Best scanner on Reddit

"Plustek is going to be pretty much your best option."

"In short, it's pretty great."

"The plustek 8300 (or maybe 8200) is probably going to be your best choice."

"I will as always advocate for the Plustek 135i and don't understand why it's not more often recommended or mentioned here."

"I will as always advocate for the Plustek 135i and don't understand why it's not more often recommended."

"I will as always advocate for the Plustek 135i and don't understand why it's not more often recommended."

"I'm using Plustek 8200i for my 35mm film. Very happy with it."

"I’ve been happy with my Plustek 135i, quite an upgrade from my old Epson V600."

"Get him a plustek, it will only do 35mm but it will do so quite well."

"I have a Plustek 8200i. It’s great! The quality is good enough for prints."

"The detail from the Raptor for the price is amazing."

"The best combo of hobbyist scanners I have used so far."

"Raptor is the go to scanner for high detail on things smaller than 60cm in my opinion."

"It works great with tiny objects in the blue laser mode."

"I have the Raptor, and especially for small and detailed objects it is great!"

"I've seen some genuinely impressive scans for a scanner that price."

"Creality Otter is available for 699 Euro at the moment..."

"Creality Otter for now but keep your eye on the Revopoint MetroX."

"Maybe you can look into something like a cr otter? I saw someone scanning some gunpla runners with it and I was shocked at how good the scans came out."

"I’ve had very good success with the Creality Raptor, in blue laser mode."

"Epson WF-5799 or WF-579r"

"The Epson V600 is excellent for scanning ink and graphite work, but some post-production adjustments are necessary."

"I've had a great experience with my Epson Perfection V600."

"The Epson V600 is totally capable and provides great results if you press your film to get it flat."

"I bought a v550 for around $60 and will probably sell it for $80 or $100."

"V600 is fine for that size print."

"Using a Plustek 8200 for 35mm and an Epson V600 for 120."

"I'm pleased with the results. A proper film scanner will do a better job with negatives."

"A flatbed is fine. Comes with scanning software but you really need to touch it up in Photoshop or Lightroom."

"You could look at upgrading to other Epson scanners."

"Anyone suggest trying a ScanSnap yet?"

"I would marry my scan snap"

"Everyone swears by ScanSnap. I swear by it too."

"Scansnap. Close the thread."

"Best piece of hardware I’ve ever put in my office."

"They are fantastic and worth the investment."

"You want something like a ScanSnap overhead."

"More hassle than it's worth for large documents."

"Einstar portable rocks."

"I would recommend the Einstar or CR Otter. Wide FOV for fast scans."

"Einstar Vega is awesome, I highly recommend it."

"I just picked up an einstar vega. I think it would be able to scan emblems fairly easily."

"48MP texture camera, and it support texture alignment that other all-in-one 3d scanners don't have."

"Went with the Einstar. Key selling point for me was I was able to get it for the same price on Amazon prime."

"I'd lean towards the Einstar. Its software lets you align your scan data to the coordinate system before bringing it into CAD, which is pretty handy."

"Many professional 3D scanners rely on the use of targets, so Artec Eva & Leo are a good place to start."

"Are the way to go."

"Most any scanner in the budget range will get absolutely spanked by the Artec."

"It’s 0.1 mm accurate and unlike anything else on the market."

"Consider an ARTEC LEO or comparable metrology grade hand held scanner for asset level detail."

"It still works even after being a kid with it riding around on bikes."

"The Uniden EZI-33XLT is ideal for commercial airband if you’re nearby the airport."

"The Uniden BC125AT is very popular from what I've read, it'll scan both the civilian & military air bands."

"Uniden/Bearcat models are easy peasy to program, and are well made"

"[Uniden BC125AT](https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BC125AT-Alpha-Tagged-channels-Lightweight/dp/B00772MR0K?crid=13HYXAS5DFT1O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gtP9aCvUvbJ7CKRgTRJPE5xI53rNb5NK3jaSNLqNHRdokqjKHkC9ZuI6LjvSa1K7MmwcGAnmbzlDVD1ZKW0sy1ScbCmcQCYa3c5jXb6Xsq0Mpo2K2LWErXidUKrzPDL7XEQa8kFMNglBAbzjtQAOxooRECVE_2Q_R6Wzj71YqSCIdr9GvcTbEZMhCKhkoZl_DaZpeHP5H14-fJnLQ2wejCBXuqZMKmvjSnW4OuRZGAE.L6RuN4pDausGt-XIiiCZrz6dP"

"You want a flatbed scanner with a CCD sensor."

"I have the Canon LiDE 400 and am astonished at its quality/price ratio."

"Very good for the price is the Canon G620 / G650."

"Something like a canon Lide 400 is a pretty cheap and quite good scanner for reflective work."

"Dedicated scanner for the film and slides paired with a lide 400 for the prints."

"Nikon Coolscan 4000 ED! I picked one up on eBay for $250 and did the diy mod for full roll scanning."

"Get a coolscan V. With a bit of DIY you can even convert it to full roll scanning."

"If you can find a Coolscan 4000 with the SA-21 adapter, get that because you can easily mod it to work like a SA-30."

"Great quality, about €1000 for the scanner and €1000 more for the adapter"

"Creaform is the only company I've seen that has ISO certifications and VDI-VDE quality on a lot of their scanners."

"Creaform is the only way."

"I work with Creaform Handyscans and have used Creaform scanners for 15 years."

"I would check out the Creaform scanners."

"[BlueDriver](https://a.co/d/8OHEs2z)"

"For personal use I've been quite happy with Bluedriver"

"I got the cheap Blue Driver one off Amazon and it works fine."

"BlueDriver one works fine and plenty of feature."

"I have a foxwell scanner I bought for the not bimmer cars and it's pretty nice too."

"I got the Foxwell, works great."

"My main ones outside of ista/inpa."

"I just have a foxwell in the truck... Helped me in a pinch twice now"

"I went with Trios 5."

"Yes Trios is excellent."

"Best for full arch and tissue. Also now it can integrate with Cerec software."

"I'm very proud of it. Our customers love us and say we are better than scanners from places like Faro."

"You might want to check out Matter And Form THREE."

"Slightly above your price range, but Matter and Form has a scanner called the THREE that scans the largest size ranges."

"For aftermarket, I think Autel and Launch are still the top of the line."

"Try a https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0925G7QY1. Autel AL619.. its around 100 bucks and does amazing stuff."

"Autel is what my employer supplies us with, does tpms too."

"I like my otter."

"Otherwise the best for the buck is Otter."

"The CR Otter might be the best overall scanner."

"Expensive, but they just work for ages."

"A good standalone sheetfed document scanner is the way to go. Fujitsu or Epson would be my recommendation."

"Best place to get an OBD11 scanner for VW is from RossTech."

"Best place to get an OBD11 scanner for VW is from RossTech."

"Trimble SX12 is great for underground mining applications."

"The speed you’ll get out of something like a Trimble X9 will benefit you a ton in those environments."

"I'd look into the OpenScan mini. It's probably going to produce the most detail at the scale you want."

"I think I'd try OpenScan Mini."

"It can capture really tiny details and is very accurate."

"I would suggest the CR Raptor. But it’s handheld."

"3DMakerpro Seal would be my pick. Does a good job at that size."

"3dmakerpro Seal works for me."

"If your budget can handle it, the NimbleTrack is a no-brainer."

"Could be a great tool."

"Since most are chrome I would stick to a laser scanner. Yes you need markers but you dont need spray."

"MetroX or Raptor"

"Id recommend you look into dslr scanning. you’ll save soooo much time and the quality of the results are in better than what you can get from most consumer level scanners."

"If you are not plannig to scan large amounts of film regularly, dslr scans are probably the way to go."

"Concur with A&D Tech. I used them a bunch when I was a land surveyor."

"You may try someone who does large scale printing and design."

"Check out Forscan although you need a PC and (recommended) a wired connection."

"I'm looking for scanner for outback which can do transmission relearn."

"The OBDLink MX+ is great for reading data and DTCs."

"I’ve learned hard way."

"Depending on the use of the plastics you are recreating you might want to consider a resin based printer like Formlabs Form 4."

"Mine works just fine, no issues"

"It worked great."

"This one works great. it's for Android"

"I'd probably get both a Bambu Lab X1C or maybe Creality K2 if you need a larger print volume."

"I scan them with my 26mp X-Pro3 and a macro lens."

"I use Standard Digital Imaging over at 108th and I for that exact thing."

"For small stuff, with a lot of details, the Raptor is really good."

"My Brother one has single click job setups, multi page double sided scans to a pdf in a few seconds"

"We have a Hex arm paired with PolyWorks and I have to say it is outstanding."

"It will do everything a professional scanner will do."

"I ended up getting a $100 JJC film digitizer adapter that screws into my macro lens."

"Polyga s1 pro check it out at www.3dre.ca perfect for miniatures in seconds."

"Leica MS60 is what we use for our mining applications."

"Definitely get a dedicated scanner. Faro, Trimble (X7 or X9), Leica are great scanners."

"We have a Kscan Magic 2 demo unit for sale and it calibrates to under 12 um."

"Best slide scanner is a DSLR or Mirrorless, macro lens, and a slide holder."

"I use the Car Scanner app with iOS and a vLinker MC+."

"Obd11 works great for new generation Vw."

"Apparently it will even let you program key fobs, which can cost over $100 by itself."

"I use a app called PROTOOL, bought their obd device, and its a one time purchase."

"I have this scanner and I like using it."

"I heard that Scantech's scanner also has high accuracy"

"Any iPhone (at least the 12) with LIDAR, in conjunction with Matterport, can get the job done."

"You can give this a try [https://momoscreener.com/scanner](https://momoscreener.com/scanner)"

"Icom R-6 fits your requirements."

"Look around for a used Radio Shack scanner. You might be able to get one for a pretty good price."

"I built and maintain [ZenBot Stock Scanner](http://zenscans.com)"

"I’ve used ProTool for 6 years."

"ToS (Thinkorswim) free scanners, you can customize too, just need an account with Schwab"

"The whistler ws-1025 scanner is under 65 bux new."

"This will let him really see what is out there."

"I went with Carista for some of the other features it has to offer."

"Depending on budgets."

"I recently purchased the Launch x431 CRP919X BT scan tool for just under $400."

"I can see it on my Forester with the $15 ELM327 scanner I bought 10 years ago."

"The moose scanners seem to be impressive for mesh detail for such a relatively low price."

"Is a great option with great tracking."

"I can recommend Structure Sensor 3 which provides scans for accuracy ~1mm."

"I use the mucar Bluetooth tool. bidirectional and was like $40 when I got it"

"If you’re moderately skilled with computers and software, an SDR can be had for less than $30."

"It looks like it would work for you."