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Wolverine F2D 35mm Film to Digital Image Converter with 2.4-Inch LCD and TV-Out | 
| Brand: Wolverine
Category: Photography
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $88.99
as of 9/5/2010 16:14 CDT details
You Save: $51.00 (36%)
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  80 reviews
Color: Burgundy
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 5.3 x 5.3
MPN: F2D200
Model: F2D200
UPC: 040074272002
EAN: 0040074272002
ASIN: B002TKMG92
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Converts 35mm film negatives and slides to 5 Mega Pixel (JPEG) digtal images with a push of a button. | | • | Both Mac and PC compatible, unique stand-alone operation - no computer or software to operate | | • | Fast conversion, requires only five seconds to convert an image. | | • | Built-in 2.4 inch color LCD screen to view images while scanning, editing and playing slide shows. | | • | Included with each unit, F2D200 scanner, AC Power Adapter, USB Cable, Negatives Cartridge, Slides Cartridge, and Lens Cleaner. |
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Product Description
No Computer, No Software Required Film to Digital Image Converter Mac and PC Compatible Now you can take all those stacks of 35mm film, Negatives or Slides and convert them into (JPEG) digital images to preserve them forever. Wolverine has created a very simple to use device to convert all your 35mm film into a 5 mega pixel JPEG digital images in seconds. So simple to use, it only requires a push of button - NO computer or software is needed. Use it right out of the box to convert all your 35mm Negatives and Slides by simply plugging it into an AC outlet or any USB port. All images are saved on internal memory or external SD memory card for your convenience to instantly play them on the unit's color screen, TV or upload them to your computer.
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 Does it for me, great if you can adjust bad photos yourself. February 18, 2010
bblhed (New England)
155 out of 157 found this review helpful
First I need to say the reason I bought this scanner was so that I can scan film shot on an odd format 35mm narrow frame camera so I just needed a scanner that could scan negatives that I could do my post work on later if I needed to. This scanner does that with the brutal honesty that I needed so that I can fix my errors in post and also learn from them. If you took a crappy picture with your camera this thing will render a crappy scan. If your scan is dark or light blame your camera work not the scanner. I ran a roll of mostly overexposed photos through this scanner and the correctly exposed photos looked great, the overexposed photos, not so much. A little post magic with Gimp (free photo processing software, very hands on) and I have a great set of pictures and know what I did wrong. I had a local one hour place process and scan this same roll for me, and all the photos they did looked great, thy admitted that they "enhanced" them. This scanner shows you what you actually shot so you can correct it next time.
So how easy is it to use? From the time I stuck my knife into the tape on the packing box to the time I scanned my first frame only reading the instructions to around page three was about 6 minuets. It took me about 20 min to scan an entire uncut roll of film and get it onto my computer. The unit shows a live view of what you are about to scan so it is easy to position your film, the carrier centers it top to bottom, you have to do left to right. I still have not read the instructions beyond page three, and with a little adjusting on some of my photos they look great, next time I will expose a little better and maybe get rid of a lot of post work, tat was an hour that taught me the value of a light meter.
Some things to note. What is not in the box. There is no SD card, and no TV connecting cable but for $109 who cares I have SD cards, and the built in screen is good enough for the scanning work. The unit is compact, it is smaller than 4 VHS tapes. The film holder does a nice job holding the film. I didn't use the slide holder so I don't know. Like it says, you do not need to hook this to a computer so if you have power you can scan any place you want to like on a table with room to put things and not at a computer desk with little or no room.
Overall unless it dies some time soon I'm really happy with it.
highly recommended March 12, 2010
QueFret (FL/GA)
38 out of 38 found this review helpful
After using this little device for all of 5 seconds, I decided I needed to write a review. I agree with the other reviewers as of this date. This is very simple to set up and use, and the negative scanning goes rather quickly. Much more quickly than scanning them with my flat bed scanner (which I do love!).
Overall really good quality - well worth the $100 spent! All of the photos I scanned turned out wonderfully - full of color, exactly like the photo sitting next to the computer. I even ended up with a few more pictures since some of the negatives were cut, and now I have access to those photos! Some of the photos my parents scanned ended up with a bluish tint. I'm not sure if that was simply the lighting in the shot itself. If you have knowledge of Photoshop you can tweak your photos after the scan.
If you are thinking about buying this scanner, one hundred dollars is an inexpensive way to save such precious memories. My parents were able to scan so many photos. I cried as I looked through all of them, especially the photos of people we have lost along the way. Negatives aren't going to last forever, and neither are photos. Going digital to preserve your memories is something I highly recommend, and I highly recommend using this scanner to do so.
Does the job well. March 29, 2010
Dennis Hawley (Asheville, NC)
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
I bought this particular digital converter based upon a number of generally favorable reviews compared to other similar products. After rummaging around my attic and pulling out boxes of 35mm photos with negatives and color slides, I began the tedious task of sorting through the thousands of images to determine what I wanted to save. Anxious to put the Wolverine to the test, I selected about 50 slides and 40 negatives to get started.
I read the instruction manual a couple of times, and then connected the USB cable (supplied) into the unit and then into my computer. Before powering it on, I put four slides into the tray (there are separate trays for negatives and slides), being careful to blow dust away. I used the small cleaning tool provided on the light table, which entails inserting the tool into the opening with the soft side down (if it's upside down, the tool will catch on the cover). I then powered it on, followed the easy instructions, selecting `slides', inserted the tray into a slot in the side until the first slide appeared on the LCD screen, pressed `ok/copy' to scan, then pressed it again to save. I then pushed the tray until the next slide was in place and repeated this procedure. It took mere seconds per image to scan and save.
Before you scan an image, it can be rotated 90 degrees right or left and saved.
I then placed four 35mm negatives into its tray, selected 35mm from the menu (it will also scan b & w negatives, but I've not tried them yet), used the cleaning tool again, inserted the tray and repeated the process described for slides. Again, about five seconds per image. So it's fast, what about image quality?
While I bought a SD memory card for the unit, I've yet to use it. Instead, the Wolverine will store images that can be pulled on your computer screen, acting as a memory card. It won't hold much (about 40 images or so, depending), but it is handy to use. Selecting the USB icon and hitting `go/copy' twice sent the images to my computer. Pulling the images up, I noticed immediately that it is essential to clean the light table as well as possible, as every bit of dust shows up, causing speckling. I think every other reviewer mentioned this, for good reason. As for how faithfully it reproduces, my overall grade is `B+'. Setting aside the dust issue, I think the Wolverine does a pretty good job of it, better than I anticipated, actually. The colors were fairly accurate, including flesh tones; image sharpness and contrast did not seem to be diminished from original photos. I did find that (not surprisingly) original images, whether slide or negative, turned out good or not so good depending on the original image. In particular, shots in low light, especially indoor photos seemed too dark. Conversely, shots in well-lighted areas or outdoor daytime shots looked really good.
I sent the images I wished to keep to a folder on my hard drive, and played around a bit with some imaging software (ArcSoft PhotoImpression). I was able to apply some fixes to the darker images, which should be a snap with most any imaging software. I then deleted the images from the Wolverine, and repeated the process. I will probably insert that SD card I bought once I really get into some major conversion sessions, but for relatively small batches, it does well enough.
I do think that the Wolverine does a slightly better job on 35mm negatives than slide; whether this is due to the fact that negatives are usually kept stored and rarely touched compared to slides, or whether the Wolverine just does a better job on negatives, I don't know. The difference is not very noticeable, but overall I do think negatives fare slightly better.
While I haven't spent that much time using the Wolverine, so far it has performed as well as I had hoped. Keeping foremost the importance of trying to keep as much dust away as possible, this device is easy to set up and get started, feels solid in construction, requires no software, can be powered either by a USB adapter (supplied) or directly from the computer, and really does a great job. I don't know how it will hold up in the long run, but so far, I'm pleased.
I highly recommend March 11, 2010
Justin Kelly (San Francisco, CA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I received this and 15 hours later, had scanned in 1600 photos. The cheapest photographic negative to digital transfer service on the internet charges .29 cents a piece, so doing it yourself will save a lot of money. I saved $500 doing it this way. They turned out great. Here's what I would recommend--
Buy a can of air, the compressed air in a can for cleaning keyboards will work well to keep the negative tray dust free, you don't want to scan that in and have to remove in photoshop later...
You need an sd card with this to scan away-independent of a computer, which is what I recommend for this long slightly tedious but well-worth-it task. If you do not have a sd card, buy the smallest cheapest one. I bought a larger sd card but the scans only turn out to be 1 megabyte a piece so I could have easy just spent $4 to get the 2 GB card.
Lastly, if you are prepared and have all of your negatives ready to go and a little table work area cleared you can easily scan all your photos and then get the scanner on ebay in a weekend, then the cost of transferring your old photos to digital drops to just pennies.
Happy scanning...
An inexpensive and simple way to capture old memories.... March 21, 2010
P. McCarthy (Saratoga Springs,NY)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This device was made to order for our family. My Mom and Dad are gone and memories are even more special now. I was able to convert my Dad's 300+ slides in a couple of hours. They would have otherwise been lost to the 'ages' but are now a treasured 'video slideshow' which I made using SMILEBOX from the SD media card.
I highly recommend this magical device !!
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