Just feed your film in one end and out it spits from the other end. Kodak pakon f5 plus film scanner i cant believe these shot up in price so much. Happy valley wednesday night, happy valley racecourse hong kong. So i checked pakon themself but they tell me that this is so old model that the new software. The pakon f5 film scanning system gives retailers the ability to provide multiple and unique digital products such as kodak picture cds with thumbnails, and the. In the early 2000s, they could be found in minilabs across the country. Mar 28, 2017 therefore, in an effort to prove how good or lacking the pakon was, i put the following strips through the pakon, and the latest and greatest plustek opticfilm 120. The scanner digitizes the entire rollstrips, the software recognizes the frames of. Chatting on twitter about the benefits of each scanner i decided to go for a pakon f5. Free pakon f235 driver download pakon f235 driver for. Dec 12, 2016 the noritsu ls600 and kodak f5 plus film scanners were both designed to be used in minilabs.
Dec 21, 2014 also, there is an amazing facebook group dedicated to this scanner that has been a great help with any questions that i have as far as the set up and use of this device. The scanning software is called psi iq pakon scanning interface. On my search for a new scanner, i came across many suitable solutions. Software and cable in box 1 original mustek 600 lll ep plus color flatbed scanner. Usb cable we have 4 technicians on staff with technical support and parts. May 23, 2018 they are as follows nice scanning and pakon f5 and i would say that fuji pakon f5 scans are still much nicer for color and tone richness although at times the cost. Scanning a roll of film with the kodak pakon f5 youtube. Despite the availability of an sdk for this scanner, the proprietary psi software is the only fully finished piece that will run this scanner. Printing scans from a kodak pakon f5 scanner sebastian.
About 27% of these are printing machinery parts, 18% are photo paper, and 15% are other printers. Everyone is here to learn and share the powers of the pakon. Been doing some research, just found this post, albeit old. Its an ancient but wonderful way to quickly scan 35mm film without a flatbed scanner. The pakon f5 film scanning system gives retailers the. Scans at 2000x3000ppi using the tlxclient software.
I did a fresh reinstall of windows xp mode and also the pakon software with. Mar 26, 2019 but as division of kodak, it began to produce minilab scanners the f5, f5 plus, f235, f235 plus, and f335. Your question may be answered by sellers, manufacturers, or customers who purchased this item, who are all part of the amazon community. In my opinion, the pakon is a nice scanner, but so is a nikon coolscan 4000ed at a third of the price or better, if you are diyhandy inclined you can modify the film holder to scan entire rolls. Try a driver checking tool such as driveridentifier software. Pakon psi software pakonkodak f5 film scanner flickr. I tested 16 bit scanning and it worked but i scan at 8bit i have nikon v if and when i need a tad better quality.
Ive a pakon f5 plus and windows xp but cant locate the software. I have a non plus and would love to see a video explaining the advantages of. Jan 02, 2016 chatting on twitter about the benefits of each scanner i decided to go for a pakon f5. Second, pakon scanners are designed for a minimum of human intervention. What makes these scanners genius is that they do scanning on one pass, without annoying prescans or the ratatattat of steppermotor driven film scanners. Page 2 pakon f5 plus film scanner film processing, scanning, and darkroom. But that is of no moment if your life is all silver bw or kodachrome, where dust and scratch removal doesnt work. This repository contains the software for the nexlabkodak f5 nonplus and plus 35mm film scanner, including several scripts to enable full use of tlxclientdemo for scanning traditional black and white film at 16 base. This repository contains the software for the nexlabkodak f5 non plus and plus 35mm film scanner, including several scripts to enable full use of tlxclientdemo for scanning traditional black and white film at 16 base. Software may be an issue too, pakon needs old windows or mac with bootcamp, nikon will run with vuescan on either platform and is updated the pakon. That said, theres an incredible amount of detail there if the film is exposed properly. They are as follows nice scanning and pakon f5 and i would say that fuji pakon f5 scans are still much nicer for color and tone richness although at times the cost. I just purchased a pakon f5 non plus and i have some questions for those who have used or currently use this scanner.
I have no experience at all of film scanning and therefore i am in my research phase. Speed in the main difference between the two scanners. If i have understood things correctly one of the most appealing aspects of the pakon fk5 scanner is that it scans a whole roll of 35mm film in one operationand much quicker than any flatbed scanner does. I wasnt about to purchase another license, seeing that i already had one. Jul 29, 2010 i have two pakon scanner f5 plusnow i had the others before but were not plussomehow the software i have on my pc wont work with this onesdo i need a new. Jul 03, 2016 hi doug, i am using pakon more and more. Pakon f235 film scanner general chit chat forum section. The claims were that it could scan an entire, uncut roll. Its fiddly to work with and no matter what ive tried the color is always off. I recently aquired a pakon f5 35mm negative scanner. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The kodakpakon f235 plus, revisited the machine planet. The nonplus scanner is more then 3x slower then the plus scanner.
F5 plus 477 387 one thing that is clear is that the speed of digital ice processing ramped up to where it was very close to the limit of the scanning speed. Oct 02, 2017 your question may be answered by sellers, manufacturers, or customers who purchased this item, who are all part of the amazon community. Many people are familiar with the pakon f5 and f5 plus, which have become very popular as tabletop scanners. The plus can scan at a higher 3000 x 2000 while the original version can only scan to 1500 x 2250. The kodak pakon f5 scanner street wolf photography.
I am selling my pakon f5 non plus as i have fully switched to medium format and dont shoot 35mm anymore. If one must scan 35mm film, try to locate a used pakon f5 plus. Sorting through all of the groups and youtube videos relating to this scanner gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect. I have the pakon f5 plus scanner which was delivered to me about 2 weeks ago from aaa.
Pakon f5 plus error 149 kodak mini lab help forums. The minolta scan has its problems, mainly due to the fact that i was quite new to the process and insisted on doing all adjustments in the scanning software. For highres printouts, i still rescan a frame or two using the plustek or epson, but for getting a whole roll into the computer reliably, the pakon just cannot be beat. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. The original version was available in 2004, the plus version was released in 2006. Comparing negative scanners nikon es2 vs nikon coolscan. But as division of kodak, it began to produce minilab scanners the f5, f5 plus, f235, f235 plus, and f335. Kodak f5 plus film scanner tested and working great.
This scanner scans at 3 resolutions, x1500, 1500x2250, and 2000x3000. Nov 04, 20 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Nexlab f5 nonplus 35mm film led pakon kodak scanner. The non plus scanner is more then 3x slower then the plus scanner. A wide variety of pakon scanner options are available to you, such as main board, roller. These are extremely rare, and if you shoot 35mm film you might want to look these bad boys up. I couldnt get silverfast the software that came with the plustek scanner to work on mac os 10.
Film scanner pakon, find complete details about film scanner pakon, pakon film scanner from other printers supplier or manufacturerbasic world limited. The f335 scans rolls up to forty images, as well as strips down to two frames. The scanner is recognized, and i can begin a scan using the psi software. Huur een snelle kodakpakon f5 plus negtieven scanner ofwel film scanner voor het.
Nexlab f5 nonplus 35mm film led pakon kodak scanner f5. Kodak pakon f5 plus film scanner i started to see mentions of this scanner on various forums recently. Before i bought it, i searched around the internet for the installation software. Pakon scanner wholesale, scanner suppliers alibaba. F5 for sale f5 pakon 35mm film scanner kodak noritsu led 5 fuji minilab. Finally i could not resist any longer and i ordered a pakon f5 non plus version from aaa image solutions in the us. The fastest setting at low resolution with no ice, it scans 2000 frames per hour. If the proper software doesnt come with your pakon, email me from. All the information i saw recommended joining facebook and asking the pakon f5 group on there for it. Pakon f5 non plus this is for a used pakon, nexlab, kodak f5 non plus scanner.
Todays topic will be the comparison of one of the most popular flatbed scan. May 24, 2012 hi, i just purchased a used pakon f5 plus film scanner. This will cover how to get your pakon running on a modern pc in a virtual machine no steps left out. As digital cameras gained popularity, demand for film scanning dropped, and minilabs discontinued scanning services. Any luck running the software through a wine bottle. There are several images in here where i burned in the sky quite heavily to get more cloud definition. At the highest resolution with ice on, scans over 380 frames per hour. Using vmware fusion on my mac mini, i setup a windows xp virtual machine with an additional unformatted n partition. You might try the pakon 5 user group on facebook, theres a guy on there that might have just found another supplier. There existed a device that was used a lot during the heyday of film photography called the kodak pakon f5 plus film scanner. A crowded place, full of locals and tourists, eager to win and loose money, to. Using the psi software the nonplus scans at a 4 base x1500ppi about 4x6. The noritsu ls600 and kodak f5 plus film scanners were both designed to be used in minilabs. As there are many drivers having the same name, we suggest you to try the driver tool, otherwise you can try one by on the list of available.
This repository contains the software for the nexlab kodak f5 nonplus and plus 35mm film scanner, including several scripts to enable full use of tlxclientdemo for scanning traditional black and white film at 16 base. Film scanner pakon buy pakon film scanner product on. Nexlab f5 35mm film led pakon kodak scanner f5 for. Nexlab f5 35mm film led pakon kodak scanner f5 for noritsu, fuji minilabs. It was a bit tricky to set up, ended up needing to install a different flavourless xp which wasnt what i had installed at first. I have two pakon scanner f5 plus now i had the others before but were not plus somehow the software i have on my pc wont work with this onesdo i need a new. With more film id want to try some of the d96 monobath as i have a feeling the film wouldnt be as contrasty. The claims were that it could scan an entire, uncut roll of color 35mm film. They were used by minilabs during the early 2000s and require no film holder. This repository contains the software for the nexlabkodak f5 nonplus and plus 35mm film scanner, including several scripts to. Looking at the raw pakon scan, theres just nothing there in the side of the piano. The scanner works well with my imac 2009 using parallels and xp.
Digital high speed film scanners f5 film scanner the new f5 film scanning system, which offers an affordable, flexible entry to digital printing without the purchase of a full digital minilab. Pakon f5 nonplus this is for a used pakon, nexlab, kodak f5 nonplus scanner. There is a little bit of dust on the inside which causes a line on some of the scans but this can easily be cleaned by opening the pakon. The claims were that it could scan an entire, uncut roll of color 35mm film, with digital ice, in 5 minutes. Oct, 2014 with the pakon, i would have had 36 frames saved to my harddrive, imported into lightroom, the bad ones rejected, some minor edits done, my teeth brushed, and my pajamas on. Digital high speed film scanners f335 film scanner the f335 high speed film scanner offers world class speed, quality and price all in one. Kodak f5 pakon film scanner noritsu led fuji minilab. Is the pakon software 100% functional within windows 7 xp mode. Dear sirs im looking at pakonf235 film scanner that i can have for good price, but the problem is that i need some software to operate the scanner, the person who owned the scanner has lost the software.
Setting up the pakon scanner again jack batys weblog. Sep 23, 2015 this will cover how to get your pakon running on a modern pc in a virtual machine no steps left out. I could not get the pakon software to see the scanner after about four. I just purchased a pakon f5 nonplus and i have some.
Pakon kodak f5 plus digital film scanner refurbished. As you may have seen on our instagram page, we recently acquired the storied pakon 5 plus scanner to use in our growing film developing department. F5 film scanner the new f5 film scanning system, which offers an affordable, flexible entry to digital printing without the purchase of a full digital minilab. This repository contains the software for the nexlab kodak f5 nonplus and plus 35mm film scanner, including several scripts to.
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