The relatively speedy Umax Astra 6700 can scan both photos and film, but other inexpensive models offer better image quality and more robust features.

Inexpensive ; includes transparency unit

Scans using the transparency adapter were noisy ; included Mac software can't output standard 48-bit scans

Reflective scans of photographs and test charts came out well. Our standard Picnic test image was a little bit on the red side and some of the shadow detail was lost-but it was really not bad for a low-end scanner. The transparency scans were not quite...