Anyone ever use the Wolverine slide scanner?

Saw the Wolverine 20mp slide scanner at Costco for $79 and was looking for anyone who has actually used one of sample scans. From what I can gather this is not a true scanner but a camera type system. I've been scanning using my Epson v500 which does a decent enough job but it's tedious and very slow. This looks to be a decent enough option especially to do quick scans.

Anyone actually use one?

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …20_20MP_35mm_Fi​lm_To.html

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=dhPFMZXJEd0

gjl711 wrote in post #15739753
Saw the Wolverine 20mp slide scanner at Costco for $79 and was looking for anyone who has actually used one of sample scans. From what I can gather this is not a true scanner but a camera type system. I've been scanning using my Epson v500 which does a decent enough job but it's tedious and very slow. This looks to be a decent enough option especially to do quick scans.

Anyone actually use one?

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …20_20MP_35mm_Fi​lm_To.html

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=dhPFMZXJEd0

The general consensus is that it's marginally better than a camera+macro lens ghetto rig, but not great at all for preserving good color balance or sharpness.

http://www.amazon.com …?ie=UTF8&showVi​ewpoints=1

I thought you gave up on film photography

HelplessSEAL wrote in post #15740023
I thought you gave up on film photography

I have thousands and thousands of slides and negatives as I have become the family archive. I've been using a V500 which works well but is so slow. Ive been thinking about putting together a rig to use my 100 macro and this seems like a decent enough alternative if it can do what it claims to do.

The problem with this scanner is it will never serve me, why? Because simply i shoot only 120/220 or say MF and also sheets with LF, so no 35mm yet.

Tareq wrote in post #15745848
The problem with this scanner is it will never serve me, why? Because simply i shoot only 120/220 or say MF and also sheets with LF, so no 35mm yet.

I have lots of 120 as well and my V500 has done a pretty decent job with those.

gjl711 wrote in post #15746012
I have lots of 120 as well and my V500 has done a pretty decent job with those.

I am not talking about Epson scanner, i am talking about this Wolverine scanner you mentioned, i have Epson V750 Pro which is flawless for large format and decent for 120, and it can do 35mm but all say it is not great for 35mm.

Tareq wrote in post #15746082
I am not talking about Epson scanner, i am talking about this Wolverine scanner you mentioned, i have Epson V750 Pro which is flawless for large format and decent for 120, and it can do 35mm but all say it is not great for 35mm.

I understand what you were saying. I have lots of 120 but tons of 35mm and slides that's why I was looking into it. My Epson V500 does just fine with 35mm and slides but it's just so slow. I was looking at this option to do quick scans which probably would do fine for most of them and then the ones that are special, do a better scan and restore them.

Why not look for something better option and more expensive, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i will be better for 35mm for some reasons, but i know you will not go that much if you don't need to, or go with very expensive one that can scan up to 120mm too, Plustek OpticFilm 120, i am looking for to get this one to be my dedicated 120 scanner and great for 35mm too, i will keep my V750 for LF sheets only then.

Tareq wrote in post #15746110
Why not look for something better option and more expensive, ..

Cost. Most of the old negatives and slides I have are family snapshots taken with 35mm point and shoot cameras and are not of exceptional quality to begin with. The Plustek runs about $400 and it too is pretty slow.

So, my thinking is that if I can get %90 of the quality of a Plustec with 10x the speed why spend $400 when $70 will get me +90% in a lot less time. That's why I was asking if anyone has used one and has some real samples. The ones I have seen googling are all so shrunk down that it's hard to evaluate.