Advancer

Product Description:

As of May 2024 this listing is for the Advancer v2.
For the original Advancer v1, please see this listing, HERE (discounted).

For customers who already own a previous version of the Advancer, you can get the same functionality with our limited upgrade kit HERE.

Includes:

• VALOI Advancer v2
• VALOI Thumb screw for fastening holder
• VALOI Quick Start Guide

Does not include items shown in pictures: VALOI 360 6x45 mask, VALOI 360 Duster

This product requires a VALOI Holder: either the 35mm Holder or 120 Holder - which are not included in this listing. It also requires simple assembly and a small-medium Phillips screwdriver.

With the Advancer you get a host of new features all set in a sturdy all-steel construction:

• Speed: Scan a roll of 35mm film as quick as in two minutes
• Stability: Sturdy rubber feet and a heavy steel construction to keep everything in place
  
• Levelling: More than 10mm fine threaded adjustment on the feet
  
• Evenly lit scans: The film is lifted approximately 5cm off the light source to diffuse imperfections on the light
• Multi-format support: With rollers set up to be adjustable for almost any roll film formats ever made
• Access to accessories like the Duster

Additional accessories are necessary to produce a final image, including a digital camera, a close-focusing lens and a light source. See our gear-guide for more at Valoi.co.

Overview of different Advancer versions

v1.0

Shipped during the Kickstarter in 2022 until approximately spring 2023.

• Black quite hard rollers
• The knob was fastened from the end with a phillips head screw (many units will have been upgraded to v2 knobs that are fastened from the side)
• The accessory screw holes on the front and back of the Advancer are placed in the middle of the plate. 
• Some units had issues with low roller pressure.

v1.3

Shipped from spring 2023 to mid-May 2024.

• Shipped with red softer rollers
• The knob was the new v2 type, with a fastening on the side using a set/grub screw
• The accessory screw holes on the front and back were placed further down to lower the Duster
• The roller pressure was increased and units should not have problems with that.

v2

Version shipping from mid-May 2024.

• Ships with red softer rollers (same as v1.3)
• Has a larger screw on the knob due to the smaller screws having issues with stripping (not included in upgrade kit)
• Has 6 tabs instead of 4 in the frame for holding the masks in place
• Has 2x M4 threaded holes on-top for tightening down the holder, and ships with 2x M4 thumb screws to fit in those holes.