 40 years old and deteriorating.
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Would prefer 600dpi on Silverfast.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Feb 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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For first hour after being turned on it performs well, and I considered the price to be reasonable value.
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I do have a problem with the scanner which I am first trying to follow up with the manufacturer. After about an hour's use the colour balance of thre scanned image diverges deteriorates and diverges from the pre-scan settings. This may be a hardware problem.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Jan 2007
Brian, Ripley
Score 7.0/10
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Easy to use with fairly good results.
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Reviewer left no comment
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Jan 2007
DAVID, GILCRUX (NR. COCKERMOUTH)
Score 6.0/10
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High resolution scan, noise-free, accurate colour rendition.
Works well with 35mm colour slides to give crisp digital images
with a good tonal range.
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Not yet Vista compatible. Software is not user friendly and instructions are
minimal. Could not get SRD to work effectively. At max. res. scans are slow.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Apr 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Found it excellent for copying my transparencies onto the hard drive and editing them.
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None found so far
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Mar 2007
John, Stourbridge
Score 8.0/10
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Very good value, good results
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Depending on resolution can be slow
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Jan 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use, reasonable speed, excellent results.
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some confusion with the scratch removal facilities software. The IR parts are not explained in relation to the 7200. EG Can it be upgraded etc.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Feb 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Good scanner - top quality and easy to use.
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None
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Feb 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Simple to install and use
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Mar 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Easy to use.
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Can give a colouyr cast with the default software settings and correcting can be a little fiddly.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Jun 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use straight out of box
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 May 2007
Christopher, Selby
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to setup and use.
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Have not found any as yet.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Dec 2006
Donny, Preston
Score 8.0/10
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It does a reasonable job, the images are pretty good transfers.
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A little expensive, unless you have a lot of slides to scan.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Feb 2007
Robin, Brighton
Score 9.0/10
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Exceklant operating features and finished scans
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Software instructions are not helpfull
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Feb 2007
James, Belfast
Score 8.0/10
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Easily installed
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Quite slow
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Feb 2007
Jim, Southport
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use and good results
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Reviewer left no comment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Mar 2007
Steve, Dorchester
Score 8.0/10
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Easy to use
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A little slow
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Apr 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Good value for money and competent at the price.
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It struggled with accurately representing some slides. Once I'd compared it to a Nikon Coolscan I realised it wasn't in the same league! It's not a bad product by any means - for the money I think it's fine, it's just that the scans weren't good enough for my (semi-professional) needs.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Jun 2007
Alex, Shrewsbury
Score 9.0/10
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Price when compared with alternatives.
Not used enough to comment on quality, seems okay.
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Software a bit awkward; tried to load it leaving some unwanted tools out (it gives you the option), but ended up having to fully load the software to stop it raising flags at every start-up.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Jul 2007
Rob, Crewe
Score 8.0/10
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Very effective unit - does what it says on the box! Easy to setup and use, I just need several months off to input the enormous stack of slides that I need to scan! Light box on the top for a quick view is a very good idea. Padded carry/storage case is also a good point - you don't always want it on the desk taking up space.
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None really, its a shame that the slide carrier is not more automated so you could leave it running through a few at a time, although if I'd wanted to spend more money there probably is one out there!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Jul 2007
Brian, Sheffield
Score 9.0/10
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Cassett loading. Easy set-up
A reasonable acceptable speed with a good resolution
Easy to correct poor negs. & transparencies
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It would be useful to have duplicate neg/trans. holders to speed up copying
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Jul 2007
Roger, Manchester
Score 8.0/10
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Ease of use. Scan speed.
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Having to reload the software bundle several times and having to then to delete all the bits I don't need.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Jun 2007
Ian, Prestwick
Score 9.0/10
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Quick and easy to use. Software is a doddle.
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Haven't really found any yet
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Aug 2007
Arthur, Bilston
Score 7.0/10
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The scanner is user friendly, and well built. It comes with a case and all
leads as required to use. including software.
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The software package as i found,took some updates to my machine before it would load . Allso Quickscan works ok, but intellescan as i find leaves the
software companies name diagonally accross the picture that i cannot remove.
Two sets of disks are suplied,with no instructions of wich set to use,a serial number is on the pre update disks that does not work.
Have tried to contact silverfast by e-mail and letter to no avail.
For the moment i am useing quickscan only.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Aug 2007
Alan, West Wales
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to set up and use
Comes with case
Does what it should and does it well
Great value for the money
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Not the most attractive piece of hardware
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Jul 2007
Caroline, London
Score 6.0/10
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The quality, once you have learned how to navigate the scanning options which aren;t easy, is very good, although it tends to darken the picture
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Loading the slides is VERY slow. It come with a 4 slide cannister and i had wrongly assumed that you could put 4 slides in and leave it to it. The cannister has to be moved along by hand, then a button to 'prescan' and then enter file names and alter any settings befroe it finally scans. Per sldie i recon about 3 minutes, which must of it you have to sit there. With about 2000 slides to scan i wish i had spent a bit more money to automate it, or in hindsight a better option would have been to send them off to a compnay with the really good kit.
purchased 07 Nov 2006
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Ease of use
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Compatability problems with Adobe Photoshop and plug-ins
purchased 15 Dec 2006
Robert, Leamington Spa
Score 6.0/10
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When it works, it works well. The dust/scratch correction and image adjustment features are very useful. It seems to be the only relatively sophisticated purpose-built 35mm slide scanner on the market.
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First one I received was faulty. On the second, one software disc was blank, leading to problems which have not yet been fully resolved. There seems to be no support from Plustek. The Silverfast image management software is German and although there is copious video help in English this is not very focussed on specific problems - no FAQ-type feature I can find. A good written manual would be more use than the electronic literature provided. The Silverfast e-mail help line in Germany (but English used)is very slow but eventually polite and thorough.
purchased 29 Dec 2006
Barry, Torquay
Score 9.0/10
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Good simple design
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Speed could be improved
purchased 21 Jul 2007
David, Bicester
Score 7.0/10
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Quick to scan, does what it's supposed to.
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Quirky software, not too user friendly.
Could do with a holder for different film sizes.
purchased 14 Jul 2007
steve, rochdale
Score 8.0/10
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ease of use, scanning resolution
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software bundled with product, limited documentation
purchased 01 Aug 2007
Matt, Brighton
Score 9.0/10
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Good Value,impressive Results
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 08 Aug 2007
David, York
Score 9.0/10
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easy to set up and use
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Software could be a bit more user friendly for a noob like me.
purchased 08 May 2007
david, leeds
Score 8.0/10
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aesy to use
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dificult to install
purchased 10 Aug 2007
Dianne, Wareham, Dorset
Score 9.0/10
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All good, no negative remarks to make.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 16 Jun 2007
Trevor, Burton on Trent
Score 8.0/10
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Easy to use, more features & options than required for normal everyday scanning which means theres plenty to play with as regard colour adjustments and cropping. A good all round, universal tool.Compact and neat.
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Software opens in other applications. I e web cam, and other photo applications even though I have not got it set to default (xp2)
purchased 15 Jun 2007
Joy, Oxford
Score 9.0/10
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neat design; speed; price
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 24 Jul 2007
martin, stourport-on-severn
Score 8.0/10
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simple to use and quiet
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high cost, not a very modern design
purchased 22 Sep 2007
Stephen, Leicester
Score 7.0/10
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Excellent resolution
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A bit slow
purchased 17 Sep 2007
Adham, Warrington
Score 8.0/10
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It is affordable, good quality images.
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Not as quick or as high quality as the more expensive rival film scanners.
purchased 20 Sep 2007
Derek, Sutton on Sea, Nr Mablethorpe
Score 10.0/10
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Produces first rate results even from old slides and negatives. Solidly built. easy to use. Nice case in which to keep it.
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Haven't found any yet.
purchased 21 Oct 2007
Robert, Oldham
Score 7.0/10
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only tried a few to familiarise myself with the product - good quality result.
Need to do a lot more but limited time at present
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A bit difficult to follow procedure but it's early days so need more practice.
purchased 20 Sep 2007
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