Kodak - SCANZA Digital Film Scanner

After reading reviews, I still chose to purchase the Kodak Scanza. I figured for the price it was worth to try it. I was not disappointed. I have an older negative scanner with less mp quality and it did not have an adapter for 110 film. So, with that being said, it was a no brainer to try it. At first look, I was disappointed because the one I received definitely was used and I paid for a 'new' scanner. When I first put through the first set of negatives, it was a black screen. I used the felt brush on the screen as suggested in the instruction booklet and wala, my pictures were found! It is important to remember to change the setting when changing negative sizes or slides. They are definitely not 'professionally' touched up, but that is what you use other programs ... MoreAfter reading reviews, I still chose to purchase the Kodak Scanza. I figured for the price it was worth to try it. I was not disappointed. I have an older negative scanner with less mp quality and it did not have an adapter for 110 film. So, with that being said, it was a no brainer to try it. At first look, I was disappointed because the one I received definitely was used and I paid for a 'new' scanner. When I first put through the first set of negatives, it was a black screen. I used the felt brush on the screen as suggested in the instruction booklet and wala, my pictures were found! It is important to remember to change the setting when changing negative sizes or slides. They are definitely not 'professionally' touched up, but that is what you use other programs for.

I've had other slide scanners in the past which were disappointing in the time it took to scan each slide (I have a cache of home and family slides going back to the 1940's of about 20K) and then manipulate almost each one to get decent looking color. And they weren't always in good focus (I finally just quit doing the scanning) So, I wasn't expecting a miracle from Kodak's Scanza even though it had some good reviews. I was surprised (after my initial set up) with the ease of scanning each slide. It does scan quickly and, if you start with a good quality slide, the end product is quite good. These scans will be going to my kids for their family histories so I didn't need an overly fantastic end-product for projection or making large prints. I decided to use the ... MoreI've had other slide scanners in the past which were disappointing in the time it took to scan each slide (I have a cache of home and family slides going back to the 1940's of about 20K) and then manipulate almost each one to get decent looking color. And they weren't always in good focus (I finally just quit doing the scanning) So, I wasn't expecting a miracle from Kodak's Scanza even though it had some good reviews. I was surprised (after my initial set up) with the ease of scanning each slide. It does scan quickly and, if you start with a good quality slide, the end product is quite good. These scans will be going to my kids for their family histories so I didn't need an overly fantastic end-product for projection or making large prints. I decided to use the lowest resolution setting (14 megapixel) because, even at that setting, it still gave me a file size for each picture of around 1.5MB. I found that for normally exposed slides, setting the brightness to +1 and the blue to -1 gave me my best results. So, after that initial setup and for all subsequent normally exposed slides, I just pumped them through. In a little over a week of scanning in my spare time, I've now scanned 900 slides. Only a dent but progress! There is no noise coming from this little guy ... it's basically just a 1 pound light box with some electronics for minimal exposure control. I've got no idea how long the light will last or if it's replaceable, but I'm going to continue scanning till one of us breaks down. :-)

I purchased my BB Scanza and received it safely thru UPS. All details were in the box along with a ‘small print’ manual. I downloaded the manual “Kodak-Scanza-KODFS35-Manual.pdf” from the support tab at: https://www.kodakphotoplus.com/pages/download-user-manuals. [30 pgs] English. Other languages are in the Paper book. All type and diagrams are typical of 3rd party, 3rd world manufactures, very small. Use Acrobat to enlarge the type.Note: Kodak does -NOT- manufacture this Product or provide any Warranty or support. Authorized KODAK Brand Licensee. C&A Marketing, Inc. Distributed by: C&A Marketing, Inc.I’m not going to inform you about using anything but the 35 mm Color Slide option. There are other reviews (not to good) on using the film types (Film gets scratched ... MoreI purchased my BB Scanza and received it safely thru UPS. All details were in the box along with a ‘small print’ manual. I downloaded the manual “Kodak-Scanza-KODFS35-Manual.pdf” from the support tab at: https://www.kodakphotoplus.com/pages/download-user-manuals. [30 pgs] English. Other languages are in the Paper book. All type and diagrams are typical of 3rd party, 3rd world manufactures, very small. Use Acrobat to enlarge the type.Note: Kodak does -NOT- manufacture this Product or provide any Warranty or support. Authorized KODAK Brand Licensee. C&A Marketing, Inc. Distributed by: C&A Marketing, Inc.I’m not going to inform you about using anything but the 35 mm Color Slide option. There are other reviews (not to good) on using the film types (Film gets scratched in the carriers I hear). Good luck.Follow the setup first. If you have a HDMI TV use that over the viewer or use your big screen TV if the HDMI cable is long enough. I used a 32GB SD memory card, worked fine. I used the #1 adapter (use the #3 if your slide film carrier is the thicker or plastic type). You get to select between 14 and 22 MB scans. They are both 14 MB but the 22 is an upscalled/interpolation image like TV’s use. My 18 Images = 75 MB.Using the 22 MB option I get a .JPG picture that averages 4.3 MB at 5728 x 3824 at 72 dpi, sharpness –A bit Soft ???, bit depth is 24, All settings on -Auto-, remember your mileage may vary based on the image. Follow the instruction on having the shiny side of the film Up, and the Image in the "Viewed" position. Number sequence starts at 000001, Remove the drive images to go back to #1. And orient the direction of the film so you need not have to edit it on the machine. Insert with the image showing correctly up and L/R correct the first time. Watch for flipped images from the developer, like backwards Text and Steering wheels on the wrong side, Etc. I used the ‘AUTO’ feature in Settings and let it decide. You may also choose to group like contrasts of the slides to reduce changing that each time. If the colors are still off that can also be modified, once again place those in groups.Get a can of “Dust Off” to blow off the dirt and stuff in the unit and on the slides. I had over a thousand slides to scan, most people do and use this product to do that. For higher resolution and more adjustments use a Flat Bed Scanner, they are much more taylorable. And make sure you get one that does negatives if your going to do them also. I only scanned Positives.Turn the power on last and off first to protect the scanner. I had to turn the scanner on then the HDMI set to get it to sync most of the time. I had two old scans come back from the dead, so don’t hurry the transfers but I was using 3 software packages to create my Data.