If youve read our blog post comparing the two scanners, you know that choosing one over the other is highly considered a matter of personal preference.

The fact that the scans feature less contrast than the Frontier works for me, my style and aesthetic.

Because I am shipping my film rolls from France, turnaround time is important to me, and the Noritsu just delights me in terms of image quality, pricing, and timing - Greg Finck.

Noritsu Film Scanner Software Systems Are

Why Noritsu hardware and software systems are more advanced than their Frontier counterparts, so Richards scanning technicians can scan more rolls per hour with greater consistency.

I think the Noritsu scans are better at achieving the style I like in those conditions most of the time.

But getting consistent scans back from your lab is key in allowing you to see and make changes accordingly.

When the Noritsu scans a film negative into a high resolution digital file, the configuration of pixels lends itself much better to rezing up an image in a photo editor like Lightroom or Photoshop.

The larger pixel structure also helps in producing any subsequent large prints.

Noritsu Film Scanner Skin Tones To

I especially want my skin tones to have a pastel warmth to them, and the Noritsu gives my images that soft pink-toned look.

Notice how in the above quotes, Greg likes less contrast while Josh likes more, and both get killer quality scans on the Noritsu.

Beyond that, Noritsu scans tend to reproduce shadows in low-light situations with more smoothness and uniformity.

Also, color depth tends to be very natural, not too pastel or overly saturated.

Thats why Richard scans black white film exclusively on the Noritsu.

Without adding a few extra steps in digital post, Frontier scans of black and white can appear to be muddy brown, while Noritsu scans look more like a true black white (straight off the scanner).