Plustek OpticFilm 120 Medium Format Film Scanner
In short: A CCD scanner with an LED light source and dedicated holders for 120 roll film from 6×4.5 up to 6×12, as well as 35 mm. Medium format negatives carry far more information than 35 mm, and a scanner built only for 35 mm cannot reach it.
If everything in your collection is 35 mm, the 8200i AI is the right instrument and costs considerably less. The 120 exists for the roll film a flatbed handles poorly and a 35 mm scanner cannot hold at all.
Why a bigger negative needs a different machine
A 6×7 negative has roughly four times the area of a 35 mm frame. That information only reaches the file if the scanner can hold the film flat across the whole width and resolve it — which is a holder and optics problem, not a dpi number. Dedicated 120 holders for each frame size are what makes the difference on real film.
A CCD sensor with an LED source gives the dynamic range needed to hold both deep shadow and bright highlight detail in a single pass, which matters on medium format transparency where the density range is wide. Input resolution runs to 10,600 dpi; useful working settings are lower and chosen per film stock.
Select
Holder chosen for the frame size — 6×4.5, 6×6, 6×7, 6×9 or 6×12.
Calibrate
IT8 target scanned to profile the film stock.
Scan
CCD capture at 48-bit with an LED source.
Deliver
Colour-managed masters in TIFF for archival storage.
OpticFilm 120 at a glance
Figures from the manufacturer's published specification. Confirm current options and configuration with our quotation.
The OpticFilm range
Same family; the differences are infrared, feed mechanism and film format.
Large-format sheet film, glass plates and fragile or mouldy negatives are bureau work — a desktop film scanner is the wrong tool for them
Government buyers procure through GeBIZ, where Micrographics Data is a registered supplier.
Why not scan 120 film on a flatbed?
A flatbed can, but film holders on general-purpose flatbeds rarely hold roll film flat enough and the optics are not built for transmissive originals. On medium format the difference is visible — which is the whole reason for shooting 120 in the first place.
What frame sizes does it take?
120 roll film from 6×4.5 through 6×6, 6×7 and 6×9 up to 6×12, plus 35 mm, using dedicated holders. Tell us your frame sizes and we will confirm which holders the quotation should include.
Is 10,600 dpi a useful setting?
That is the input figure. In practice you scan at a resolution matched to the film stock and grain — going higher records grain and scanner noise, not detail. We advise per stock when we run your sample.
Can it handle large format sheet film?
No. Above 6×12 you are into sheet film and glass plates, which need different equipment — those are bureau jobs, and we run them as a service.
Do you supply and support Plustek in Singapore?
Yes — supply, setup, software installation and local warranty handling, with a sample scan of your own film before you commit.
What formats are in your collection?
Tell us the frame sizes and film stocks. We scan a sample, confirm the holders you need, and quote delivered.