Flatbed scanners can theoretically scan anything, so can digital cameras, provided you have the right accessories. PrimeFilm XA can only scan 35mm film strips or framed slides in 3:2 format no panoramas (unless you’re planning to stitch them), half-frames are OK. Shot with Voigtländer Vitessa A and Ultron 2.0 lens. PrimeFilm XA 10,000 DPI scan with 5x detail blow-up (sharpened) from Kodak Ektachrome E100. The catch is a few extra hours per month in front of a computer. Owning a scanner has already saved me close to a thousand dollars and offered flexibility, resolution, and quality no lab in my city could. Still, there are no effects on image quality, so I plan to use it until it stops completely.ĭespite the shoddy build quality, PrimeFilm offers features not found in any other scanner within the same price range, like the built-in film transport, 137MP image files, and 48-bit colour. Its film transport started acting strange, and it makes strange noises. There are times when it would refuse to work, and I’d have to power it off and wait a few minutes.

At that rate, the scanner should pay for itself within a year while providing superior scans.Īfter two years, my PrimeFilm scanner is starting to show wear.

My shooting rate is currently about four rolls per month or about $50 on top of what I’d pay for processing at a mediocre scan quality. Your lab may charge you anywhere between $5 and $30+.

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