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My mom passed away about 5 years ago and my dad has taken it so hard that he threw out all the family photos so he wouldn’t be reminded of her. Luckily, he found the negatives, so I’ve been digitizing them. At first, I just wanted to get started right away and didn’t want to spend much money, so I went ahead and ordered the Kodak Mobile Film Scanner for $39. It was the cheapest one out there. With further investigating, I decided it probably wouldn’t be the best solution if I wanted to have good quality. I had looked up on youtube how to make your own scanner using your phone, glass from picture frames, a tablet (for the light), a box, and some tuna cans. I downloaded the Kodak app and tried it out. The quality was terrible! So I figured the Kodak Mobile Film Scanner would be about the same. Just as the other reviews state, it is a simple design made of a hard cardboard-type material. You turn it on (batteries not included), place your negative on top of the light, and place your mobile phone so that the camera lens is over the hole. It matters little how good your camera works--it is still blurry and poor quality. My phone is an iphone X, which has a great camera—one of the best. I think mainly because you are taking a photo of something so small and expect it to be larger and clearer. I got the same result by using the home-made scanner. Pros: •Less expensive than other scanners, but still not worth the price. I agree with other reviewers that have said it’s only worth about $10, not $50. •Good for if you just want to see what a negative is, but not good enough quality to print a photo. Cons: •Does not produce good quality photos. •Way over priced. I included some photos for the review that show the difference in quality using the Kodak scanner, and another one, and also different size of negatives. Keep in mind, these negatives are old and of poor quality to begin with.