Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Film/Negative/Photo Scanner (2168B002)

This product delivered as advertised. I use it to scan my 35mm slides. At 1200 dpi, it takes 30 seconds per slide. I scanned some slides at 4800 dpi, but couldn't see any difference between it and the 1200 dpi.

I bought this several months ago with the intent of scanning slides that were up to 25 years old. It is an ongoing project mainly for the winters and will take a few years. I am very happy with the quality of the images and the scan time. The software that came with the unit works fine for my purposes to rid any dust, scratches, lighten, deal with back light, etc. We also use it to scan and e-mail documents for various purposes. It is long so it takes a chunk of the desktop so make sure you have the room.

I scanned some old slides, taken by another photographer, and cleaned them up using Photoshop Elements. They were as easy to clean as the shots I take with my new Nikon digital SLR. I was worried the hues would be off, but no sweat: just routine white-point, black-point tweaks needed. Four stars only because I didn't try Canon's built-in software for editing. Routine copying is fast; construction feels rugged.

This is my first Canon product. I had a previous scanner that was so slow and the software for it wasn't very user friendly. I am very pleased with the Canon 8800F scanner. I recently inherited many of my Uncles old photos, negatives and slides. I was worried that the scanner wouldn't work on slides very well. My first time in trying was easy and the slides scanned great! I would recommend and have recommended this scanner to everyone.

This what I expect from Canon. Plus the Adobe Photoshop S/W is is an added bonus that really completes the package. I am now scanning all my old slides that I had reluctantly dreaded before. Now I am rediscovering some great stuff from my past again and having fun doing it.