Imacon Scanning

Hasselblad Flextight · The pro-lab standard

Imacon scanning.
The pro-lab standard.

Widely regarded as the finest film scanner ever built — the Hasselblad Flextight is standard kit in top professional labs, museums and archives worldwide. Glass-free, frame by frame, up to 8000 dpi.

Every frame is scanned at 100% of the Flextight’s highest native resolution — never downsampled — for the best quality possible.

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Hasselblad Flextight X5 film scanner at the IROHAS Photo lab in Sydney
Our Hasselblad Flextight X5, Haymarket lab.
Output Price What you get
FFF raw fileHasselblad 3F format A$19 / frame Untouched 16-bit scan data, straight from the scanner. You invert and colour-balance it in FFF digital Lab or FlexColor — full control, nothing baked in.
Finished scanFinished by the lab A$38 / frame Inverted, colour-balanced and checked frame by frame by our technicians. Delivered as a 16-bit TIFF, ready to print or share.
Full-strip FFFRaw file, one per strip A$49 / strip The whole strip scanned in one pass as a single FFF raw file — frames, rebate and gaps, uncut, for you to grade. Priced per strip, so a roll depends on how it’s cut: 6×6, 6×7 and 6×4.5 are usually 4 strips; 6×12 is one frame per strip.

Always scanned at 100% maximum native resolution. 35mm, 120 & 220 by request (220 at ×2). 35mm up to 8000 dpi ≈ 85MP · 120 at 3200 dpi. Turnaround confirmed when you book.

Opening your FFF files.

FFF (3F) is Hasselblad’s raw scanner format. Open it with either app.

Imacon scans,
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What to know before you book.

Should I choose the FFF file or the finished scan?

If you grade your own work and want total control, take the FFF — it's the complete raw data from the scanner. If you'd rather receive a file that's ready to use, our technicians will invert and colour-correct it for you as a finished scan. Many customers order both.

What film can be Imacon scanned?

35mm, 120 and 220 film (220 at double the per-frame rate) — colour negative, black & white and slide. Frames are scanned individually, so pick your best shots or have the whole roll done.

How big are the files?

Big. A 35mm frame at up to 8000 dpi is roughly 85 megapixels, and 16-bit files can run to hundreds of megabytes each. We deliver by download link, or bring a drive to the store.

How long does it take?

Imacon scans are made to order on a single machine, so turnaround depends on the queue and how many frames you book. We'll confirm a date when you drop off or mail in.

Can I order Imacon scans by mail?

Yes — start a mail-in order and note that you'd like Imacon scanning, including which frames (or the whole roll). We'll confirm pricing before we scan.

Ready when you are

Book your frames.

Drop in to the Haymarket lab, or mail your film in.

IROHAS Photo — Basement, 398–402 Sussex Street, Haymarket NSW 2000
Monday–Sunday, 11am–6pm · 0414 852 820

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