Used to scan my negatives with a $20 flatbed from Goodwill for 2 years, now I'm using a proper Plustek and actually seeing the grain in my photos

Honestly, I thought my shots were just soft because of bad focusing, but after I got that Plustek 8100 last month I realized my old scanner was basically a potato, has anyone else had that moment where you upgrade and realize your gear was the problem?

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cora_martinez1d ago

My Plustek 8100 showed me things I never even knew were in my negatives. Grain was suddenly this whole universe I couldn't see before. @karenf40 you're not wrong about that, a bad scanner basically acts like a noise filter and smooths everything out. That's not always a bad thing but it's definitely not accurate. I think a lot of people shoot grainy film and just never know because their gear is hiding it.

karenf401d ago

Maybe it's just me but sometimes a crappy scanner hides how grainy your film actually is.