SebC
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I’ve been looking at picking up a fairly cheap 35mm film scanner. I have, of course, been investigating the Plustek range, as there is very little else in that price range (and I use a Mac mini, so no SCSI, no PC-only hardware, very limited driver support for older bits of kit). Between the 7300 and 7400 specs there is very little different – then only notable change is the 7300 uses a cold cathode light source, and the 7400 a white led.
I understand the theoretical advantages of an LED light source – no warm up time, lower energy consumption, no lamp dimming over time. But I understand that LEDs are a very highly collimated light source and can really emphasise any blemishes and scratches on the film. So my first question is, based purely on the light sources, would you expect the cold-cathode 7300 to render better scans than the newer and more expensive LED-based 7400?
Secondly, does anybody have any real-world comparisons between the two? I’ve found plenty of Plustek scan examples – but unless it’s the same frame of film and the same operator it’s very hard to make any comparisons.
Many thanks,
Seb
I understand the theoretical advantages of an LED light source – no warm up time, lower energy consumption, no lamp dimming over time. But I understand that LEDs are a very highly collimated light source and can really emphasise any blemishes and scratches on the film. So my first question is, based purely on the light sources, would you expect the cold-cathode 7300 to render better scans than the newer and more expensive LED-based 7400?
Secondly, does anybody have any real-world comparisons between the two? I’ve found plenty of Plustek scan examples – but unless it’s the same frame of film and the same operator it’s very hard to make any comparisons.
Many thanks,
Seb
