Brands
There are a number of brands which now make film scanners or have put the ability to scan film within their existing scanner ranges. Some of these brands you are bound to have heard of, such as Canon, but there are other reputable brands, like Ion, which you will less likely to have heard of as they focus on a smaller, niche range of products.
On this website I have covered scanners by some of the main brands that produce reliable film scanners.
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Canon
Japanese company Canon have been around since the 30s. They focus their work on imaging and optical products which they sell throughout the world. They are well known for their high quality scanners, both in flat bed and film scanning form. |
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Epson
Seiko Epson is one of the world’s largest scanner manufactures. It started off making watches as part of the Seiko group. |
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Ion
Ion are well known for making high quality music products but they also make a good line of film scanners. They are well known for their LP to USB system to help people benefit from their old records and now you can benefit from their film scanners. |
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Luminox
Luminox specialise in optical equipment, such as binoculars and digital cameras. Using their knowledge and experience, they have started to produce a range of film scanners. They have just one model, but hopefully they’ll expand their product line in the future. |
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Veho
Veho are another company which have some really good optical ranges and have recently launched the world’s smallest camcorder. They have a really nice range of film scanners and photo scanners, so that you can turn your old memories into fantastic digital photos. |
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VuPoint
A good range of film, photo and slide scanners are made by VuPoint. VuPoint have one of the best range of standalone scanners and converters as well as making a range of other gadgets. |
If you are serious about getting a film scanner you should look through the different options available from these brands. Some focus on standalone film scanners where as some of the bigger names above integrate film scanning into their existing flat bed scanner lines.
Ion, Luminox, Veho and VuPoint are the companies to look at if you want a small, film scanner. These 4 firms only have a small product range which include film scanners. This means that a large amount of their time has been spent developing, testing and building these scanners. This should be pretty reassuring!
Epson, Canon and the other big digital brands have a good pedigree and you would find it hard to go wrong with any of their products. You can buy them from most high street stores, but you can usually get them cheaper online – it also saves having to deal with some teenage sales assistant and having to cart it home.
