Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm a pro photographer and I also own a dedicated slide scanner, so this was fairly interesting to use. Much to my surprise this little thing does a okay job, but here's what you need to know: 1) This unit is basically a camera that shoots a digital image of your backlit slide. It's that simple and that's why it takes a shot instantly. 2) Because it's using a small camera sensor and not scanning the slide it actually will introduce some of its own color issues that are inherent to that sensor. 3) Assuming you have well exposed slides and negatives, it will do a credible job. You will need some good post software to get more out of your images. The sensor is clearly lacking in dynamic range, so with brighter images I can do better by adjusting the unit brightness down to control highlights. 4) Compared to my dedicated scanner this little beast really can give good results, but old film is going to need help after you convert. Sharpness is very good, enough to see film grain. If your unit does not give this quality then you may have a bad unit. Sharpness is not among the weaknesses. 5) Color is your enemy. It's not giving a RAW file of any kind. It's just a JPEG, so if the color is not correct you've got work to do. If your source is poor, this thing will only make it worse. 6) Some folks will have low to moderate expectations for this unit and they'll be happy. Others will not have the skills to get more out of it. If you want really good results a higher end unit may be needed, but I find this okay for more casual work. It's also nice that it does not need the computer all the time. 7) Slides will give you the best results. Negatives need color balancing and it's not always easy to do. But as a simple test I took a wedding pic negative that I also had a print from and tried to match it. I was able to get pretty close and even improve on the color slightly. The original paper print was a 5X7 and I made a 8X10 from the Wolverine's shot using my Epson R2000. Results were fine. In my opinion this is a good device and can actually do some good work with it. I even did a job fixing some old concert slides (they had emulsion damage) and the Wolverine was fine for this. Those seeking to archive old film or make some prints should be happy, assuming they know a few things about post processing. Cheers, The Good Captain