To scan, you first mount a strip of film with a maximum of six frames or mount one to four slides in a carrier, then insert the carrier into a slot on the side of the scanner.
#Review silverfast se plus 8 software
Setup was standard, consisting of little more than installing the software and plugging in the supplied USB cable and power cord.
#Review silverfast se plus 8 windows
Setup and ScanningFor my tests, I installed the 8200i SE on a Windows Vista system. SilverFast is available for a large selection of scanners, including the Epson V700, and is pretty much to scan utilities what Photoshop is to photo editing: It's one of the most capable choices for professionals and serious amateurs, but it's not particularly easy to use. The software for the 8200i SE is the same as for the Plustek 8100, consisting of both Plustek's own QuickScan utility and LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast SE Plus 8.0.
Plustek ships it with a padded case, so you can store it easily or carry it to a different location. One advantage of Plustek's design choice is that the 8200i SE measures just 4.7 by 4.7 by 10.7 inches (HWD), so it won't take up much room on your desk. The 8200i SE is limited strictly to 35mm transparencies.
It also lets the Epson V700 scan transparencies as large as 8 by 10 inches. The flatbed design lets the Epson V550 and V700 scan photographic prints and documents, as well as transparencies, meaning film and slides. On the other hand, the 8200i SE's 7,200 ppi resolution can potentially retain more detail in scans than the Epson V700 or the less expensive Editors' Choice Epson Perfection V550 Photo Scanner ($349.00 at Amazon), both of which offer 6,400 ppi.īasicsOne key difference between the Epson and Plustek models is that the former are both flatbeds, while the latter are dedicated film scanners. As expected, that boosts how well dust and scratch removal works, which makes the 8200i SE a more attractive choice.Īs with the Plustek 8100, the 8200i SE isn't a match for the more expensive Epson Perfection V700 Photo ($1,084.20 at Amazon), which offers higher scan quality, as well as fully automated scanning-meaning the scanner equivalent of a camera's point-and-shoot mode. But it adds one key feature than its less-capable cousin lacks: hardware-based dust and scratch removal. The next step up from the Plustek OpticFilm 8100 ( at Amazon) in the company's line of dedicated film and slide scanners, the Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE ($449) offers the same 7,200 pixels-per-inch (ppi) resolution, the same set of scan utilities, and essentially the same speed and scan quality.
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