The 8200 Ai ($499.99) is Plustek's top-of-the-line model for 35mm dedicated film and slide scanners. The next step up from the Plustek 8200i SE, it offers the same 7,200 pixel-per-inch (ppi) resolution and hardware-based dust and scratch removal, along with a less-robust, but faster, software-based alternative. In fact, the scanner itself is virtually identical to the Plustek 8200i SE. Where the two differ is in their scan utilities. The 8200i Ai($499.00 at Amazon) comes with software that lets you color calibrate the scanner for images that are truer to the originals. As with the Plustek 8200i SE, one of the 8200i Ai's obvious competitors is the Epson Perfection V700 Photo($1,249.99 at Amazon), which offers several advantages to go along with its higher price. Among the most obvious are the Epson V700's ability to scan up to 12 slides or 24 frames of film at once, scan transparencies (meaning slides or film) as large as 8 by 10 inches, and a selection of software that includes a...
The Plustek OpticFilm 8200i Ai film scanner offers high resolution, hardware-based dust and scratch removal, and simple color calibration for scans.
Optical resolution rated at 7,200 pixels per inch; Hardware-based dust and scratch removal; Automatic color calibration
Scans only one slide or frame of film at a time; Little automation in software