Kodak RODFS35 Digital Film Scanner - Converts 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8 & 8mm Slides & Negatives to JPEG - Includes 3.5-inch LCD & EasyLoad Inserts (Black)

This is mid-range Kodak scanner, but it produces good quality, high resolution images from old style 35mm slides. The purpose of this type of scanner is to convert 35mm analogue slides into digital files for easier viewing. I had found a large pile of slides originally taken by my late father, and this was objective for this scanner. This was a daunting batch, but needed to be converted just to view the images on modern equipment. This scanner has proved ideal for this task. It is easy to use, and scans into digital files within a few seconds. The lengthy part of the cycle time is loading individual slides, which need to be accurately mounted in a sliding frame. Like similar tasks the loading becomes easier with experience, but accuracy is important to avoid scanning the edges of the frames. There is also a range of frames to cover differing types of film size. The range is fully explained in the product descriptions, but I have only used the 35mm slide frame. The slide frame for 35mm is hinged, and clamps hold on each slide to hold the frame, and ensure it falls within the fixed focal length, so that each image accurately reflects the quality of the original slide. Don't expect it to work miracles if the original slide is out of focus or blurred by movement. However, there is a limited range of editing on the scanner, so some exposure errors can be corrected before the image is scanned. In my experience most modern software offers a wider range of editing for the image once secured to your laptop, etc. The scanner must have an SD memory card inserted, because all the scanned images are saved to the memory card. This means that you can transfer the SD card and the new files to your preferred location for saving. I have not found a method as yet to link to the computer to transfer the files without moving the SD card, but I expect that this is feasible, I have only to extend my practice. Overall I feel confident to recommend this kit, and I have been pleased with the results, which have secured my late father's photography for future generations.

Having seen mixed reviews on this i was a little apprehensive about buying it to archive my parents negatives. I am sure there are possibly better more expensive scanners out there but this is fast and easy to use and let's be honest my parents were not professional photographers. Funny thing is though that this is pretty good. Its true that rubbish in rubbish out and there were a lot of poor negatives and slides and this will not correct under exposed negatives or replace missed tops of heads or feet. However, with a decent negative it produces a decent scan. I say scan but I believe it takes a photo of the negative rather than a scan hence the speed. You have to save to sd card as it will not scan direct to a computer. Therefore you need to do post scanning corrections with computer software which may not be as good as changing the settings for a scan. However for the majority of the photos I dealt with it was quite good enough without any adjustment. We are after all talking about 50 ish year old negatives. Yes they may have marks that would need removing if you wanted to display the photos but for a digital archive this is very good. Most of my negatives are 35mm but some older ones are larger and do not fit which is a great shame as they are my grandparents and parents early years.

The scanner arrived as promised. It was easy to set up. I have scanned about 20 slides. All good, very pleased with the quality. Switched to negative strips. A very small problem, negative strips are bowed and need some care inserting in the holder. Once you get the knack it's fine. I've viewed about 50 strips of 4 negs. The scanner let's you see them as positives on its screen. I saved the images I wanted. The slides and negs gave me 30 images. I edited them in photoshop. Very impressed with results. I can now see photos I took over 40 years ago. And use them.

Easy to use does it’s job, don’t expect real good results you pay for what you get

The Kodak Scanza is a great little film scanner. Years ago I had scanned my best 35mm slides using a Canon CanoScan FS4000US but this would take several minutes per slide. Sadly the CanoScan FS4000US became unusable with Windows and computer upgrades. In any case scanning 2000 slides was not going to be feasible using the CanoScan FS4000US because of the time required. The Scanza is much faster – only a few seconds per slide. Images captured by the Scanza are not as good as that made by the CanoScan FS4000US but they are definitely good enough for display on a HD (1920 x 1080 dpi) monitor. The Scanza is not actually a scanner. It appears to capture images using a digital camera within the unit. This makes it very fast to capture a file. The created files have properties of: Camera model FSII-20MC F-stop f/2.8 Exposure time ranging from 1/15 second to 1/2 second depending on the brightness selected ISO-100. There is no need to use the mains adaptor. The Scanza can be powered from a computer via a USB cable. It is then convenient to download files from the Scanza (previously saved on a SD memory card) to the PC. Along with the advertised film adaptors, the Scanza package includes two adaptors for 35mm slides: one for 1.9 mm to 3.0 mm thick slides and another for thinner slides. The Scanza creates 2880 dpi x 4320 dpi images from 35mm slides (2880 x 4320 = 12,441,600 pixels or about 12.4 megapixels). The 22 megapixel setting (4.6 Mbyte file size after compression to a jpg) is no better than the 14 megapixel (1.6Mbyte file size). But my experience indicates that a 1600 dpi scan would be more than adequate so at 2880 dpi the Scanza is just fine. At 1600 dpi the grain on film can be seen. The first two images were scanned at 1600 dpi with Canon CanoScan FS4000US film scanner from a Kodak EBX ISO 100 film slide. Images three and four were made with the Scanza at 14 and 22 megapixel respectively. Images 2, 3 and 4 are closeups so that the quality can be seen. Finally, take off the protective cellophane from the feet. This makes the Scanza very stable to operate.

Easy enough to setup and operate once you get used to the 'on-screen' prompts and button presses. Viewing the negatives or scans on the screen is fine, reasonable detail. However the resulting 'photos' you get are a little lacking in precise detail. I had an older much cheaper type of negative scanner that produced better detail. If you work on these scanned images with something like Photoshop you can easily see the slightly muddled pixels. Printing out the images on an inkjet printer actually produces results that look better then expected, probably as the inks merge together a bit masking the problem. Having to swap over the various holders and change the film types in the settings can be a bit of a nuisance, and pushing the negatives into the holder can sometimes stick as there are spaces inside the holders where the corners of the negatives can catch.

I didn't actually get to use this scanner. I waited for my holiday to have a day free to get it up and running and scan as many as I could of my father's slide collection. This is not the first slide scanner I have owned - the last one was not performing as well after 10 years and I thought to replace it with a more expensive one, and pushed the boat out for the Kodak one at £149, thinking that it would be high quality. I have just read that Kodak is just being used as a brand name and the scanner is not produced by the famous camera company of yore. (I just read it in a review, I think, and do not know if this is true). However, although there was a dinky little booklet, this did not cover the immediate out of box basics like "naming of parts", and where on the main body of the scanner each lead would fit. Trial and error was the only way - quite time consuming as there were far more bits and pieces and leads than I needed and had to sort out which I really needed. Main problem was that the power lead would neither remain in its intended aperture on the scanner, nor the other end in the aperture in the power plug. Both fell out annoyingly and repeatedly as soon as connected to the power source. I can't imagine why the actual power plug had to come in two parts, either! The three pin plug had first to be fitted together (and eventually a minute button could be discerned which made this procedure possible to achieve). No, I did not try to fit the wrong leads into the wrong holes as trial and error proved that there was only one hole into which each would fit. The trouble was that they refused to remain in place long enough to operate the scanner. So after a frustrating couple of hours it was all packaged up again and taken to the Hermes depot for return and refund. Very disappointing and a complete waste of time.

Having used one of the rival scanning units and getting poor results I decided to up the ante and try this Kodak branded model. From having now used it for over two months and scanned around 4000 images, I have found this scanner to be versatile Ann producing good quality results, from media dating back to the early 1960s (B&W negatives). OK, it's twice the price of some of the better rivals but for the price paid, you get a great deal of versatility. Easy to use great connectivity, multiple formats, 35mm, 126, 110 8 & Super 8 - slides and negatives (no slides in 8/Super 8). Inbuilt menu options, gallery function, cast to TV ( via AV cable), direct export to PC (via USB cable) and more. There have been some bad reviews but don't be put off, this piece of kit works fine. Finally, one tip: don't be in a hurry to pass your media through. This scanner actually takes 1/15 sec and then saves. Moving the media through before the Saved message appears onscreen, can lead to blurred results - even if your original image was sharp! Best to let the scanner complete it's job properly.

Je oude dia's kun je digitaal maken en bewerken met je programma bv. Luminair of Photoshop of Inpixo

Easy to use. However, The color of the slides is slightly washed out no matter how much I tried to adjust the color.

Ho comprato il Kodak Scanza per convertire delle vecchie diapositive in formato più moderno. È facile da usare, all'interno della scatola sono presenti tutti gli inserti per convertire vecchi formati (compreso il Super8). Una volta presa la mano il processo è semplice, mettendo anche una diapositiva una dietro l'altra e premendo il tasto per catturare l'immagine su schermo. Il risultato è soddisfacente e di qualità buona. IMPORTANTE: Per salvare le fotografie convertite, è obbligatorio utilizzare una microSD. L'entrata USB presente, infatti serve soltanto per collegare il Kodak alla corrente e non può essere utilizzata per mettere una penna USB o simili.

• I had read many reviews before buying so I had a fair idea of what to expect. • As noted elsewhere, the Scanza is not a scanner. It makes a digital image of the slide. • Note that I've used it only with 35 mm slides. • It took a few seconds to figure out how to assemble the power adapter. There are outlet configurations for what I assume are various international outlets. • Other than that set up was very simple. Set it up, plug it in, and start using. • You do need an SD card. 32GB is more than enough for me. • The USB cable connects to power, or to a computer to upload pictures. When connected to a computer you cannot scan new images. You can also transfer images via the SD card. • Other reviews say the process crops the slides. I don’t see much, if any, cropping. • Quality is not great. There are colour adjustments and brightness controls, but I found it easier to tweak in the pictures Photoshop elements. With that I get adequate results. I’m making pictures to share with family, not for an art show. • I love the quick push-slides-through process. • I had a flatbed scanner with a slide adapter but it stopped working with a Windows upgrade. I like that this is independent of Windows. • To connect to a TV or monitor, it seems to work best to connect, then then power on the Scanza. • As noted in other reviews, I see no benefit to using the 22 MP format as opposed to the 14. • If you delete all the slides on the SD card, the numbering does start again at one. If you leave one image with the highest number so far, then the next scan would be that number +1.

I bought this unit not expecting much, but was pleasantly very surprised with the way slides scanned and looked on my 55" television. For slides with good exposure, contrast, dye color retention, and focus the results were great and exceeded my expectations. It should be noted that slides may degrade over time and have severe color shifts if not stored correctly. I had many slides with a blue/cyan cast that were not stored correctly, and many that were outright destroyed by wet basement storage. But if your slides are good you should get very pleasing results. If your slides are in metal frames from a previous projector be sure to check for rust deposits. If deposits are visible scrape clean with a utility knife and blow off slides with a squeeze bulb puffer. I fed a few slides with rust deposits into scanner and scans became very dirty. I found unit was very easy to clean but I DID NOT use the little scrub brush supplied, I was worried hard rust particles might scratch the scanner lens. So I decided to try my squeeze bulb air puffer in the slide slot; one or two quick puffs and all dust and debris were gone! People also complained slides are a bit tricky to load, which is true. I found my slides had bowing from being stored in the metal projector frames, and that if I manually bent them straighter they fed MUCH better. All I have done so far is to scan slides, but scanner is worth every penny to me. Scans are captured very quickly, and all I had to do was use default settings, a breeze to use. I think the editing scanner settings might help some in getting better scans, but I think you can do much better with computer software after capture. I purchased my Scanza from DBROTH and it arrived quickly, but unit was packed very poorly, loose, rattling around in a bigger box with no padding. I was lucky, unit was not damaged, but I would not buy from this source again. See sample scans