Canon Canoscan 8800F scanner - good quality scans at a fair price

Canon's Canoscan 8800F is a traditional flatbed scanner, as opposed to the combined printer-scanners that are more popular nowadays. It can also be used to scan negatives and slides. Up to 12 negatives in two strips are held in the guide, and unlike with a standalone film scanner, the supplied software automatically detects the frames and scans them as separate images.

The software is quite user-friendly, and can be used through your normal paint program as well as the supplied programs. The package includes a copy of the latest Adobe Photoshop Elements (for both Mac and PC), which complements the scanner well.

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