Hasselblad’s Imacon Flextight scanners are simply the highest quality scanners on the planet, outperforming even PMT based drum scanners costing several times more. The Flextight 343, 646, 848, and 949 scanners are all based on a virtual drum concept that uses magnetic holders to grip the film without the use of glass. This glassless method eliminates the need for tape and oil and also eliminates distortion in the optical path. This method combined with the highest quality optics make Imacon Flextight scanners the sharpest film scanners in the industry.
Hasselblad and Imacon know that the number one enemy of image quality is heat. That’s why all Flextight scanners use an external power supply to greatly reduce the amount of heat that the scanner generates. The Flextight 848 and 949 even use active cooling to remove even more heat. Finally the patented DDC circuit allows the scanners to capture digital images with half the amount of heat generation when compared with the closest competitor. This combination of design and engineering allow Flextight scanners to capture the widest dynamic range in the industry.
Finally, without a quality piece of software even the best engineered scanner cannot produce high quality scans. All of the Flextight scanners ship with FlexColor, Imacon’s image capture and manipulation software. FlexColor is 8 years in the making and continues to be the leading software in scanning and digital capture. It allows users to scan images directly to TIFF format or even Imacon’s own 3f format which is a raw, super-wide dynamic range format for the greatest flexibility when working with scans. There is a reason Imacon Flextight 343, 646, 848, and 949 scanners have enjoyed the reputation of being the industry’s best scanners, they’ve earned it.
