DBTechDB-FS150 Film Scanner Replacement Film Holders - 3x Strip Film & 1x Single Frame Holder

good addition to a simple film scanner

For the price, it is a pretty good product. If you are looking for something more professional, then this is not for you and be ready to pay a lot more. Otherwise I am quite happy with it as it is quite easy to use and the result is dependence on how much attention you give to the cleaning of the negatives before you do the scanning. I find the result satisfactory most of the time and is happy that my photos are digitized and stored in my computer and not in some shoe boxes!

These holders are made of cheap plastic and they WILL get scratched after you scan just several films. In order to scan about 100 negatives I had to by about 15 holders, which was not particularly cheap - 6 holders for film strips + 2 holders for single frame (for which I had no use) cost $15 with shipping. I would recommend to this manufacturer to charge $10 more for the machine but redesign holders to be made of glass. Or at least some durable plastic. Those seems to be made of nothing and are actually expensive give how long they last.

The quality of the output is just ok. The colors are definitely not quite right, but the speed and ease of use is what got it 4 stars. You can reproduce a lot of slides in a fairly short period of time with it. The quality is fine for obtaining copies of slides that you just want to have to look at. If you want an honest to goodness high quality copy then you'd better go with something else. I can get a much better copy of slides with my Cannon flat bed scanner, but it is a much slooooower process. I think I will use the DBTech for most of the slides and use the flat bed scanner for "special" shots that I want to print and frame. I have not tried the DBTech with negatives.

No complaints.