It would have been a better idea to put the hinges on the longer side, at least from a handling point of view. The hinges are on the shorter side, making it awkward to open and close the holder. The same cannot be said of the hinged filmstrip holder, which feels a bit flimsy. The one for mounted slides is reasonably solid and holds the transparencies - up to four at a time - firmly in position. Both are inserted through a dust-protected opening on the side of the device. The following table summarises the key differences across Plustek's current lineup of 7200dpi OpticFilm models:Īs noted above, you get two different 35mm film holders along with the scanner. Also included in the box are a padded carrying bag, two 35mm film holders - one for strips of up to six frames and another one accommodating up to four mounted slides -, a USB cable, a mains adapter, an installation CD, SilverFast software on another CD and, with the AI version, a 35mm IT8 calibration target as well. The Plustek OpticFilm 7500i ships in a large box, but the scanner itself is among the smallest I've seen. The OpticFilm 7500i scanner comes bundled with either SilverFast SE Plus or SilverFast AI Studio, and is marketed at a very attractive price of £225 in the UK, with the AI version being more expensive but still affordable at £395. Headline specifications and features of the OpticFilm 7500i include an optical resolution of 7200dpi, dMax of 3.5, 24 or 48-bit scanning, infrared Smart Removal of Defect (iSRD), multi-sampling, multi-exposure and support for both film strips and mounted slides.
The OpticFilm 7500i is Plustek's first 35mm film scanner to offer compatiblity with both Mac OS and Windows.