UPDATE: Noah, not only do you have your act together, you're one very entertaining person and my hat's off to you sir. Keep delivering these AWESOME videos. It's your calling.
Me: Oh boy, an affordable option for scanning super 8 at home? Later: It's low build quality Laterer: Oh it takes a long time Latererer: And it damages the film
I bought a "Kodak" slide viewer not long ago. It's actually quite good at what it is supposed to do, which is shine light through slides and magnify them. I know that Kodak just slapped their name on an existing product and charged me a little more, but I liked the Kodak logo better than the generic one
Great overview! Thanks. Something the manual didn't mention, and all the other videos I watched didn't mention a word about how to get power to the unit. Maybe everyone else up here in 2022 knows how to do this, but I don't even have a smart phone. Lots of other hardware but nothing like that and it was driving me crazy until I saw you plug in the USB cable and push the power button.
This item was in my Amazon shopping cart while I continued to look at other brands and prices. After watching your review, I removed it from my Amazon shopping cart and will continue my search. Thanks very much for your help. 👍
The best review as everyone else I've seen just read out the marketing blurb. Whats worse is its nothing to do with Kodak other than then name. Shows how low Kodak have gone. Says in the manual c&a marketing are the ones that made it.
I literally just picked this up a week ago. My main goal was to digitize my dads old Kodachrome slides from the 50s. He had just passed away and I wanted something quick to scan and share as much of his collection (1000+) with the family. Yes its not the best quality and you really need to play with the brightness on some slides so they don't get blowout, but for me it did the job just fine. I was able to scan over 1000 in 2 days. If I want to get a professional scan of a smaller selection of slides than I will definitely look elsewhere. Might try that triangle cardboard cutout hack for my Canon Lide flatbed scanner.
When my dad passed away three years ago, I bought a Veho one for the 35mm, 126 stuff, and two Reflecta ones. One for all the 120 format film from the 30s onwards, and the other for all the cine film that was shot. I'm still scanning them.
Thanks a lot for your great review. I spent half of my day trying to find a reasonable review of this thing. Now I have no doubt to send my old films to the lab where they digitize it professionally on Nikon 9000ED.
Well, It looks like it has better colour quality and less blurr than the "QPIX" digital scanner that I bought. For mine the colour is never quite right, you adjust one value and it will look bad in some other way, and it seems to apply some wierd sharpening or blurr effect. As a side note, I have found that with those slide holders, you can just skip it. If the slide is a tight fit, just put it right in the slot in the machine directly.
And all that when you can get a slide duplicator for an SLR or a semi decent flatbed scanner like Epson 4490 for about 50$ without any problems. I see a striking similarity to Rollei film scanner which also is basically a fixed focus compact camera built into a blocky backlight unit.
Thanks for this great review. I was considering buying this to digitize some old Super 8 film. Glad I didn't waste my money after watching your video :)
I have this scanner. I haven’t found a way to format the SD card in the scanner. I formatted the SD card in my camera first and then used it in the scanner.
*Glad I decided to get the **Bestt.Digital** slide scanner. It us very easy to use, and as an added bonus it can hook up to HDMI on a TV and be used as a slide projector.*
Hmmmm Maybe there's an aftermarket for someone 3-D printing better quality holders that DON'T damage the film.... Thanks for the review! I have cartons of old negatives in nearly every weird format handed down through generations... 110, 126 & APS film as well as ancient 620 Brownie Hawkeye negatives (I know because the camera was in the box with the negatives). The photo albums with the prints are long lost, but I've long been curious to dredge up the past by scanning all these oddball negatives. You've rekindled the fire to explore this - probably endless, thankless - task. 😉
Thank you for the review! I am looking for a scanner that's easy to use as this one, but I understand the quality isn't top notch. I am wondering if there is a higher quality option if budget wasn't an issue? I have to scan like 10.000+ photos 😅😅
Noah, This is Dan Gross, from Saint Louis Mo USA. First a question not related at all to photography. Why is the cost for items in Canada so much higher than the US dollar amount? Do they pay you more in Canada? I’m just old (69yrs.) and don’t quite understand! The other thing, have you ever done manual negative retouching? Thanks, Dan
Thanks for the review. I was tempted to get one to replace the instant scanner I have, but seeing that I guess I won't. Mine is an old 5 megapixel thing built by Innovative Technologies (now Victrola) that I paid 5$ cad for at a yard sale. While the images it produces are not out of this world, it's got the best film holders I've ever seen in my life. Way better than the Epson ones. I use it all the time to make index prints as it's got a strip film adapter that doesn't scratch negatives.
Thanks for your opinion on that product :) Sometimes I use the Lomography Smartphone Scanner (in the office we use a Epson V850 for better results), but the quality of the smartphonescans are not that great, they are quite small...
What's your thoughts on flatbed scanners vs. these portable ones? The portable ones seem to basically be little digital cameras vs. the scanner. Keeping resolution in mind, what's your opinion? I have a mixture of slides (35mm and 127) and other positive film.
Absolutely a flatbed scanner. These little portable ones do a very very basic job and it’s absolutely no comparison to what a flatbed that’s capable of film scanning can do.
If you could answer this would be a big help - do you think it possible to saw a side slot in this thing to slip reel-to-reel film in without having to thread it from the beginning? I need to view and scan 16mm microfilm that are on 50ft rolls.
I've got quite a few reels of super 8 footage from my dad that is almost 70 years old and in pristine condition. Its been stored in airtight metal containers . I live in Arizona, so the dry climate has helped maintain its high quality. The film are home movies from the first 18 years of my life. I would like to digitize some of the individual frames and print them out. A few years ago I had all the footage put on cd's and mini dv tapes. ( I also happen to have a Canon Vixia hv40 mini dv camcorder that has a usb port.) I dont have a big budget. What recommendations do you have ? Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Super 8 home scanning isn't something that has both an easy, cheap and quality option unfortunately. Units like these Scanza's do a very poor job in my opinion based on what I experienced here. The only like dedicated consumer grade Super 8 scanner is the Wolverine Scanner, but it's also something that has a bit of a reputation for being rather poor as well. Beyond that things get into the thousands of dollars for another product that you can just outright buy. The other alternative is just to make something work with a projector and capture things that way. Many people will convert projectors for setup to capture high resolution single frames that way, but again that requires a lot of work and multiple components. Having things scanned by a dedicated lab is expensive, but the results you achieve are often unachievable at home. www.wolverinedata.com/products/new-wolverine-8mm-and-super-8
I have like a thousand slides and negatives to digitize that are old family films. I need a good quality image capture, because the negatives are getting trashed after scanning. So I need a fast and decent scanner that will handle this job without taking months of labor. Any suggestions?
You might take a look at 8mm / super 8 telecine machines. I bought a Wolverine to transfer my dads ol' regular 8mm reels from the 50's. I wanted a proper transfer of this material. I found the price of this machine was lower than using a film lab to do it with a reasonable good quality image! Take a look at The Mario DeCristofaro 8mm project here on You Tube to see my results of using this machine! Episode 1 shows my dads camera and his GE light meter used to shoot this 50's footage from Long Island Queens NY.
Well, what scanner would you recommend if we like some sharpness? Is there something for around the same price point that delivers good quality images? Have you tried "scanning" with a DSLR?
I'm still dipping my toes into 35mm film photography. And I think ideally I'd like to scan my own negatives. However what scanner would you recommend for a 200-300 budget? Sure an Epson V700 would be nice but I guess I'm looking for something more mid range than high end.
Hi, I'm a big fan of your channel and I would like you to ask me a question; Is it possible to make an animation using photographic film? Obviously a camera would be used for the job. Thank you!
Looks like a newer more refined version of the Wolverine F2D Mighty that I have. The quality does look better, but sad to see it scratching your negatives, which mine hasn't done. I wonder if my older film holder would work in the newer units like the Scanza. But I think I'll stick with the Wolverine until I can afford a macro lens to scan with my mirrorless camera.
Hey there gotta question about this scanner, when you’re screen shooting photos does the scanner crop the photo a little? Because I know other scanners like the Zonoz does and I honestly don’t like that. But yea please let me know I have a lot of old slides and I want get one that doesn’t crop images
Yeah when you can get a used flatbed for that much it’s not much use getting a unit like this if you’re actively taking photos on film. Appreciate your thoughts on these types of units though, was curious about their capabilities when I saw them
I’ve never used the Slide N Scan but I would probably expect it to give about the same results as the Scanza. Most of these cheaper consumer scanning units aren’t drastically different from each other.
Nothing like these cheap consumer scanning devices. The Scanza doesn't seem to be much different from all the other similar scanners. A used flatbed film scanner such as an Epson V600 may cost more, but can produce far far better results than one of these scanning units.
💥✨💥 Thanks for this greatly informative review. Can you recommend something of better final result quality (sharper) for a similar cost or slightly more. .?? 🤟🏼 I set up a slide projector and a white piece of paper. I’m projecting each image on the paper and I set up my camera on a tripod. I am photographing each image and I’m wondering if my way is any better or worse than these mini scanners. 🤟🏼
At this point you can get a flatbed scanner like an EPSON V600 which will probably be fine for most uses at a similar (if not slightly higher price). A flatbed scanner might involve more learning and takes a bit more time, but will produce much much better results!
I have some professional slide photos I need to convert into super high quality digital images for display in a gallery for buyers to purchase. Is this scanner good for the job I require or do I need to find something higher quality?
If possible you can try using a high quality DSLR and a macro lens to capture a digital image of the frame you would like. Placing the film on a USB light pad and mounting the camera above it could give you good results.
Noah, I'm asking this question of you. Have you eveer seen a scene where the sunlight is coming in from an angle and is flaring the interior of the camera and showing the shutter flickering. It only happens very few times but I'm still wondering how this happens in today's tech savvy world. Have you ever seen this?
Correct - this plus other scanners like it output JPEG complete with significant compression artifacts - you'd need to pay a bit more for a Plustek or something similar to get RAW files
The only like ready made scanning device I know of is the Wolverine scanner. I’ve heard very mixed things though and have no experience using it. Other options are things like converting old projectors to advance the film slowly and capturing it with a digital camera, but that requires a lot of work. www.wolverinedata.com/products/new-wolverine-8mm-and-super-8
Bonjour merci pour votre vidéo Je cherche à sauvegarder mes vieilles vidéos super 8 pourriez vous me dire quelle est la meilleure option ? Avec mon Kodak les captures de film sont floues 😞 J ai pensé acheter un vidéo projecteur et filmer la projection. Merci pour votre aide Mélanie
My mother has lots o carousels of slides, so... we've been looking for a new slide scanner. Last thing she had for it was something (it's still under my desk lololol) meant for Windows 98? Can't find the card for it, and I doubt the quality from those days of tech would keep the quality of the slide. Sounds like this is good for slides and not much else? Maybe there's a taaaad better one out there... good review though!
@@AnalogResurgence Thanks for fast response. So does the scanner S/W recognise the frame boundaries and create jpgs accordingly ? If you had a Nikon Coolscan 5000 would you use that instead ?. I never thought about flatbed scanners being any good for film.
I wanted to use this scanner and save the scans on my computer. So, there is no way to hook this up to my computer? What in the hell is that all about?
Nothing quite like the size of a Super 8 camera. 35mm is large and the cameras get big as well for the format, but the smallest cinema camera for 35mm that I can think of is maybe the Bell and Howell Eyemo. You also can't currently get 35mm color reversal film in large rolls for motion picture sadly.
@@AnalogResurgence 0of The only small Motion Picture 35mm camera I know of is the lomokino currently sold on the lomography store and the film photography Project store It's around 8 years old and *I'm not sure if they're producing it still* . It takes normal canisters a film but the *"only"* problem is that It's hand crank powered meaning you won't get a consistent frame rate And I'm pretty sure you can only use coloured of b&w slide film and a 35mm projector *that works* for home use isn't easy to come by ;-; Also I'm just getting into this analogue photography stuff , My aunt gave me three cameras the only thing is I don't know what to shoot , *Like what film to shoot?* I have to 2 point and shoot cameras and I think an "Konica" SLR I haven't got them yet from my aunt
Well ,,,, that is probably the last product you receive from Kodak.... lol...being the company they are,,, one would think those scan holders would have some felt padding on them.... maybe metal with felt?? That would be awesome....hopefully next they send you the goddam super 8 camera to review 🤞
Definitely a bad cellphone scanner, made by some unknown brand that kodak just put they name and changed 50€ more. Good product for the very old people that want to scan old memories, and show to the grandsons. And then we will see people saying, film is bad quality stuff 😂😅. Cheers
the best idea is since we all have better cameras on our phones than these crappy dslr 'scanners' just buy a lomography film scanner to take pics with your phone for like $30
So true. Licensing their brand to put on poor quality products is destroying whatever remaining value their brand has. Still after emerging from bankruptcy I guess they are desperate for cash.
I am having a problem transferring the picture to my laptop from the SD card. I even tried to go directly from the scanner to the laptop and the pictures are not showing up (even though they are in the gallery on the device) Anyone have any ideas?
Nikon still makes these, they're called the ES-2 and are made to thread into the filter ring of a Nikon macro lens but can be used with any other macro lens with a 62mm filter thread or with a step-up adapter for a smaller lens. Wish somebody else made a cheaper one though.
UPDATE: Noah, not only do you have your act together, you're one very entertaining person and my hat's off to you sir. Keep delivering these AWESOME videos. It's your calling.
I am grateful that an entertaining and competent reviewer such as yourself dedicates himself to review this type of equipment. All the best.
Very honest review. That's just a cheap generical film scanner with the kodak logo on it, so disappointing.
I always say, there's no bad photo of a dead relative!!!
Unless it was taken after they died
@@ayle1312 LOL!!!
@@ayle1312 😳
Me: Oh boy, an affordable option for scanning super 8 at home?
Later: It's low build quality
Laterer: Oh it takes a long time
Latererer: And it damages the film
dwayne's photo is pretty cheep and do a really good job
TheGcd1 for processing or scanning? I’ve always been told Dwayne’s doesn’t scan and it’s not available on their website, how much is it for a scan?
It's sad to see what Kodak's name is chucked onto now
I bought a "Kodak" slide viewer not long ago. It's actually quite good at what it is supposed to do, which is shine light through slides and magnify them. I know that Kodak just slapped their name on an existing product and charged me a little more, but I liked the Kodak logo better than the generic one
The best thing about it is the name.
SCANZA!
Thanks for explaining 8mm single frame vs whole roll, also conversion of negative image to positive for slide negs.
best part was where you warned people about using the cheap plastic and how easy they damaged media, also liked your photo of your family at the beach
Appreciate your explanation. I am just the person this scanza is for. You helped a lot
Great overview! Thanks. Something the manual didn't mention, and all the other videos I watched didn't mention a word about how to get power to the unit. Maybe everyone else up here in 2022 knows how to do this, but I don't even have a smart phone. Lots of other hardware but nothing like that and it was driving me crazy until I saw you plug in the USB cable and push the power button.
This item was in my Amazon shopping cart while I continued to look at other brands and prices. After watching your review, I removed it from my Amazon shopping cart and will continue my search. Thanks very much for your help. 👍
Thank you for being honest about your review rather than hyping up a sub par product you got for free
The best review as everyone else I've seen just read out the marketing blurb. Whats worse is its nothing to do with Kodak other than then name. Shows how low Kodak have gone. Says in the manual c&a marketing are the ones that made it.
I literally just picked this up a week ago. My main goal was to digitize my dads old Kodachrome slides from the 50s. He had just passed away and I wanted something quick to scan and share as much of his collection (1000+) with the family. Yes its not the best quality and you really need to play with the brightness on some slides so they don't get blowout, but for me it did the job just fine. I was able to scan over 1000 in 2 days. If I want to get a professional scan of a smaller selection of slides than I will definitely look elsewhere. Might try that triangle cardboard cutout hack for my Canon Lide flatbed scanner.
When my dad passed away three years ago, I bought a Veho one for the 35mm, 126 stuff, and two Reflecta ones. One for all the 120 format film from the 30s onwards, and the other for all the cine film that was shot. I'm still scanning them.
How did you send them to your computer? I can't get it to transfer from the unit to the computer while saving.
Thanks i didn't think something like this was worth more than £50 you confirmed that for me great review
Do you know any cheaper ones? I can’t find any online
@@Extraplanetaryfairy no not yet, i have been looking at scanning or photographing instead
Thanks a lot for your great review. I spent half of my day trying to find a reasonable review of this thing. Now I have no doubt to send my old films to the lab where they digitize it professionally on Nikon 9000ED.
Your videos are really helpful! Thank you!
Good review ! Nobody expects perfect quality at this price point, but it's unacceptable for a product to damage the negative like that !
Really glad I found this. I have some Super 8 film from my childhood (1970s) that I'd HATE to see get scratched up like that!
Glad I saw this before buying one for 8mm scans. Going to look into the Wolverine units.
Thank you for telling a truth.
Excellent review and smart advices: thank you ! I look forward to listen to you again.
So glad you clear the super 8 mm doubt for me!! I only consider it for that!
Thanks for sharing, it helped me decide not to bother with one. Much Appreciated.
Great review! This is what I wanted to know!
Good review and warning re the 8mm films, which is what I want to have scanned.
Well, It looks like it has better colour quality and less blurr than the "QPIX" digital scanner that I bought. For mine the colour is never quite right, you adjust one value and it will look bad in some other way, and it seems to apply some wierd sharpening or blurr effect. As a side note, I have found that with those slide holders, you can just skip it. If the slide is a tight fit, just put it right in the slot in the machine directly.
And all that when you can get a slide duplicator for an SLR or a semi decent flatbed scanner like Epson 4490 for about 50$ without any problems. I see a striking similarity to Rollei film scanner which also is basically a fixed focus compact camera built into a blocky backlight unit.
Thanks. you really help me to decide and let it away. I going for a Wolverine (S8 mm and 8 mm)
Thanks for this great review. I was considering buying this to digitize some old Super 8 film. Glad I didn't waste my money after watching your video :)
I have this scanner. I haven’t found a way to format the SD card in the scanner. I formatted the SD card in my camera first and then used it in the scanner.
*Glad I decided to get the **Bestt.Digital** slide scanner. It us very easy to use, and as an added bonus it can hook up to HDMI on a TV and be used as a slide projector.*
Thanks for the honesty. Definitely does not sound as versatile as the advertisements make it out to be.
5 minutes into this I can see this isn't for me low quality needs much high than this. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for the review.
Great review man!!
Hmmmm Maybe there's an aftermarket for someone 3-D printing better quality holders that DON'T damage the film....
Thanks for the review! I have cartons of old negatives in nearly every weird format handed down through generations... 110, 126 & APS film as well as ancient 620 Brownie Hawkeye negatives (I know because the camera was in the box with the negatives). The photo albums with the prints are long lost, but I've long been curious to dredge up the past by scanning all these oddball negatives. You've rekindled the fire to explore this - probably endless, thankless - task. 😉
I saw this at urban was curious to see cause I do lots of 35mm and have a super 8 aswell this seemed interesting
Thank you for the review! I am looking for a scanner that's easy to use as this one, but I understand the quality isn't top notch. I am wondering if there is a higher quality option if budget wasn't an issue? I have to scan like 10.000+ photos 😅😅
rip hugely distorted field curvature lens you used to use
Is there an affordable scanner that actually works, or is it a case of if it's affordable it's going to be junk?
Probably the latter.
Have you ever used the super 8 wolverine or similar?
I’ve always wanted to scan my slides “out in the wild.”
Noah,
This is Dan Gross, from Saint Louis Mo USA.
First a question not related at all to photography.
Why is the cost for items in Canada so much higher than the US dollar amount?
Do they pay you more in Canada?
I’m just old (69yrs.) and don’t quite understand!
The other thing, have you ever done manual negative retouching?
Thanks,
Dan
Thanks for the review. I was tempted to get one to replace the instant scanner I have, but seeing that I guess I won't. Mine is an old 5 megapixel thing built by Innovative Technologies (now Victrola) that I paid 5$ cad for at a yard sale. While the images it produces are not out of this world, it's got the best film holders I've ever seen in my life. Way better than the Epson ones. I use it all the time to make index prints as it's got a strip film adapter that doesn't scratch negatives.
Can you Modify the trays put some kind of foam or microfiber cloth? On the sides of the hole?
honest review.. would like to find a scanner that will not screw up the film,
I didn’t even realise that was how small it was!
Great job
Thanks for your opinion on that product :) Sometimes I use the Lomography Smartphone Scanner (in the office we use a Epson V850 for better results), but the quality of the smartphonescans are not that great, they are quite small...
What's your thoughts on flatbed scanners vs. these portable ones? The portable ones seem to basically be little digital cameras vs. the scanner. Keeping resolution in mind, what's your opinion? I have a mixture of slides (35mm and 127) and other positive film.
Absolutely a flatbed scanner. These little portable ones do a very very basic job and it’s absolutely no comparison to what a flatbed that’s capable of film scanning can do.
Great review!
You should review mobile scanning apps
Does scan negative or positive Super 8? Asking in advance before purchasing film.
I got an epson v500 for less than 100$. It’s slower than something like the scanza but it was much cheaper and produces much better results
thanks for this review, I've read that 22 mp is interpolated, not really optical resolution
Great review. What scanner would you recommend at about the same price mark?
I would recommend the Epson V600 flatbed scanner as it uses Digital ICE to remove dust though not always perfectly.
Like the other person said the v600 is great, i use a v550 just bc it was on sale when i picked it up, but most places have dropped the v600 in price
Do you get the full image of the slide or is it cropped? I just got a Wolverine Titan and it crops a large part of the slide.
Thanks
@@cosmo9362 A lot of reviewers say this crops the slide as well ! So annoying.
If you could answer this would be a big help - do you think it possible to saw a side slot in this thing to slip reel-to-reel film in without having to thread it from the beginning? I need to view and scan 16mm microfilm that are on 50ft rolls.
I've got quite a few reels of super 8 footage from my dad that is almost 70 years old and in pristine condition. Its been stored in airtight metal containers . I live in Arizona, so the dry climate has helped maintain its high quality. The film are home movies from the first 18 years of my life. I would like to digitize some of the individual frames and print them out. A few years ago I had all the footage put on cd's and mini dv tapes. ( I also happen to have a Canon Vixia hv40 mini dv camcorder that has a usb port.) I dont have a big budget. What recommendations do you have ? Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Super 8 home scanning isn't something that has both an easy, cheap and quality option unfortunately. Units like these Scanza's do a very poor job in my opinion based on what I experienced here. The only like dedicated consumer grade Super 8 scanner is the Wolverine Scanner, but it's also something that has a bit of a reputation for being rather poor as well. Beyond that things get into the thousands of dollars for another product that you can just outright buy. The other alternative is just to make something work with a projector and capture things that way. Many people will convert projectors for setup to capture high resolution single frames that way, but again that requires a lot of work and multiple components. Having things scanned by a dedicated lab is expensive, but the results you achieve are often unachievable at home.
www.wolverinedata.com/products/new-wolverine-8mm-and-super-8
I have like a thousand slides and negatives to digitize that are old family films. I need a good quality image capture, because the negatives are getting trashed after scanning. So I need a fast and decent scanner that will handle this job without taking months of labor. Any suggestions?
What can you recommend for those fuji disposable throwaway cameras that Walmart used to sell?
You might take a look at 8mm / super 8 telecine machines. I bought a Wolverine to transfer my dads ol' regular 8mm reels from the 50's. I wanted a proper transfer of this material. I found the price of this machine was lower than using a film lab to do it with a reasonable good quality image! Take a look at The Mario DeCristofaro 8mm project here on You Tube to see my results of using this machine! Episode 1 shows my dads camera and his GE light meter used to shoot this 50's footage from Long Island Queens NY.
Folks, you can pick up an Epson V600 for $150. The V600 is the perfect introductory flat bed scanner. Look into it. Cheers.
What about the Kodak RODCFS20? It may have 5 mp but it does .tiff
Well, what scanner would you recommend if we like some sharpness? Is there something for around the same price point that delivers good quality images? Have you tried "scanning" with a DSLR?
I'm still dipping my toes into 35mm film photography. And I think ideally I'd like to scan my own negatives. However what scanner would you recommend for a 200-300 budget? Sure an Epson V700 would be nice but I guess I'm looking for something more mid range than high end.
For 35mm dedicated usually always beats a flatbed. For that budget look at the plustek, not the best but better than flatbeds
Hi, I'm a big fan of your channel and I would like you to ask me a question; Is it possible to make an animation using photographic film? Obviously a camera would be used for the job. Thank you!
I am just wondering if the image quality is good enough for sharing on social media. I have zillions of slides and negatives
Looks like a newer more refined version of the Wolverine F2D Mighty that I have. The quality does look better, but sad to see it scratching your negatives, which mine hasn't done. I wonder if my older film holder would work in the newer units like the Scanza. But I think I'll stick with the Wolverine until I can afford a macro lens to scan with my mirrorless camera.
Hey there gotta question about this scanner, when you’re screen shooting photos does the scanner crop the photo a little? Because I know other scanners like the Zonoz does and I honestly don’t like that. But yea please let me know I have a lot of old slides and I want get one that doesn’t crop images
I can't get my scanner to show the complete slide, only half of the picture shows up. Why?
Yeah when you can get a used flatbed for that much it’s not much use getting a unit like this if you’re actively taking photos on film. Appreciate your thoughts on these types of units though, was curious about their capabilities when I saw them
Seems like a good deal for the average joe, 119.99 on an amazon deal today.
I saw the Amazon deal & decided to check out UA-cam videos to see if it's worth it.
Do you know about Kodak Slide N Scan vs Kodak Scanza
I’ve never used the Slide N Scan but I would probably expect it to give about the same results as the Scanza. Most of these cheaper consumer scanning units aren’t drastically different from each other.
@@AnalogResurgence thank you 👍🏻
You can't do it for super 8mm or standard 8mm film. You'd be sitting there threading it through by hand taking a picture of each frame. Thats crazy
Hi, can you help me with something. How can I clean negatives before scanning?
Got the lomography phone scanner. It’s only pretty good at black and white. Kinda disappointed with it, it’s mediocre with color or slide film.
Is there a consumer level scanner you recommend?
Nothing like these cheap consumer scanning devices. The Scanza doesn't seem to be much different from all the other similar scanners. A used flatbed film scanner such as an Epson V600 may cost more, but can produce far far better results than one of these scanning units.
If you use a flatbed scanner for the film then what program do you make them not negative/ reversed?
most film scanners have the option. or are you using a basic flatbed?
@@JewelRiders Basic flatbed.
💥✨💥 Thanks for this greatly informative review. Can you recommend something of better final result quality (sharper) for a similar cost or slightly more. .?? 🤟🏼 I set up a slide projector and a white piece of paper. I’m projecting each image on the paper and I set up my camera on a tripod. I am photographing each image and I’m wondering if my way is any better or worse than these mini scanners. 🤟🏼
At this point you can get a flatbed scanner like an EPSON V600 which will probably be fine for most uses at a similar (if not slightly higher price). A flatbed scanner might involve more learning and takes a bit more time, but will produce much much better results!
I have some professional slide photos I need to convert into super high quality digital images for display in a gallery for buyers to purchase. Is this scanner good for the job I require or do I need to find something higher quality?
Well yeah, that's what we expected
About scanning a frame for super-8 to print it. Is there another way you would recommend to do it? Thanks
If possible you can try using a high quality DSLR and a macro lens to capture a digital image of the frame you would like. Placing the film on a USB light pad and mounting the camera above it could give you good results.
@@AnalogResurgence thank you very much!
Noah, I'm asking this question of you. Have you eveer seen a scene where the sunlight is coming in from an angle and is flaring the interior of the camera and showing the shutter flickering. It only happens very few times but I'm still wondering how this happens in today's tech savvy world. Have you ever seen this?
Im guessing it doesnt even output scans as RAW?
Correct - this plus other scanners like it output JPEG complete with significant compression artifacts - you'd need to pay a bit more for a Plustek or something similar to get RAW files
If I do want to scan 8mm and Super 8 at home what is the best way of doing that?
The only like ready made scanning device I know of is the Wolverine scanner. I’ve heard very mixed things though and have no experience using it. Other options are things like converting old projectors to advance the film slowly and capturing it with a digital camera, but that requires a lot of work.
www.wolverinedata.com/products/new-wolverine-8mm-and-super-8
Analog Resurgence thanks for replying. That’s all the info I had really. Would be great if you could do a video in the Wolverine 😉👍🏼
I’d love to cover it and compare it to different options! Currently it’s just the idea of investing in one that’s holding me back
Bonjour merci pour votre vidéo
Je cherche à sauvegarder mes vieilles vidéos super 8 pourriez vous me dire quelle est la meilleure option ? Avec mon Kodak les captures de film sont floues 😞
J ai pensé acheter un vidéo projecteur et filmer la projection.
Merci pour votre aide
Mélanie
My mother has lots o carousels of slides, so... we've been looking for a new slide scanner. Last thing she had for it was something (it's still under my desk lololol) meant for Windows 98? Can't find the card for it, and I doubt the quality from those days of tech would keep the quality of the slide.
Sounds like this is good for slides and not much else? Maybe there's a taaaad better one out there... good review though!
Hi, what scanner do you recommend for film so it doesn't get scratched. I have 70 year old negs from my late father and I dont want to damage them
For that kind of work a flatbed scanner like an Epson v600 or 700 should be okay. Alternatively have a lab handle that sort of work if possible.
@@AnalogResurgence Thanks for fast response.
So does the scanner S/W recognise the frame boundaries and create jpgs accordingly ?
If you had a Nikon Coolscan 5000 would you use that instead ?.
I never thought about flatbed scanners being any good for film.
I wanted to use this scanner and save the scans on my computer. So, there is no way to hook this up to my computer? What in the hell is that all about?
Are there any Motion Picture cameras that take 35-mm slide film and are similar size to a Super 8 Camera?
Nothing quite like the size of a Super 8 camera. 35mm is large and the cameras get big as well for the format, but the smallest cinema camera for 35mm that I can think of is maybe the Bell and Howell Eyemo. You also can't currently get 35mm color reversal film in large rolls for motion picture sadly.
@@AnalogResurgence 0of The only small Motion Picture 35mm camera I know of is the lomokino currently sold on the lomography store and the film photography Project store It's around 8 years old and *I'm not sure if they're producing it still* . It takes normal canisters a film but the *"only"* problem is that It's hand crank powered meaning you won't get a consistent frame rate And I'm pretty sure you can only use coloured of b&w slide film and a 35mm projector *that works* for home use isn't easy to come by ;-;
Also I'm just getting into this analogue photography stuff ,
My aunt gave me three cameras the only thing is I don't know what to shoot ,
*Like what film to shoot?* I have to 2 point and shoot cameras and I think an "Konica" SLR I haven't got them yet from my aunt
Well ,,,, that is probably the last product you receive from Kodak.... lol...being the company they are,,, one would think those scan holders would have some felt padding on them.... maybe metal with felt?? That would be awesome....hopefully next they send you the goddam super 8 camera to review 🤞
Does it work with 120 film?
No it will not fit Film of that size
Definitely a bad cellphone scanner, made by some unknown brand that kodak just put they name and changed 50€ more. Good product for the very old people that want to scan old memories, and show to the grandsons. And then we will see people saying, film is bad quality stuff 😂😅. Cheers
Hey, what makes you think old people want junk like that? I am 92 and I wouldn't put up with that! Watch what you're saying around us old people!!!!
the best idea is since we all have better cameras on our phones than these crappy dslr 'scanners' just buy a lomography film scanner to take pics with your phone for like $30
Kodak hasn't done itself any favours putting its name on inferior products like this. It is somewhat like the scanner equivalent of an Instamatic.
So true. Licensing their brand to put on poor quality products is destroying whatever remaining value their brand has. Still after emerging from bankruptcy I guess they are desperate for cash.
Thanks, saved me wasting £40 for a second hand unit.
I am having a problem transferring the picture to my laptop from the SD card. I even tried to go directly from the scanner to the laptop and the pictures are not showing up (even though they are in the gallery on the device) Anyone have any ideas?
Poor kodak.
They just keep making bad stuff
All we want is a slide duplicator to attach to a csmera lens
Kodak hasn't actually made anything for years. They even sold off their film manufacturing and buy it from a 3rd party.
Nikon still makes these, they're called the ES-2 and are made to thread into the filter ring of a Nikon macro lens but can be used with any other macro lens with a 62mm filter thread or with a step-up adapter for a smaller lens. Wish somebody else made a cheaper one though.