Has been used with care to digitize the negatives, slides and photos of my family and relatives. Some very minor scratches on scanning plates from general wear & tear.

With a regular flatbed scanner, the optical reader and the light source come from the same direction. With a negative scanner you have this option, plus the option of the light source instead coming from inside the lid and aiming at the optical reader. This is the fundamental difference that allows negatives and transparent media to be scanned.

The scanner comes with a 110 film / 16 mm film holder. I had to order this separately from the USA, and it seems to have been 3D-printed, so it is a little crude, but works well if you have a steady pair of hands. It slots into the larger Epsom-supplied film holder.

Comes with the standard software CDs. I can give you a pair of white cotton gloves, a handheld dust blower and a dust brush, if you would like them.

I can personally deliver the scanner to (probably) anywhere in Auckland City. Just let me know what suburb you are thinking of, or otherwise I can meet you downtown and hand it to you. I can also courier it to you if you are outside of Auckland, but as it is a delicate machine, I would prefer to hand it over personally.

If you like I can install it and get it running on your computer, and give you a quick tutorial on how it works. It took me a while to pick the right settings and get started, so I'm happy to help the next person. If you would like my help, just ask :-) I left a sticker on the lid of the scanner, reminding me to lock or unlock the optical reader when packing it away or setting it up. I suggest you leave it there as it was a classic thing I kept forgetting, and the scanner made angry noises when I tried to use it and it was locked(!)

All original parts, manuals, CDs, cables etc are included, with the exception of the cream-coloured communication cable, which I swapped. Everything is in running order. Only selling it because I have scanned everything I wanted to.