But, even when the films fit into the holders, you can’t over-ride the pre-sets. In the case of the former, there’s no way to adjust the film holders if the negatives don’t fit and you can’t scan films without a film holder. Scan Gear isn’t set up for scanning film originals in non-standard sizes, such as older B&W negatives and films shot with panoramic cameras. While, the built-in profiles work reasonably well, they are generalised for different types of film (colour/B&W, positive/negative) and can’t be guaranteed to produce the best possible results. One feature that will deter professional users is that no facilities are provided for building a scanner profile that will allow it to be integrated into an imaging workflow. You can, however, crop preview images to eliminate areas you don’t want to scan. And it has a couple of other limitations for more serious enthusiasts.Īlthough Scan Gear allows you to add new settings to the Output dialog box, its fixed preview window size won’t let you preview images that are larger than the non-adjustable pre-set. However, the ScanGear driver isn’t as sophisticated as third-party software from SilverFast and VueScan so it can’t quite match these applications’ scan quality or colour accuracy, particularly with colour negative films. The LED lamps in this scanner produce consistent colour rendition and Canon’s built-in profiles do a good job under most circumstances. Its straightforward control interface makes it easy to choose both fully automated scanning modes and user-controlled scanning. It’s also a worthwhile scanner for rank amateurs who are getting into scanning for the first time and want high quality images to archive or print.
The CanonScan 9000F represents a good buy for photo enthusiasts with a collection of standard-sized prints and film images to scan.
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