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Is this picture blurry or am I imagining things? (Shot on film)

Started Oct 8, 2019 | Discussions thread
sybersitizen Forum Pro • Posts: 24,269
Re: Agree, digitization was bad

pcunnin wrote:

My god, the Epson looks terrible. I’m tempted to return mine although I haven’t noticed any problems until now, your samples show the v500 to look absolutely horrible and blurry.

You can use it for things other than film (prints, documents, etc.) and it will be great.

I’d say the best are the macro lens even better than the primefilm?

Looks that way to me too, but digitizing color film with a camera means you have to color correct for the orange cast and deal with dust and scratches manually. Those things can be automated with a film scanner.

How is the primefilm in general, vs using a macro lens, in terms of speed, practical results, and quality, according to your judgement?

I could go either way. For once-in-a-while scanning (which is all I do now that I've stopped shooting film and my whole slide collection is digitized) I like to use the film scanner.

Update: I cannot find a Primefilm 7200 scanner online

They're backordered at B&H and Adorama and might actually be discontinued. The newer models in that series are probably even better, but they cost a lot more.

but i have found a PF3650u film scanner at a reasonable price. What do you think about this model?

I had a similar one in that series and didn't like it. Reviews are mostly positive, though ... so maybe mine was just a dud.

You could also look at the Plustek line of scanners. They're pretty popular.

Oh, and the software provided with inexpensive film scanners is usually poor. You should also budget for a purchase of VueScan software, which is what I use.

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