Question 1

does this facilitate 120 film? Negative size 2.4"

Accepted Answer

No, it does not. This scanner comes with two film holders, one for 35 mm negative strips and one for 35 mm slides.

Question 2

I am considering one of these units.  Does anyone have any opinions on this unit; good, bad or indifferent?  I need to know a bit more about it.  Any help is appreciated.  Thank you!

Accepted Answer

Michael,
My all time favorite is the Nikon Cool Scan of which I have an older model with SCSI interface that is no longer supported on Windows PCs, so I have mothballed it. Newer Nikon models start at $4000 and the high end is around $8000.

I bought the 8200i SE film scanner back in Feb 2014 and have used it to scan and store over 100 negatives and a handful of slides. The bottom line is it works and produces sharp images with proper color tone and balance. For $300 you can't beat this product. The down sides:
1) software and hardware are too slow. It takes quite some time to scan. On average it takes 20 seconds for preview and another 60 seconds to scan each frame.
2) The negative and slide holders are flimsy and you should be careful when you open and close them.
3) The Silverfast software installation from the DVD failed over and over. I had to download the zip file from their web site and reinstall (what is it about Germans who make great cars but their software is clumsy).
4) No batch mode. My Nikon would scan up to 40 slides unattended and automatically save each file with a unique serialized name+number. The Plustek is labor intensive.
All things considered, especially the price, I saw value in having the Plustek for home use.
HTH.

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