Reflecta Filmscanner RPS 10S test report

Im March 2025 the German company lanced a successor for the Reflecta RPS 10M on the market. The new RPS 10S replaces the old RPS 10M which was on the market for more than 10 years.

The predecessor RPS 10M was the top device for more than 10 years both from the house of reflecta and on the film scanner market in the medium price area. The new RPS 10S seems to continue this. If you look at the two devices outside, nothing has changed except for the label. Both scanners have exactly the same dimensions and also the same weight. Also if we compare the data sheets of the two scanners we only can find some marginal differences. The resolution remainas at 10000 ppi, the maximum density at 4,2. The RPS 10S can process the usual 35mm area of 36x24 mm.

We can find differences to the predecessor model rather in the software than in the device itself. There is a new featres with the name Multipass Exposure which is supposed to increase the daynamic range of the scanner by multi exposure. With another feature with the name Autocolor you can correct originals with strong tints. The RPS 10S can, as its predecessor, process not only film strips in batch mode but also complete film rolls. While the number of images is restricted to 3-36 at the RPS 10M, the new RPS 10S can process film rolls between 3 and 40 images. This is an essential advantage, because some old camera was able to put 37 pictures on a film with 36 pictures.

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