Thanks. I totally know what you mean about being slow to get started with a device too, there are times I just sit and look at these (often) super complex devices and wonder what their engineers were thinking... :-)
I've been scanning since 2003 on professional but now very old equipment (a Nikon Coolscan film scanner and an Epson Perfection 3200 flatbed), and I was hoping this could at least replace my flatbed. But the Scanza is strictly consumer-grade. It's very fast (4-6 pictures per minute), and the pictures are big (4320x2880 without interpolation) but the color is muddy, the contrast is high, and if you look closely everything has this watercolor-like blur. My 15-year-old flatbed still does better. I'd only recommend it if you just want to bring in the memories and you're too busy to spend several minutes per scan. It can handle Super 8, that small hole on the front with the arrow above it is for Super 8. It doesn't do medium format (120/220).
If you want to spend several years of your life scanning, use an ancient flatbed scanner. If you want to get on with your life and actually show living relatives pictures before they pass away waiting for your flatbed, then get something like this and come into the 21st Century.
Hey Curtis, We recently inherited hundreds of old slides. Can you recommend a quality slide scanner for the non-professional who has time to wait for a good scan? Thanks.
Dave, thank you so much for your honest and straight-forward review of this product. I have hundreds of slides documenting 30 years of our family's history that I would like digitized. The Scanza clearly will be much more time consuming than a professional service and the TV connection is also a nice add-on feature. Thank you again...
You mentioned nothing about dpi and how large a 35mm negative can be blown up to so its still sharp? Can i enlarge a 35 mm black and white negative to A3 size and will it look reasonably sharp? Providing my original negative is sharp.
"still sharp" is subjective, and the Kodak Scanza page has lots of detailed specs at that level, Mark. I encourage you to check that out as a detailed quant adjunct to my qualitative review.
I just found about 20 old films and it would be too expensive to send them out to convert, so I'm buying this gadget. Thanks for the review because now I know what I'm doing. You are awesome.
Depends on the quality setting of the JPEG, but it's easy to convert formats; why wouldn't you want to save your scans in the highest possible resolution with the least artifacting?
My son bought this scanner for me ... I'm 76 and he and his sister don't want to be left with all my shoe boxes of slides and photos! I started with my 1200 slides and thoroughly enjoyed the project ... I didn't scan them all of course! I'm somewhat techno challenged, but was very happy with the results. However, when I started on the negatives I found there to be white specs on each picture and on investigation, see that they are on the screen. Is this dust? And how can they been visible on the negatives, but not on the slides? I have little understanding of how this product works, but would appreciate any suggestions.
Interesting question. Ona negative, a dark speck becomes white, whereas on a photo scan a dark speck remains dark and perhaps much less visible. Perhaps a lint-free cloth, or a brush or even a can of compressed air to remove dust when you encounter it in your process? The latter you can get at BestBuy for just a few dollars, it's literally a can of air. But useful!
It would be nice if someone somewhere could tell me which side of slide is facing up the glossy side or the emulsion side. I have the Kodak scan tool and no where does it tell me in the instructions. Why such a simple direction can't be included. Does anyone know?
Thank you for the review Dave, I'm currently looking at picking this scanner up! I have 100s of negatives from over the years, I would love to convert to digital.
Thinking about purchasing one how ever got a different item that claimed it would scan supper 8 and 8mm. The machine worked well for slides but did not work on the super 8 or 8mm. Called that company and they said their product would not do the really old film. So... Can this machine scan the old supper 8 and 8mm from the 50's. I would really love to view the film of our family growing up. plus miss my parents that have passed and it would be nice to see them in film
I have old negatives from my aunt of photos taken about 1930's. The negatives are much larger than others I've seen in more recent times. The negatives measure about 2" x 3". Would they fit in this device? I don't see a carrier that would be that size. Thanks for the review.
I'm not sure but I believe the lower 14 Mp resolution is the true resolution of the scans, while the 22 Mp mode is interpolated (digitally scaled up) and thus doesn't offer any actual increase in quality. Having said that, 14 Mp is more than enough for your old family / holiday pictures.
@@AskDaveTaylor I read it on the product page on an online camera store, but just checked a manual I downloaded and it's in there as well. Under the header "Resolution".
Thanks Dave for the honest and clear review, it has solidified my thoughts about getting a scanner, your note about half frame slides is of particular interest, as I shot them for ten years. Am I correct in assuming the unit will take Half Frame Slides
Thanks for the video. Having difficulty saving! I changed different sd cards but still says card error. I tried connecting to my laptop and that did work either
I’m having trouble finding the setting for color negative super8 film. I only see the option and adaptor for super8 slide film :( if you know how to fix this please let me know!
How's the quality? Does the transfer hold the integrity of the film? I'm asking because I have a bunch of rolls that I want to blow up and sell some photographs. I've heard reviews of other scanners that fall into the trap of having "a lot of noise" or "too sharp". It looks like wicked fun, but just wanted to see if you were happy with the quality.
Not sure what you mean, but if you're asking if it can "positive' a negative so you can then edit the photo in your favorite image editor, yes, it can do that. Turns out that's easy in most photo editing software too, if you wanted to experiment!
Being new to all of this I decided to buy the scanner and have played with just a few slides.Being that I am a novice , I have a novice question. In the page direct ( p10 ) I have no idea what film type actually might be. As an example Slide Positive 135, and all the rest I have no idea. They are just slides taken by my brother 25 years ago. I really did not like to view finder as it dose not appear sharp. Would my settings on the unit contribute to this? Just Old and confused. Thank you
@@AskDaveTaylor I looked up the manual but unfortunately it only says it accepts SD cards, so it will have to be trial-and-error. I ordered one and I have SD cards ranging from 32gb to 128gb.
I forgot to buy the SD card. So I took one from my old Nikon cool pix digital Camera that was like 12 MB but I found a second one on my Samsung Galaxy iPad and that one is 32 MB it told me I still had over 3000 images to save so I have been using that one. Once it is full I can copy and paste to my hard drive.
Compare the specs of what it can scan, at what resolution, versus what your local photo printing place recommends for prints of those various sizes and decide for yourself.
Had to look that up. Don't think it can handle those, but I'm wondering if you just scan one of the two "views" you'd be good anyway? No way to reassemble them as 3D, for sure.
Hi Dave- Question, please let me know if you have tried scanning 8mm film into video/ motion picture format? I have 8mm film cartridges i wanna turn digitally into a movie, but is this machine capable of doing so :)?? lemme know. Super interested in this xx
You can see the duration of a single scan in the video. It's not fast. A roll of 36 pics? That's going to take a while. i suggest you watch TV while you're working, perhaps. Or hire a young teen to do the job!
@@AskDaveTaylor How many minutes? The scanning part only takes about a second. I guess what takes time is adjusting the image and reloading the slider? I'm looking for a device that can let me scan large batches as quickly as possible.
Might make more sense for you to just send them to a commercial scanning service then. I no longer have this device in-house, so I can't really test it against a larger batch.
Maximillian George ...I'm just getting into this but for 8mm film. If I had slides, i would make a light box for my flatbed scanner so i could scan maybe 20 slides in one scan... not hard to do, google it...
I have a Wolverine Mighty and I have noticed that framed slides in the adapter convert a bit fuzzy, but if you tediously place them on the scanner surface, no adapter, the conversion is a lot sharper. Has anyone else noticed this? I don't know if it is a problem in general with these devices or if my 2+ year old Mighty is defective. Does the Titan solve this problem? Is a Kodak Scanza or any of the competing digital converters any better? A flatbed scanner might do better, but who has the time to do slow scans of 1000s of slides? Sharp slightly off color results work for me.
John Peel ...Hi. I have been looking into this for a bit and i don't have info on this or other machines, but, if you could obtain an old slide viewing light box (the type that is just an illuminated flat box with white plastic diffuser that you lay the slides on top of), you could lay it upside down on your flatbed scanner and scan maybe 20 or more slides at a time. Then just crop them out in an image editing program... I plan on doing this myself once I find a light box... Or I will build one... God luck!
I was given all of my grandmothers boxes of negatives. My closet is FULL of shoe boxes full of negatives. I’ve been hoping to find a way to see what’s on them all. Would this be worth the cost? And would I have to worry about the negatives being damaged ?
If the negatives are damaged, you will have to be extra careful and, of course, potentially have to fix the scans in a photo editor. And is this worth the money? Depends how much you value the negatives.:-)
Dave Taylor I have no idea how old they are but I’m pretty sure they’re about 50 years old or so. I was able to keep them all when my grandmother passed away and I’ve been dying to see what they’re. I have found an old sears light thing in her things but I don’t think it’ll show the photo well enough Is there any other scanners like these that’ll be safer on the film? My mother would be heart broken if they were damaged as we just found some of my grandfather that she hasn’t seen in such a long time. I’m trying to find a good quality scanner that’ll be safe for the negatives and slides so I can save all of the now digital photos as a gift for her. Any recommendations?
Been using this for a few hours now. VERY disappointing the only output is jpg, and blotchy colored off white at that. I'm returning this and buying something with higher quality. "great solution, with its ability to produce high resolution scans " - an average solution with average scans.
An HD TV is only 3-4 mega pixel quality at 1920x1080. A 16-mega pixel image is 4920 x 3264 or a photo quality print at huge 16.40" x 10.88" Most people way over do the pixel count. Unless you are going to crop in on a small area of the slide the 16-mega pixel is more that enough. The benefit is the file size is much smaller and you can save more , edit, view and email them better.
A good point. The only thing is, if you're going to scan it, I still recommend scanning it into the largest size and highest resolution you can. Easy to step down, impossible to step up...
I would caution you when using the higher resolution for everything. The sensor has a resolution of 12 megapixels. The 22 megapixels number is reached with software “guessing” a value for a pixel by looking at adjacent pixels. Each has its own uses, for example the 12 megapixel setting is best for sharpness such as individual blades of grass while the 22 megapixel setting is slightly “softer” giving a better appearance to things like skin tone, etc. Just sayin’
Yes. It uses a USB cable for both data and power. Use the buttons to switch back and forth between scanning and uploading. Select "Settings" then "Connect to computer" and it appears as a drive on your desktop.
An awful advert and not a review. No mention of the damage the holders does to the film, no mention its made by c&a marketing with the kodak name slapped on it.
Don't know what you're talking about. I didn't see any trace of damage on any negatives, and if they've licensed the Kodak name, that's the name. Or do you always trace everything back to its parent company (which would be quite a task with the multinational conglomerates nowadays).
How did you calculate that? And this is not a replacement for a professional (read $$$) scanner. This is for home users who want to get something they can enjoy on their phone or tablet from that box o' negatives in the closet.
Ah, so you have the Scanza? Don't know of any secrets, but a few Google searches to see if you can find people who have figured out how to effectively extrapolate dpi might be beneficial. Good luck!
The company sent me the unit to review, but that doesn't stop me talking about the good and the bad. What would you have wanted to have included so it didn't feel so much liken an "advert"?
Was skeptical of the unit’s claim to process and convert 35mm slides into quality images. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxKmnkpmXKhuEJXQRC5kmg2WDHyWIdGyiE The reviews convinced me to try it. Glad I did and was quite surprised! As you can see in posted image, I scanned 16 Carousel slides trays in three partial days with 30-40 trays remaining. I had researched companies that process for you but they were ridiculously expensive. This route was the most cost effective for me. The repetitive motion can cause some fatigue. I’d scanned two trays, then took a break. I also had some 47 year old color negatives that I could not identify. Ran those through the unit and the results were great. It automatically converted them to perfect images. I will use a separate photo program to fine tune any images that need an adjustment. In a nutshell, this scanner works great! I highly recommend it. Well done, Kodak!
Terrible review, it doesn't tell you anything about the important thinghs as color reproduction, sharpness and compression artifacts. Basically, this review shamelessly copies the Kodak marketing ad for this product in a different format.
Sure it does as I show the original image and the scanned resultant image, talking about color reproduction and accuracy. Do I have lab equipment to analyze accuracy across the spectrum? No. Does anyone here on TH-cam? Not that I've seen...
@@AskDaveTaylor A review contains critique, comparison with other products availability, price etc. You just gushed all over it. We know they've paid you to promote it, but make an effort, or, like me they won't watch anymore of your 'reviews'.
No-one paid me for this or any of my reviews, and I do critique and offer a candid list of pros and cons in my reviews. But I think you've already left, so don't have the door hit you on the way out, "FA Cup".
@@AskDaveTaylor It would be an honour to be hit by a door of such high quality as that one. I bet that I wouldn't even feel it from such a wonderful example of craftsmanship. It does everything a door should and so much more. I can die happy, having seen such a wonder. :)
Nice job Dave. I've had mine for a while but always avoid dealing with it because I have no patience. Glad I watched your video.
Thanks. I totally know what you mean about being slow to get started with a device too, there are times I just sit and look at these (often) super complex devices and wonder what their engineers were thinking... :-)
I've been scanning since 2003 on professional but now very old equipment (a Nikon Coolscan film scanner and an Epson Perfection 3200 flatbed), and I was hoping this could at least replace my flatbed. But the Scanza is strictly consumer-grade. It's very fast (4-6 pictures per minute), and the pictures are big (4320x2880 without interpolation) but the color is muddy, the contrast is high, and if you look closely everything has this watercolor-like blur. My 15-year-old flatbed still does better. I'd only recommend it if you just want to bring in the memories and you're too busy to spend several minutes per scan.
It can handle Super 8, that small hole on the front with the arrow above it is for Super 8. It doesn't do medium format (120/220).
Thanks for answering the relevant questions here.
If you want to spend several years of your life scanning, use an ancient flatbed scanner. If you want to get on with your life and actually show living relatives pictures before they pass away waiting for your flatbed, then get something like this and come into the 21st Century.
Hey Curtis, We recently inherited hundreds of old slides. Can you recommend a quality slide scanner for the non-professional who has time to wait for a good scan? Thanks.
I understand that the colours are poor but how is it for scanning black and white film?, crappy also?
Thank you for the information. I needed your help to begin my work with old family slides on the scanza
Thanks for sharing this amazing review on the #KodakScanza, Dave! We appreciate the honest and positive feedback on our product 😁📸
Dave, thank you so much for your honest and straight-forward review of this product. I have hundreds of slides documenting 30 years of our family's history that I would like digitized. The Scanza clearly will be much more time consuming than a professional service and the TV connection is also a nice add-on feature. Thank you again...
I just got mine from Amazon today and excited to get started! Thanks for the review!
You mentioned nothing about dpi and how large a 35mm negative can be blown up to so its still sharp? Can i enlarge a 35 mm black and white negative to A3 size and will it look reasonably sharp? Providing my original negative is sharp.
"still sharp" is subjective, and the Kodak Scanza page has lots of detailed specs at that level, Mark. I encourage you to check that out as a detailed quant adjunct to my qualitative review.
Will this device scan a 220 negative - 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 . i think they were taken on a Box Brownie in the 1960's.
I would check directly with Kodak for an authoritative answer, yds!
@@AskDaveTaylor Thanks for reply. I think i will go down the smart phone route and some editing software.
I just found about 20 old films and it would be too expensive to send them out to convert, so I'm buying this gadget. Thanks for the review because now I know what I'm doing. You are awesome.
Thanks. Let us know how it works out once you get the unit!
My question would be how good that scan would be detail-wise if you can only save as a jpg?
Depends on the quality setting of the JPEG, but it's easy to convert formats; why wouldn't you want to save your scans in the highest possible resolution with the least artifacting?
How do you set the Sancza to stay on? Mine keeps turning off after several minutes.
Can this device zoom in or out, allowing full image cropping? THanks
I don't have it any more, but no, I don't believe it can. It's fairly primitive and focused on scan -> save...
@@AskDaveTaylor Thanks Dave!
My son bought this scanner for me ... I'm 76 and he and his sister don't want to be left with all my shoe boxes of slides and photos! I started with my 1200 slides and thoroughly enjoyed the project ... I didn't scan them all of course! I'm somewhat techno challenged, but was very happy with the results. However, when I started on the negatives I found there to be white specs on each picture and on investigation, see that they are on the screen. Is this dust? And how can they been visible on the negatives, but not on the slides? I have little understanding of how this product works, but would appreciate any suggestions.
Interesting question. Ona negative, a dark speck becomes white, whereas on a photo scan a dark speck remains dark and perhaps much less visible. Perhaps a lint-free cloth, or a brush or even a can of compressed air to remove dust when you encounter it in your process? The latter you can get at BestBuy for just a few dollars, it's literally a can of air. But useful!
It would be nice if someone somewhere could tell me which side of slide is facing up the glossy side or the emulsion side. I have the Kodak scan tool and no where does it tell me in the instructions. Why such a simple direction can't be included. Does anyone know?
I no longer have the device to test, but typically these are designed to be shiny side down. You sure it doesn't specify in the user guide?
Page 5 paragraph 5 tells you shiny side up Both of mine were shiny so I googled it and it told me the curved side down is the way to go.
Thank you for the review Dave, I'm currently looking at picking this scanner up! I have 100s of negatives from over the years, I would love to convert to digital.
Thinking about purchasing one how ever got a different item that claimed it would scan supper 8 and 8mm. The machine worked well for slides but did not work on the super 8 or 8mm. Called that company and they said their product would not do the really old film. So... Can this machine scan the old supper 8 and 8mm from the 50's. I would really love to view the film of our family growing up. plus miss my parents that have passed and it would be nice to see them in film
What about not negative super8 films?
I have old negatives from my aunt of photos taken about 1930's. The negatives are much larger than others I've seen in more recent times. The negatives measure about 2" x 3". Would they fit in this device? I don't see a carrier that would be that size. Thanks for the review.
I don't really know. I would suggest you reach out to Kodak directly and ask them!
I'm not sure but I believe the lower 14 Mp resolution is the true resolution of the scans, while the 22 Mp mode is interpolated (digitally scaled up) and thus doesn't offer any actual increase in quality. Having said that, 14 Mp is more than enough for your old family / holiday pictures.
Upon what data do you base this comment?
@@AskDaveTaylor I read it on the product page on an online camera store, but just checked a manual I downloaded and it's in there as well. Under the header "Resolution".
Thank you for this informative video. I purchased a Scanza after viewing your video. It works great.
Great. Glad to hear it's working for you!
Is it able to scan 120 film?
It's been a while, but yes, I believe it can. Check Kodak for the latest specs.
Thanks Dave for the honest and clear review, it has solidified my thoughts about getting a scanner, your note about half frame slides is of particular interest, as I shot them for ten years. Am I correct in assuming the unit will take Half Frame Slides
Thanks for the video. Having difficulty saving! I changed different sd cards but still says card error. I tried connecting to my laptop and that did work either
Can you use film directly from a canister, or does it have to be processed first?
You'll need to have it processed first.
Yes but what about films?
I’m having trouble finding the setting for color negative super8 film. I only see the option and adaptor for super8 slide film :( if you know how to fix this please let me know!
Did you check the manual? Here's a PDF: www.kodak.com/uploadedFiles/Consumer/Products/Scanners/Scanza/SCANZAFilmScanner-manual.pdf
Will this transfer super 8mm to mpeg or can I just pull stills from the video?
It would just pull stills; to convert 8mm or Super 8mm to MPEG I think you'll need to send it to a service that has the correct gear.
So if you only have negative rolls and not slides... what to do?
It can handle negatives, but it's a bit more tedious. I believe the Kodak Web site has an info video about how to scan negatives from a 35mm camera...
Thanks for this. Can I transfer the Scan directly from the Scanza onto my Mac for editing in photoshop. Cheers
I no longer have this unit to test, but I recall that you scan onto an SD Card or similar, then use that to transfer image files to your Mac or PC.
How's the quality? Does the transfer hold the integrity of the film? I'm asking because I have a bunch of rolls that I want to blow up and sell some photographs. I've heard reviews of other scanners that fall into the trap of having "a lot of noise" or "too sharp". It looks like wicked fun, but just wanted to see if you were happy with the quality.
Definitely not as good as a professional scan of a negative, no question, but that's not the market that Kodak was aiming for with this product.
Can you save directly to your computer, bypassing the SDMI card?
I no longer have this unit to test out, but I believe that you cannot save directly to a connected computer, it only writes to the SD Card.
Great video, thank you, just got mine today and didn't even open manual after watching your video
Will it actually produce a photo from a negative?
Not sure what you mean, but if you're asking if it can "positive' a negative so you can then edit the photo in your favorite image editor, yes, it can do that. Turns out that's easy in most photo editing software too, if you wanted to experiment!
Being new to all of this I decided to buy the scanner and have played with just a few slides.Being that I am a novice , I have a novice question. In the page direct ( p10 ) I have no idea what film type actually might be. As an example Slide Positive 135, and all the rest I have no idea. They are just slides taken by my brother 25 years ago. I really did not like to view finder as it dose not appear sharp. Would my settings on the unit contribute to this? Just Old and confused. Thank you
There is a graphic in the manual that lets you identify a 110 slide from a 126 slide, etc..
Since it was mentioned that this uses an SD card you have to supply yourself, what is the maximum size and speed it supports?
I've read that it can work with up to a 128GB card, but please check with Kodak before you purchase it if this is a critical factor for you!
@@AskDaveTaylor I looked up the manual but unfortunately it only says it accepts SD cards, so it will have to be trial-and-error. I ordered one and I have SD cards ranging from 32gb to 128gb.
Ah, do let us know how it works out to save other people the hassle! Glad modern SDCards are inexpensive too :-)
@@AskDaveTaylor I finally got my scanner. It seems to work fine with all the SDCards I tried, up to 64gb as long as they're formatted FAT32 or exFAT.
I forgot to buy the SD card. So I took one from my old Nikon cool pix digital Camera that was like 12 MB but I found a second one on my Samsung Galaxy iPad and that one is 32 MB it told me I still had over 3000 images to save so I have been using that one. Once it is full I can copy and paste to my hard drive.
Are the images the scanner make of high enough resolution to enlarge to 5x7, 8x10, or 11x14?
Compare the specs of what it can scan, at what resolution, versus what your local photo printing place recommends for prints of those various sizes and decide for yourself.
Is there anything that can handle older Kodak stereo slides?
Had to look that up. Don't think it can handle those, but I'm wondering if you just scan one of the two "views" you'd be good anyway? No way to reassemble them as 3D, for sure.
Just ordered one. Thanks for the demonstration.
does is support Tiff?
Great review thank you for posting this video helps me in choosing to buy the Kodak Scanza.
Can you copy directly to a laptop?
Wish there was an open-sided loading slot for movie film - it appears you would have to thread the entire reel through the carrier and machine.
Reach out to the Kodak team and suggest that change. I imagine they're always looking for product enhancement ideas...
Hi Dave-
Question, please let me know if you have tried scanning 8mm film into video/ motion picture format?
I have 8mm film cartridges i wanna turn digitally into a movie, but is this machine capable of doing so :)?? lemme know. Super interested in this xx
I have not. I have no 8mm film to test with anyway!
Is jpeg the only format? What about 16 bit formats?
I no longer have the device for testing, but you should be able to check on the Kodak site (or download the app to see what formats it supports)
I scanned a few images and now I'm getting a message that says "FALL". It won't let me scan any more anyone know how to fix this?
That's odd. Try powering off and restarting it? Make sure your memory isn't full? If both fail, check with the manufacturer.
Would this scan 120mm film (medium format 6x7)
Check with Kodak for the full set of features and capabilities. That way you get it straight from the proverbial horse's mouth :-)
@@AskDaveTaylor thanks
@@AskDaveTaylor They say it does not :(
Only Jpeg format?
Does it do mediumformat film
Would have been nice to see the scan on the computer and zoomed in to compare a photo lab scan.
An interesting idea, but I didn't have any photo lab scans for comparison...
Do you have to get the film developed first?
Yes. It doesn't develop film.
Terrific review, got all the info I needed. Going to order one today. Thanks.
I am getting 12 jpegs when I hit save. Why??? Is there an adjustment? Great review by the way.
That's weird. Hmm... if you quit and restart does it get back to just 1 image on save? And thx for the kudos too!
Dave Taylor It is strange. I’ve tried everything. I don’t know if I got a bad unit or what.
how do you like the quality
Thanks, very helpful! Question: How slow is it? How long does it take to get through one roll?
You can see the duration of a single scan in the video. It's not fast. A roll of 36 pics? That's going to take a while. i suggest you watch TV while you're working, perhaps. Or hire a young teen to do the job!
@@AskDaveTaylor How many minutes? The scanning part only takes about a second. I guess what takes time is adjusting the image and reloading the slider? I'm looking for a device that can let me scan large batches as quickly as possible.
Might make more sense for you to just send them to a commercial scanning service then. I no longer have this device in-house, so I can't really test it against a larger batch.
Maximillian George ...I'm just getting into this but for 8mm film. If I had slides, i would make a light box for my flatbed scanner so i could scan maybe 20 slides in one scan... not hard to do, google it...
Very helpful review thanks.
Very informative, thanks Dave convinced me to place an order.
Great. Let me know how it works once you've had it for a week and tried it out!
Can you put 120 mm film? 😳
Double check with Kodak, but yes, I believe that's supported!
Excellent tute. Very helpful. Thank you.
I have a Wolverine Mighty and I have noticed that framed slides in the adapter convert a bit fuzzy, but if you tediously place them on the scanner surface, no adapter, the conversion is a lot sharper. Has anyone else noticed this? I don't know if it is a problem in general with these devices or if my 2+ year old Mighty is defective. Does the Titan solve this problem? Is a Kodak Scanza or any of the competing digital converters any better? A flatbed scanner might do better, but who has the time to do slow scans of 1000s of slides? Sharp slightly off color results work for me.
John Peel ...Hi. I have been looking into this for a bit and i don't have info on this or other machines, but, if you could obtain an old slide viewing light box (the type that is just an illuminated flat box with white plastic diffuser that you lay the slides on top of), you could lay it upside down on your flatbed scanner and scan maybe 20 or more slides at a time. Then just crop them out in an image editing program... I plan on doing this myself once I find a light box... Or I will build one... God luck!
I was given all of my grandmothers boxes of negatives. My closet is FULL of shoe boxes full of negatives. I’ve been hoping to find a way to see what’s on them all. Would this be worth the cost? And would I have to worry about the negatives being damaged ?
If the negatives are damaged, you will have to be extra careful and, of course, potentially have to fix the scans in a photo editor. And is this worth the money? Depends how much you value the negatives.:-)
Dave Taylor I have no idea how old they are but I’m pretty sure they’re about 50 years old or so. I was able to keep them all when my grandmother passed away and I’ve been dying to see what they’re. I have found an old sears light thing in her things but I don’t think it’ll show the photo well enough
Is there any other scanners like these that’ll be safer on the film? My mother would be heart broken if they were damaged as we just found some of my grandfather that she hasn’t seen in such a long time. I’m trying to find a good quality scanner that’ll be safe for the negatives and slides so I can save all of the now digital photos as a gift for her. Any recommendations?
Hi Dave, do you mind if I link this to an item in our not for profit Library in the UK? We stock the Kodak Scanza and this is a great review!
Of course, link away. Big supporter of libraries!
great review. thanks!
Been using this for a few hours now. VERY disappointing the only output is jpg, and blotchy colored off white at that. I'm returning this and buying something with higher quality. "great solution, with its ability to produce high resolution scans " - an average solution with average scans.
Tried calibrating it?
An HD TV is only 3-4 mega pixel quality at 1920x1080. A 16-mega pixel image is 4920 x 3264 or a photo quality print at huge 16.40" x 10.88" Most people way over do the pixel count. Unless you are going to crop in on a small area of the slide the 16-mega pixel is more that enough. The benefit is the file size is much smaller and you can save more , edit, view and email them better.
A good point. The only thing is, if you're going to scan it, I still recommend scanning it into the largest size and highest resolution you can. Easy to step down, impossible to step up...
I would caution you when using the higher resolution for everything. The sensor has a resolution of 12 megapixels. The 22 megapixels number is reached with software “guessing” a value for a pixel by looking at adjacent pixels. Each has its own uses, for example the 12 megapixel setting is best for sharpness such as individual blades of grass while the 22 megapixel setting is slightly “softer” giving a better appearance to things like skin tone, etc. Just sayin’
Interesting point. Seems like the old dictum of "experiment to find what works best for you" would apply here.
unable to get into the “Settings” function of the device... rendering it useless.
Why don't you check with Kodak technical support for that product before you assume it's useless? :-)
Can you upload pics after the scan to a computer via usb ?
Yes. It uses a USB cable for both data and power. Use the buttons to switch back and forth between scanning and uploading. Select "Settings" then "Connect to computer" and it appears as a drive on your desktop.
@@Tonestronaut the real MVP
Thanks. But do not put fingerprints on the slides when you pick up a stack.
Yes, that would be the goal.
An awful advert and not a review. No mention of the damage the holders does to the film, no mention its made by c&a marketing with the kodak name slapped on it.
Don't know what you're talking about. I didn't see any trace of damage on any negatives, and if they've licensed the Kodak name, that's the name. Or do you always trace everything back to its parent company (which would be quite a task with the multinational conglomerates nowadays).
Agreed, feels like he was paid to say all of this.
Scans at 72 dpi......forget it!!!!!!!
How did you calculate that? And this is not a replacement for a professional (read $$$) scanner. This is for home users who want to get something they can enjoy on their phone or tablet from that box o' negatives in the closet.
@@AskDaveTaylor photo shop told me ....and pretty much other professionals that tried it.... do you have a secret to scan at 300 dpi?
Ah, so you have the Scanza? Don't know of any secrets, but a few Google searches to see if you can find people who have figured out how to effectively extrapolate dpi might be beneficial. Good luck!
Well yeah, that's what we expected
Wow, that could save someone's personal family history for certain
This feels like an advert.
The company sent me the unit to review, but that doesn't stop me talking about the good and the bad. What would you have wanted to have included so it didn't feel so much liken an "advert"?
Was skeptical of the unit’s claim to process and convert 35mm slides into quality images. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxKmnkpmXKhuEJXQRC5kmg2WDHyWIdGyiE The reviews convinced me to try it. Glad I did and was quite surprised! As you can see in posted image, I scanned 16 Carousel slides trays in three partial days with 30-40 trays remaining. I had researched companies that process for you but they were ridiculously expensive. This route was the most cost effective for me. The repetitive motion can cause some fatigue. I’d scanned two trays, then took a break. I also had some 47 year old color negatives that I could not identify. Ran those through the unit and the results were great. It automatically converted them to perfect images. I will use a separate photo program to fine tune any images that need an adjustment. In a nutshell, this scanner works great! I highly recommend it. Well done, Kodak!
Terrible review, it doesn't tell you anything about the important thinghs as color reproduction, sharpness and compression artifacts. Basically, this review shamelessly copies the Kodak marketing ad for this product in a different format.
Sure it does as I show the original image and the scanned resultant image, talking about color reproduction and accuracy. Do I have lab equipment to analyze accuracy across the spectrum? No. Does anyone here on TH-cam? Not that I've seen...
An advertisement that went on a bit too long.
Huh?
@@AskDaveTaylor A review contains critique, comparison with other products availability, price etc. You just gushed all over it. We know they've paid you to promote it, but make an effort, or, like me they won't watch anymore of your 'reviews'.
No-one paid me for this or any of my reviews, and I do critique and offer a candid list of pros and cons in my reviews. But I think you've already left, so don't have the door hit you on the way out, "FA Cup".
@@AskDaveTaylor It would be an honour to be hit by a door of such high quality as that one. I bet that I wouldn't even feel it from such a wonderful example of craftsmanship. It does everything a door should and so much more. I can die happy, having seen such a wonder. :)
lol. glad you'll leave happy. best of luck!