Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 - Film/Slide Scanner

Having tried 3 other scanners, which I returned to Amazon, without any success, this one did all that I expected, having previously used a PF3650 for several years but finding it impossible to get a Driver for it when I converted to Windows 7. My problem was to digitilise a collection of some 8000 slides accumulated during a lifetime in Kenya that I wish to pass on to my children in a compact form. I still have some 2000 slides to go!! Thanks to Reflecta this will now be possible - it warrants 5 stars because it does exactly what the PF3650 did. Thank you Amazon.

If you are a Mac user, be aware that this scanner uses Cyberview X as its driver, and there is no Intel native version of the driver yet. This makes this scanner useless in Lion, since the latest OS doesn't support Rosetta.Cyberview X 5.0, compatible with Lion, is promised for late summer/early fall.

Very impressed with scan quality, by going up a model or too I could have had speed too, but am happy to compromise. We use the scanner in a photo lab environment, and use 3600 dpi without digital ice and then tweak in photoshop if necessary.Software took a bit of working out but is fine.

I bought this scanner in March to replace an existing scanner which had become obsolete. The product is well made, is compact and has a small footprint on my desk. The scanner is simple to use, produces excellent results and the software easy to understand. I would recommend this device to anyone with a serious interest in digitizing their old slides/film.

We had a LOT of hassle with this - I recommend that if you have problems, contact Reflecta's techinical support direct, not the retailer (Avides), who know nothing and simply pass on queries to Reflecta, then if you're lucky, they'll pass back some of the response.Be aware that scanner currently (Nov 2011) is being shipped with an out of date version of Cyberview, which has an unacceptable bug in it. You need to install a new scanner driver, then update Cyberview to v5. Oh yes, and all the picture processing (eg ICE) has been changed from ROC, GEM etc. It is pre-installed in the scanner, not on your PC, so no chance of any updates ! After receiving a second scanner, which still had the old ICE, Cyberview won't access it so we sent the lot back and asked for a refund.A huge waste of time !

This product has been a nightmare and it has taken me days to scan any slides.Was delivered with the wrong plug to the power supply so I couldn't plug it in. To be fair an email to the supplier had one to me by the next day but not a great start.Comes with Adobe Elements 12. Installation guide says that this is optional if you already have an alternative. as we already have Adobe Elements 13 then we opted to instal just the driver. Mistake as when this was done neither scanner or Adobe Elements 13 would work, even when we completely reloaded Adobe.Deinstalled 13 and installed 12 and reinstalled the driver. Persistant connectivity problems. Poor manual suggests updating Firmware but doesn't tell you how to do it.Eventually traced (after days of effort) to the USB cable socket in the back of the device which is very flaky.Finally scanning slides but as we paid a bit more for what we thought was a quality product really should not have been this difficult.

I bought this to copy some 2,000 slides to my computer so that my kids could each have access to family photos going back 50 years.My original intention was to purchase a new scanner with a slide adapter but, after reading some reviews, I came to the conclusion that a dedicated slide scanner would be a better buy.Certainly, this is a slow process. I manage around 30 slides in an evening - at 1800 dpi.I can watch T.V. or read a book at the same time so it's not all that time consuming.I am impressed with the results.Some time ago I purchased VueScan to enable me to use an Epson flatbed scanner with Windows 7 and VueScan works perfectly with this slide scanner.The digital ICE facility for removing dust and scratches is most impressive.Adobe Photoshop Elements comes with this scanner and has allowed me to correct the defects that digital ICE can't cope with.If you only want to transfer family photos in slide form to disc or hard drive then this is ideal.

I bought this scanner recently to digitise parts of my film archive. I used to use a Nikon Coolscan, which is still in a box somewhere (complete with SCSI interface).Anyway, I was a bit concerned by the software issues that some Mac users have been encountering with this scanner, so thought I'd add a comment about my recent experience.I went and downloaded the Cyberview X software before I installed the scanner - 2011 quad core iMac running Lion - and had no problem updating the drivers. I didn't need to use the PC workaround mentioned by another user, so I guess Cyberview has been updated. (I didn't use the supplied CDs, except for Photoshop Elements 8.)I also bought VueScan online (about £25) and it is Lion compatible, and drives the scanner fine - although for some reason it thinks it's the old 3600dpi version. Not a problem though, because apparently 3600dpi is the scanner's maximum real resolution anyway.Scan quality is really, really good: much better than my old Coolscan (which was about 2680dpi from memory.)As others have said it's a slow process, but I'm really impressed. Hope that helps.

un poco lento pero la calidad de la imagen, la correccion de manchas y arañazos son buenísimos !!!!

The scanner is very easy for work, the quality of the scanned file is very good. Only flaw is, that local illumination is not enough for films with big optical density and this leads to very slowly scanning.

prodotto eccellente...ed avendolo trovato a poco meno di 240 euro credo di aver fatto un ottimo affare. Consigliato solo a chi ha diverse diapositive e negativi, ed ha una certa esperienza in fotoritocchi.La qualità delle foto è molto elevata...e se non è al top nella categoria,si avvicina molto a scanner dal prezzo molto più elevato.Non ho trovato il programma PRO per le correzioni delle foto.(pare sia un opzional non sempre nel pacchetto)ma un programma semplice (forse troppo) ma in ogni caso... basta un GIMP o un PAIN NET in post produzione ... Consiglio di leggere sul web per i settaggi più opportuni del programma di scansione.Io l'ho da 4 mesi ho fatto centinaia di scansioni e funziona bene..con ottimi risultati. l'ho consiglio senza dubbi...per qualità e prezzo davvero straordinari

Kurz zur Vorgeschichte: Wir hatten mit einem Canoscan 4400f begonnen, alte Positive und Negative einzuscannen. Leider erzeugte dieser auf ca. 75 % Höhe Streifen und Details waren nur sehr grob wiedergeben.Nun zum Reflecta: Wir haben die Installation unter Win 7 64 Bit hinbekommen. Erste Scans sind sehr detailreich und sehr fein.Trotzdem ist eine Bildbearbeitung bei jedem Scan unter dem mitgelieferten Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 notwendig.Die gesamte Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit ist langsam. Das Einlegen jedes einzelnen Positiv und Negativ ist zeitaufwendig.Was allerdings dann wirklich sichtbar besser ist als bei dem Canon ist die Scanqualität. Gerade aus hochwertigen Negativen (bei uns z. B. OM 2 und dann Minolta) sind die Ergebnisse sehr gut. Wir werden weiter berichten.Wir haben die hardwarebasierte Staub- und Schmutzentfernung eingestellt. Die Ergebnisse sind gut. Die Einstellung ist über CyberView X 5 möglich. Für uns liefert dieses Programm ein brauchbarer Werkzeug.Positiv ist, dass man aus unserer Sicht erst einmal keine weitere Software kaufen muss. Es sei auch angemerkt, dass die Qualität der Scans rundum überzeugt, eine Nachbearbeitung soll da kein Problem sein. Insgesamt könnte das Gerät nur schneller und benutzerfreundlicher sein.Update 24.8.13: Es liegen nun reichlich Scanergebnisse vor. Der erste Eindruck hat sich bestätigt, für recht moderates Geld bekommt man sehr gute Ergebnisse und dies ohne Zusatzsoftware. Sinnvoll ist allerdings mit Sicherheit die Anschaffung eines Blasebalg.Update 9/13: Wir haben nun viele hundert Scans abgeschlossen. Der Unterschied in der Qualität zu einem Flachbettscanner ist wirklich ganz erheblich und wir sind von dem Gerät überzeugt.

Très bon produit! simple d'utilisation, conforme à mes attentes. J'ai ressorti mes vieux Fm2 et me suis remis aux joies de l’argentique. Retour aux sources de la photographie.