Any news on the new Plustek 120 scanner?

September sounds good. I hope to see some good reviews and decent publicity short after.

I may or may not get the Plustek 120, but I hope that it will not only give good results, but will also be a solid machine that can be used by labs. Right now there are still plenty Nikons to get cheap (about 1 - 2€ per 6x6 scan in Germany), but obviously these labs will need continuously keep updating their machines and that's where the Plustek should be able to fit in.
 
I want one, but bought the 7600i not too long ago, I guess late last year. So will have to decide whether to try to sell it, or skip this new one. If I didn't have this 7600i, I'd more likely get this new one instead.
 
Poppers said:
not sure is this has been posted before.

http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-...-format-scanner_1531677&utm_source=googlebase
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Excellent. Only a bit more than my 9000 (on discontinuance!!), which is now available for bids over... no I'll stop there.

Seriously, I'm really pleased about this. It promises to keep film alive. There's no point in having a scanner that you could sell for more than you paid for it if you can't replace it. Also, it gets pretty nerve wracking if you can't rely on being able to scan the next roll of film if it breaks.
 
Scanning is the weak link left for film. I'd wet print, but don't have the room; the learning curve would be very steep. I've almost given up on 35 mm, as I don't think the scans on my V500 or Coolscan IV are very good. But 120 is another matter: there's something freakishly gorgeous -- even with a lackluster pic -- about MF film. I wish Plustek the best, and may consider one if its new model does a decent job of both 35 mm and 120 scans.
 
Poppers said:
not sure is this has been posted before.

http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-...-format-scanner_1531677&utm_source=googlebase
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At this link it list the resolution as 10600 dpi. What does this number represent, other than false advertising? Maybe just an old link, or maybe Plustek has decided that it is more important to have a big number than to present a product where we can rely upon the manufacturer to properly represent performance. I've complained about this before. Most people that are looking for a fairly expensive consumer film scanner won't be fooled by this number and I for one wonder what other specs are falsified, or misrepresented. How about simply stating the true optical output and if it varies by format, let us know that. Plustek owes the consumer this much prior to buying a rather expensive scanner.. at least expensive to many of us.
 
10600 input, 5300 output. AFAIK thats across the board, not depending on film format.
Don't forget it will have a real good lens fitted.

Let's just wait to see what it is and not slag it off prior to that.

I hope it will have some extensive reviews online soon ;)
 
Gah, £1999 is a little too much for me. £1200-1500 I could have just about coped with but that is too big a chunk of money.
 
EUR 2,500 for the new Plustek...

If the price doesn't come down that means choosing between my cameras and a scanner...
Guess this is going to be a no-no...

Serious downer.
 
Jamie123 said:
My guess is that it will probably cost around $2500 on the US market. Prices for the UK and Euro countries usually come with a significant mark up.
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Let's not get too hung up on that price. I'm not sure where they got if from because the product is not in distribution yet.
 
buzzardkid said:
EUR 2,500 for the new Plustek...

If the price doesn't come down that means choosing between my cameras and a scanner...
Guess this is going to be a no-no...

Serious downer.
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Agreed. At the price on WEX I will buy an epson V700 and see how that goes. If it is good for MF but poor for 35mm, I will then grab a plustek 7400 second hand as I only really deal in B&W negatives. This little lot will still be substantially less than the new plustek offering.
 
bwcolor said:
At this link it list the resolution as 10600 dpi. What does this number represent, other than false advertising? Maybe just an old link, or maybe Plustek has decided that it is more important to have a big number than to present a product where we can rely upon the manufacturer to properly represent performance. I've complained about this before. Most people that are looking for a fairly expensive consumer film scanner won't be fooled by this number and I for one wonder what other specs are falsified, or misrepresented. How about simply stating the true optical output and if it varies by format, let us know that. Plustek owes the consumer this much prior to buying a rather expensive scanner.. at least expensive to many of us.
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No false advertising. You spoke and we listened!

The 10600 dpi number is the resolution of the sensor. The paragraph on this page that deals with image quality explains it a little further: http://plustek.com/usa/products/opticfilm-series/opticfilm-120/introduction.html The 5300 dpi optical resolution was measured by LaserSoft Imaging using USAF 1951 test targets during their integration of the scanner.

We at Plustek thought it was important for the customer to understand exactly what they were getting so we decided to publish resolution and dynamic range test measurements rather than just theoretical maximum values.

I hear exactly what you are saying about what we owe to the consumer and I agree with you 100% This isn't an inexpensive piece of equipment and you need to know EXACTLY what it is you are buying. You also need to know that there are real live people that are standing behind the product, not just an importer.

A little more background on the OpticFilm 120 team: The Product Manager is an avid photographer (yes that is her Lubitel in the photos) that shoots more film than digital! This is a product that both she and I will use frequently.
 
The Facebook thread says that in Italy the price will be in the USD2000 range.

meaning, if it's USD2500, that will be EUR2000.

Still not funny for my wallet though.

Happy that Plustek is putting this new scanner out on the market but it seems I will have to hold out until I can pick one up secondhand.
 
menthel said:
Agreed. At the price on WEX I will buy an epson V700 and see how that goes. If it is good for MF but poor for 35mm, I will then grab a plustek 7400 second hand as I only really deal in B&W negatives. This little lot will still be substantially less than the new plustek offering.
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the plustek will likely offer scans of considerably greater quality than a flatbed, assuming it is at least of comparable quality in 120 as their older scanners are in 35, and according to the dev team they're way past that.

everyone has a minimum acceptable level of quality. if you're happy with 120 off a flatbed, more power to you. I personally went for broke and did 4x5 because the more real estate you have for a flatbed the less it's inadequacies are apparent.
 
mdruziak said:
Let's not get too hung up on that price. I'm not sure where they got if from because the product is not in distribution yet.
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You're not exactly saying that it's wrong, though?

Anyway, it doesn't really matter to me as I have a Nikon. Now if you made a 4x5 scanner of equal quality I'd sell the Nikon in a heartbeat!
 
redisburning said:
the plustek will likely offer scans of considerably greater quality than a flatbed, assuming it is at least of comparable quality in 120 as their older scanners are in 35, and according to the dev team they're way past that.

everyone has a minimum acceptable level of quality. if you're happy with 120 off a flatbed, more power to you. I personally went for broke and did 4x5 because the more real estate you have for a flatbed the less it's inadequacies are apparent.
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We all obviously want the best quality we can afford and also have time to deal with. I don't shoot LF because I don't have the time! The new plustek 120 would probably save time with its auto feed etc but justifying the price and quality jump over a flatbed for 120 may be difficult. Mind you most things will be better than my Canoscan 9000f! :)
 
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