It can hold strips of up to 6 frames of 35mm. The strip film carrier does an excellent job of holding film flat. Speaking of the film carriers, the Plustek 8200I Ai film scanner has some of the best I’ve used.

These seem like a good way to prevent dust from entering the scanner. The side ports for the film carriers have flaps that close when no film is inserted. It has a metal undercarriage and the plastics used elsewhere seem good quality. The case of the scanner itself feels similar to a PC Tower case. This film scanner seems built quite well. Plustek Opticfilm 8200I Ai film scanner - Technical specifications

Some reports of the scanners developing banding issues.

Slower to scan entire rolls than a flatbed.Some people complain about the learning curve with Silverfast.Excellent hardware based dust and scratch removal tools.Great dynamic range/Works with Multi-Exposure mode.Comes packaged with Silverfast scanning software.Can this film scanner destroy flatbed scanners? Pros The Plustek Opticfilm scanners are some of the few dedicated film scanners left on the market. Film scanning with a DSLR or Mirrorless camera isn’t bad, but it can be a pain to set up and get consistent results. I’ve never been entirely happy with scanning 35mm film on my flatbed scanner. After over 400 frames of film scanned, I’m impressed.įinding a good film scanner in 2022 isn’t as easy as it was 20 years ago. Usually, that kind of specialization leads to great results. It is built entirely to scan 35mm film and nothing else. The Plustek Opticfilm 8200I Ai is the highest tier 35mm scanner Plustek has available at the time of this review.

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