PrimeFilm PF1800U USB Film Scanner

This was a fine product in its day, but that day was Windows XP and it's long gone. The manufacturer is no longer supporting this model. You should purchase something that is compatible with Windows 10.

This economical 35mm film scanner is exactly what I wanted and needed. I have a large collection of 35mm slides taken in Korea and Vietnam; this scanner allows me to convert them to digital images on my computer and either print, send or share with others.It has a great preview function and an adjustable quality feature. A great buy for the money.

The scanner was delivered quickly and in good condition. I was excited to get it hooked up. I loaded the software CD included and I hooked up the scanner to the computer ..... and tried to scan a slide.......a message stated it couldn't find the scanner. I finally called the tech department at Pacific Image and was helped by a very nice young man. I discovered from him that the company stropped making this scanner in 2008 .....it is not compatible and will not work with Windows 8 or Windows 10. The software was impossible to uninstall. I called Pacific Image back and the same young man talked me through recovering my computer at a point before I had installed the software. While I'm disappointed it didn't work, it was not the fault of the seller or Pacific Image Electronics and I would highly recommend Pacific Image Electronics as a company to buy another scanner from. I will take time to do more research in the future when I purchase something for my computer.

Works food, bit lacks quality and misses the ICE chip that is very importante if you are an amateur without large knowegde (or time) in to photoshop.

I purchased this item in 2002 to scan all the 35mm negatives that I have. The only problem is that the pictures that I scan comes out all pinky or funny colors. I tried using it for awhile but the awful picture quality was really annoying that I stop using it.I recently heard from a digital graphic person recommending that you should acquire all your digital photos in RAW format. As it is uncompressed and retains all the original unmodified data that you can use any photo editing software to adjust to your liking.Before the moment I heard it from the digital graphic person, RAW means nothing to me. You might as well speak coded language to me as this RAW terminology means as much to me as the coded language I mentioned on Secret Messages: Concealment, Codes, and Other Types of Ingenious Communication.I decided to use the raw negative scanning option to see how the quality of the pictures will be. The pictures came out normal. No weird pinky color, no colors contamination and minimal dusts & scratches. It seems the pink color contamination really accent the dusts & scratches.And using the photo editing softwares I have on Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium really makes the scanned photos come out looking professional. But if you don't have access to Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium, you can always use some of the free photo editing software available out there.After reading all these reviews, I suspect that quite a few of these reviews are made by shills (For more informations about shill, perform a search for "SHILL" on wikipedia.com). I think there is one reviewer who barely mentioned about the RAW issue. But if you don't understand the digital photograhic jargon, it means nothing. You also have another reviewer trying to peddle the silverfash scanning software that cost more than the scanner.So it seems these industrial clans will have their shills out there spreading propagandas instead of finding out what the problems are and fix it.The following are some tips to make using this scanner a more enjoyable experience:1.Do not select any of the scanning option except RAW for negative & positive(Slides).2. Makes sure the room is dark so that you can see and properly position the negatives on the scanner. If lights are coming through the window, close the window blinds.3. Before scannig the negatives & slides, takes a deep breath and blow on the negatives & slides on both side at least once. But don't spit on the negatives & slides while blowing on it. This will reduce the dusts on the scan by 80% or more.4.Save all your photos in the RAW format TIF instead of JPEG. The files will be 10 times larger but all the information will be in the photos instead of being compress with many of the datas lost. In addition, the processing of the photos, after scanning, will be instantaneous since the software does not have to compress the data at all.5.Try not to scan too much negatives or slides at once. Limit each scan to 1 roll of negative or 1-2 hours at a time. Then turn it off to let it cool down before re-scanning so it does not overheat and gives inaccurate scan data.When I purchase this item in 2002, it was over $100. Now I see it new for as low as $40. Thus this is a deal now if you are looking to buy a negatives & slides scanner. But if you can spend the extra money, I would recommend the Primefilm 3600U with twice the resolution for less than I paid for this item in 2002. In my case, I am low in cash so I can't afford to upgrade & buy the primefilm 3600U.In conclusion, this is an excellent item if you are aware of the software glitch and know what to do about it. I would have given this item 5 stars if it was not for the software glitch.Note: Technique 3 that I used is a poor man technique. If you have money, you can buy a dust blower such as Giottos Rocket Air Blaster Manual Air Blower (AA1910) that is normally use on camara lense to blow off all the dusts accumulated on the lense.

I ordered an A/C Power Supply Adapter and received a scanner without an A/C Power Supply Adapter.

Bought it to bring my pictures into the 21st century. Still have it in case I stumble across more old negatives. (I'd sell it, though).

This is not a bad item when you need to scan a couple, but its very slow and the resolution is not good. If you need it for your family photos it can be a good product, but you have to think you will need a lot of time, if I could I'll try to get one with autofeed.