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Summary: Needs Better Software
Review: I bought this scanner and have had no luck getting the software to install properly, let alone get the unit itself running. I went to photographyreview.com and their site noted that a)Tamarack is out of business and b) that I needed to get Documan 3.0 software to run my scanner properly, not the 2.3 version that came with my unit. I went online to Tamarack's barebones support site and downloaded all the patches and installed them. Still no results. Since Tamarack is OOB and Documan is their software, I'm out of luck! AArgh! Does anyone have a copy of 3.0 they can burn for me and mail to me? I'd be willing to pay for time & materials.
Any help would be much appreciated. Otherwise, I have a very expensive ... paperweight. Thanks, Mark Sagerholm
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Summary: 2400 FS also runs off the parallel port under Windows 98
Review: I got the 2400 FS to run off the parallel port under Windows 98 using a male/female 25D to 25D cable. The driver is part of Windows. Only later did I get the scanner to work with Windows 2000 using the USB driver. At first under Windows 2000 the Documan program kept hanging up at the opening screen. After about an hour of fiddling around it started working. This is good value for money, but you may need to fiddle with it a bit to get the drivers to work with your computer setup. I am rating it as a 3 because the manual is [poor] and the manufacturer has gone out of business. Otherwise it would be a 5.
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Summary: 2400 FS Film Scanner
Review: I like this scanner. The 2400 FS was easy to setup as it simply connects to the USB port. The driver software is easy to use I scanned a preview of a filmstrip with six negatives in 120 seconds, giving a separate image for each picture. Scanning time was 150 seconds for 1200 DPI and 190 seconds for 2400 DPI giving a 21MB file which is more than enough to print to A3 size. If you like well written manuals, you won't like this one, the manual contains information regarding the range of flatbed scanners and software that is not used for scanning slides
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Summary: The Inexpensive scanner
Review: I was a bit afraid of buying it after reading the reviews here but bought one anyway. I found the negatives were far less than the positives. At under 200.00 this does a fine job on both slides and negatives from what I have found. No way was I going to pay 500.00 to 900.00 for a slide scanner for my own use so I about gave up before a tip from a photo store salesperson game me the hint. Not the fastest in the world but I have found no problems with the USB adapter, software or set up. I did have to get an update from the website for the USB but if functioned perfectly after initial setup.
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Summary: Tamarack Technologies 2400 FS Film Scanner
Review: I was able to produce high quality 8x10 pics of scanned slides. for the price, this is an excellent scanner for beginners.
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Summary: Low price = low quality
Review: I'm very disappointed with this scanner. Slides that are bright and sharp come through the scanner looking dull, dull, dull. Some of them can be 'restored' through PhotoShop, but why should I have to do extensive adjustments of hue, color balance and especially color saturation? Trying to adjust the scan settings has done me no good, and the online technical manual is the worst I have ever seen. It mentions flatbed and sheet-fed scanners, but doesn't have a single mention of the slide scanner that it came with! Good thing I saved the packing materials; this one's going back...
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Summary: Inexpensive but disappointing
Review: I've owned this scanner for more than a year and have scanned hundreds of negatives and slides. It works, generally, but it does not do a consistently high-quality job. Many of my scans have horizontal streaks in them; sometimes I can get rid of them by shutting down the scanner, letting it cool, and then scanning all over again. But it doesn't always work. And keep in mind that the manufacturer is reportedly out of business. No support! This seems to be the cheapest negative and slide scanner on the market, but there are reasons that it is so inexpensive. Beware! You may not get what you pay for with this one, no matter how cheap.
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Summary: Inexpensive but disappointing
Review: I've owned this scanner for more than a year and have scanned hundreds of negatives and slides. It works, generally, but it does not do a consistently high-quality job. Many of my scans have horizontal streaks in them; sometimes I can get rid of them by shutting down the scanner, letting it cool, and then scanning all over again. But it doesn't always work. And keep in mind that the manufacturer is reportedly out of business. No support! This seems to be the cheapest negative and slide scanner on the market, but there are reasons that it is so inexpensive. Beware! You may not get what you pay for with this one, no matter how cheap.
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Summary: Terrible Customer Service - No Support for Windows 2000
Review: If you buy this product (or any other Tamarack scanner), beware! It will not work under Windows 2000, because the company is not supporting it with new drivers. Not only is there no support for the most current operating system, their customer service is nonexistent. I called to ask for my money back, because I bought this scanner only 2 months ago, and it is essentially useless to me now that I've upgraded my system to Windows 2000 from Windows 98. The President of Tamarack Technologies, Robert Yang, hung up on me after insisting that his product does work under Windows 2000 without any drivers. Even his own technical support people can't fathom how a scanner should work without drivers. I have a two year old Microtek V310 Scanner, which is no longer on the shelves, but I had absolutely no trouble finding new drivers on their web site. This is the difference between responsible companies and bad companies. As a consumer this review is the only warning you will get!
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Summary: You get what you pay for!
Review: My first disappointment with this scanner was that I could never get it installed on my Win 2000 Pro PC. I was able to get it to work with Win 98 SE without a hitch. It worked great for a few weeks before I began noticing streaks in scans run at more than 1200 dpi. I contacted Tamarack and they acted like they had never seen this problem before. They sent me a replacement scanner that, once again, began streaking after a week or so. I think I was able to figure out what is going on: dust on the optical sensor. When I blast the sensor with canned air, the streaking is reduced, but not completely eliminated. Unless you live in a clean room, you will probably have dust streaking with this machine. I'd recommend this scanner for folks looking to do scans of less than 600 dpi where dust isn't as much of a problem.
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