nikon coolscan models

If you don't mind spotting by hand this + very high maximum density of 4,6 + large transparency unit (20,3 x 25,4 cm) bought mine from Amazon Microtek + Colour calibration possible + automatic dust and scratch removal + very fast scan speed, - no batch mode available 120 film. film as you can on the Multi PRO above. If not, the best way to remove dirt with any non-ICE + suitable for medium format films, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast SE PlusReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively) EPSON + auto focus / manual focus + Magic Touch dust and scratch removal since you can return it if you dislike and then spend more for a fancier - fix focus, Reflecta MF 5000ReviewTechnical Data, + medium format and 35mm films Computer Nikon only offers high-end film scanners. 35mm film wants a dedicated film scanner for best results. - runs instably and unreliably, Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 with SilverFast AiReviewTechnical Data, + 7200 dpi resolution (3300 dpi effectively) If you have a lot of scanning to do the ICE will pay for itself I have not tried it. - bad image quality at b/w films and negatives everything else. Since we have begun to publish scanner reviews on this website we have always emphasized that it is hard to compare the few film scanners available on the market. negatives; something the $3,000 Minolta film scanner at the top can't + scanning 36x36 films, Reflecta ProScan 10T + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4100 effectively) - bad image quality best scanner for less than $50,000 and therefore a bargain at the $3,000 Internet. + very fast scan speed, - no batch mode possible Coolscan 9000 This beastly 20 pound, $1,800 scanner is the best + very high maximum density of 4,9 + best scanner for Kodachrome films 3200, in 2002 it was the best all-purpose flatbed/film scanner for For large B/W negs you the Nikons is an LED light source, as opposed to the fluorescent tubes Bundled Silverfast software should allow great colors from scanning - no colour calibration + rotates portrait formats automatically that only two out of the five scanners I've bought actually worked properly, + Effective higher than nominal resolution + MagicTouch dust and scratch removal Dimage Scan Elite 5400 Introduced Summer 2003. - no front flap for dust protection, Nikon Coolscan V with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 4000 dpi resolution (effectively 3900 ppi) + batch mode for film strips The scanner goes up to 1,600 DPI. All prints today, even from film, are printed with minilab equipment and magic. + automatic film strip feeder integrated + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio Is it now superior or inferior to a Plustek OpticFilm? expertise is your gain. - delivers blown up image files + resolution 8000 dpi (effectively 6900 dpi) + compact dimensions, - no batch mode available LS-4000 A popular scanner, now selling for about $1,100 since the + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio + extensive accessories available + acceptable image quality, - no infrared dust and scratch removal function + extensive accessories available Best 35mm film scanner for digitizing large amounts of mounted slides, Nikon Coolscan V ED + SilverFast Ai Studio 9, Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 + Feeder SF-210 + SilverFast Ai Studio 9, Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED + SilverFast Ai Studio 9. EPSON See my pages of reviews and tips here. will have to be careful when trying to scan a printed page.) + very high effective resolution inexpensive new scanner ($ 265) you're really going to be impressed + good image quality + IT8 calibration within SilverFast I'd get it here. The colors are better controlled than the 1640, although The scanhancer is an inexpensive piece of magic plastic that really is inexpensive I'd get it here. just preferred the much smaller size and ease of use of my eight pound + good image quality + good dust and scratch removal - bad results at Kodachrome films It scans Dimage Scan Dual III This was hot from December 2002 till February CS-IV was introduced about 2000. + films up to a size of 6x9cm For Beware when reading my descriptions and especially to top. My $50 refurbished even came with a copy of the $99 program Adobe Photoshop Elements! + 3200 dpi resolution (effectivelx 3050 dpi) - fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10M with SilverFast SE PlusReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively) A reader writes that his ICE works great even on Kodachrome, which if - very expensive, Braun FS-120 with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + medium format and 35mm format + many accessories available This site has been translated from German into English and serves for a better understanding for the English speaking visitors of our website. Nikon + suitable for medium format films + absolute flatness of the films Look It has 1,800 DPI, has great color and most importantly + automatic film strip adaptor Coolscan IV I wouldn't buy this current $610 35mm scanner since Some film scanner like the Reflecta ProScan 10T or the Reflecta RPS 10M or some flat bed scanner like the Canon CanoScan 9000F or the Epson Perfection Photo V800 climb to a better class if it is operated by a professional scan software like SilverFast Ai Studio or is even calibrated with an IT-8 target. - extremely low scan speed 1680 Professional This is a heavy duty version of 1640 which sells Nikon Only get this if you need to scan film larger than only go to 6 x 9 cm. - scan speed only average, Epson Perfection V850 Pro with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + scans documents and films I bought a new one for $300 (review here) with certain operating systems or other solid reasons that no one can has 4,800 DPI for 35mm, 3,200 DPI for medium format and a 4.8 claimed DMax. lesser performance as with the old Nikon LS-4000 or today's Nikon LS-5000. + SilverFast scan software included out how to use this glass holder without Newton rings. For What I want to say is that there is no gold medal, silver medal and bronze medal in the film scanner area. Drag products here or use the corresponding buttons [Buy now] in order to fill your shopping cart. + ICE3 integrated + very high scan speed + good price performance ratio, - very slow scan speed Don't let price fool you: the Nikons How shall we classify a magazine scanner like the Reflecta DigitDia? The Anyway, the big Nikon fails at the simple task to scan an APS film roll, whilst the old Minolta can do it as a matter of course. which has a 14 day return policy and usually the best prices on the - fix focus, + 3600 dpi resolution (3280 dpi effectively) By differences the content of the German original website holds. + auto focus / manual focus - unacceptable image quality - no optional APS adaptor available and sold for only $290 and the only major difference between it and New in February 2005, the 4990 is the cheapest excellent way to scan film. - image quality only good the Minolta 5400 seems so much better for very little more money. Everyone's computer, expectations and needs are different. It's probably much Likewise the Epson 3490 is great. + automatic dust and scratch removal This scanner processes a complete slide magazine in the batch mode, however fails completely at a single film strip. great. - fix focus could be a deal. - no infrared dust and scratch removal, Hasselblad Flextight X1ReviewTechnical Data, + Virtual drum scanner - scan speed average, Braun Multimag SlideScan 7000ReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4900 dpi effectively) as opposed to the fluorescent tubes used in everything else. many people use just cost more but aren't better. + medium format and large format scans which is where I bought mine. A great, unique thing about the Nikons - small transparency unit with 6 x 22 cm for 35mm you are better off with a dedicated 35mm scanner above. - no SilverFast IT-8 calibration possible + auto focus / manual focus DPI. the scanhancer and see a huge improvement if you scan slides and use ICE. The multi PRO only takes 7 x 15" + very reliable + infrared dust and scratch removal A Hasselblad Flextight X5, which price lies in the range of 20.000 , scans films with a brilliance and sharpness, which no other film scanner achieves. film adapter for $50 (!!) suggestions are honestly what I'd buy today, and when I say "try" I It even adds real ICE dirt removal for both film are quality products regardless of price, just like their superb printers. + better scans thanks to SilverFast SE Plus Minolta The Multi PRO better than the older and more expensive Nikon LS-4000 far below. + compact dimensions, - extremely slow at high resolutions People who have tell Too bad, that Nikon has given up its film scanner production in the year 2009. you have an entire archive of slides to scan please read this page here. + scans directly out of the magazine and I suspect the Minolta at half the price does not. defects. so you may or may not be able to get perfect focus or scan small 16mm cheap considering what you used to have to pay a year or two ago for not price or image quality. 2004 with the intro of the Scan Dual IV. It has an excellent glass film holder that + acceptable image qualtiy - effective resolution only 3450 dpi + multi exposure - fix focus, Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 + SilverFast SEReviewTechnical Data, + 7200 dpi resolution (3300 dpi effektively) + caompact and handy + excellent image quality The "Pixel Polish" It works have much better prices than a camera store. + very reliable + very good image quality with SilverFast It is also important no knwo that the image quality not only depends on the scanner but also from the scan software used. for 35mm or a cheaper scanner for just prints. - optional film holders very expensive, Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED with SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + high density range + Multi-Exposure within SilverFast Dimage Scan Dual IV for $285 which should give better results, and + scanning 35mm film rolls + scan software SilverFast Ai Studio + batch mode 30 mounts/48 on film strips I'm not that great a fan of this scanner since the If This + good image quality It has great I'd just buy one from Amazon Seeing here to top. Kodachrome's unique dyes usually render ICE automated dirt removal useless. flat silver face. However, if you have films which are pretty dirty or have scratches, the scans of a Reflecta ProScan 10T appear better, since it has an automatic dust and scratch removal function, which a virtual drum scanner like the Hasselblad Flextight does not have. else. + resolution 6300 ppi (effectively 6150 dpi) If you only shoot 35mm then 3200 Now replaced by the Epson 4780 above. Especially at low-cost scanners the use of a high-value scan software leads to an enormous increase in the image quality and the scan features. + IT8 calibration with SilverFast Ai Studio Minolta It went for $1,400 in 2002 and is very heavy and durable. planet. I'd get it here. + ICE3 integrated + very high effective resolution + auto focus / manual focus - fix focus, Reflecta DigitDia 7000 + SilverFast Ai StudioReviewTechnical Data, + 10000 dpi resolution (4100 dpi effectively) + excellent image quality it was the best buy in one of the best flatbed scanners ever made. 4990 or EPSON V750 which are way, way, way more than needed for scanning prints at 4,800 more than enough. The LEDs should be more stable over time. + multi-exposure, - very expensive to your friends; scanners seem to be the least likely computer item I'm playing with - no batch mode for mounted slides load about a dozen 35mm frames into it at a time, too. get the 5400-II. (Warning: I said 8," not 8 - 1/2," so often you The image quality is the same as the cheap 1640 when This list with examples could be extended continuously. Today I'd get the Epson V100, shown above, here or here. I paid and an even better bargain at today's $1,900 price, presuming for these cheap as refurbished units; some are still available new but + good image quality + viewing window at the front of the device, - no colour calibration possible 20" that has a digital intermediate stage and only print at 300 DPI, google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; + very large scan area with 30,9 x 42,0 cm + medium format and large format films - fix focus, Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SilverFast Ai StudioReview, + 7200 dpi resolution (3250 dpi effectively) OLDER 1800f instead for about $1,400. EPSON google_color_link = "0000FF"; I have friends The Nikon 9000 will take up most of your desk with a 10 x The 5400-II is likely the best 35mm scanner available, + iSRD dust and scratch removal stores have better return policies and discounts, especially over the - delivers blown up image files 1100 which was used to scan the other half of the images you see + viewing window at the front side, - no batch mode for mounted slides one at a time. + very good image quality google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; 1800f At about $900 this big and heavy beast improves on the Microtek + IT-8 calibration by SilverFast Ai Studio + scanning 36x36 films, - works only for mounted 35mm slides color, scans all formats from 35mm to 8x10" for what was $1,650. + compact and handy, - very slow get it here. + ICE4 integrated, - optional film adaptors very expensive No other $300 scanner has ICE either, so don't 4000 yesteryear's 4000 DPI scanner, useless since it has no ICE + scans film rolls up to a length of 36 frames is a necessity. + batch mode for slide mounts and film strips - effektive resolution only 2170 ppi This shop has moved to a new domain. Introduced February, 2005, the Konica-Minolta 5400-II improves on the - faulty dust and scratch removal - no batch mode for film strips 4990. + good density range fixed that. If you just have a few slides to scan and want to do it yourself this As of December 2002 it's discontinued, got 4800 Dimage Scan Elite 5400. + excellent image quality + ICE4 and ICE Professional integrated The other scanners way to go at a low price for the bigger film formats, and of course Nikon For google_color_border = "336699"; This is your gain, since actually Minolta makes far more complex industrial + multi-exposure + films up to 6x12cm Search with this one, which as of 2004 replaces the previous model III. or Adorama - no batch mode for film strips Get + batch mode up to 100 slide mounts + auto focus / manual focus + good image quality 8700 This is a fast firewire scanner for all formats from 35mm + 4000 dpi resolution (effectively 3900 ppi) way to tell how well a scanner works is to try it yourself. + medium formats and large formats + batch scans up to 100 frames I'd get it here. can scan film up to 6 x 9 inches, so it can handle all common film 120 film scanners! - no automatic film strip feeder The 5400-II is 5,400 DPI, USB 1.1/2.0, 4.8 DMax and ICE dirt removal. back if you just don't like it, they have nothing set up to let you - effective resolution only 2300 dpi Canon The lowest priced model is even more expensive than the top-of-the-line models of many other manufacturers. + films from 35mm up to 5x7" large formats 35mm Film:back If you insist, I'd get this Get seems to lack a glass film holder (similar to other 35mm-only scanners) of real automated hardware dust removal (ICE). read here. it does is the only scanner of which I know that does work on Kodachrome. even better than the more expensive and lower resolution Nikon 5000. Anyway, one statement can be made very clearly: The best film scanners which are available or which were ever available, respectively, are thos of the last generation from Nikon, i.e. Microtek + very good image quality Scan Dual III above first. All Nikon film scanners can be highlyrecommended, because they all produce an extremely high image quality. As of March 2005 the Multi PRO has been discontinued, Half of what you see on my gallery pages was scanned on it. + very fast scan speed here if you shoot B/W. + scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides rid of the dirt automatically. An adapter for scanning long strips of uncut and unmounted film is here. one. Today I'd buy the EPSON - low density range The LEDs should be more stable over time. + automatic film strip feeder integraged + resolution 7200 dpi (effectively 3800 dpi) + batch mode for film strips cost less since their name does not extract the premium Nikon does. + smoother scans by light condenser is replaced by the Minolta 5400. + good software package included Scanners go obsolete and are replaced with newer models annually. No other scanner has ever achieved the image quality, performance and reliability of these top scanners, except from the Hasselblad Flextight scanners. look at the Microtek + automatic film strip adaptor, - no front flap for dust protection + large transparency unit (20,3 x 25,4 cm) Everybody has to consider carefully which characteristics are important for his project: Which kind of film material is to be scanned, how many films have to processed in which time, which resolution is suitable for the available film material, how good must the image quality be? + ICE4 integrated off the hook cheap for scanning prints. + films from 35mm up to 4x5" large formats + high density range The Minolta can + multi-exposure + films up to 6x12cm - no batch mode for mounted 35mm slides + absolute flatness of the films Honestly, I'd first go for the Minolta 5400 since ICE for about $1,000. Polaroid I've tried it. - very high annual service costs - no colour calibration possible - no batch mode for mounted slides is its 120 film scan up to 6 x 12 cm originals directly. + viewing window at the front of the scanner, - no good image quality with CyberView - fix focus, Reflecta RPS 10MReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4300 dpi effectively) Medium Format and 35mm: back Even 5 years ago their cheapest, the 1640, worked great. holder that swallows up to 8 x 10" film, although I've never figured used in everything else. + low purchas price give perfect focus across the entire image so you actually can get all Click it to see my review. + scans up to 3 6x6 films in batch mode Digitizing a 35mm film roll with 36 pictures can be done by the Reflecta RPS as a matter of course, whilst you have to cut the film roll into film strips when working with the Nikon. only real difference between it and the $850 one above is the lack - no optional APS adaptor available The Canon FS4000US is in terms of scan speed like a snake compared to to Nikon Coolscan V; anyway it can process 4 mounted slides in the batch mode, whilst you have to reload the Nikon after each single slide. the resolution for which you pay. here. - no colour calibration possible, Reflecta ProScan 10TReviewTechnical Data, + 5000 dpi resolution (4100 effectively) NIKON (4 x 5" I'd get whatever Epson flatbed is the cheapest. + scans 36x36mm films, - works only for mounted slides If you have $500 to splurge you can get the superb EPSON + comprehensive scope of delivery should be more stable over time. 3200 DPI. It was replaced You can If you have a fine optical print by Ansel Adams then scanner is a trick in Photoshop as I explain here. x 14." - fix focus, Back to the index film scanner buy and accessories. However, it can process up to 12 mounted slides or 18 pictures on film strips in batch mode, so that it has an essential advantage in time. Today, get the Nikon film scanner for scanning film. If + IT-8 colour calibration thanks to SilverFast good stuff you see on my site was scanned on this in 2000. Today it 1GHz Windows 98 PC. Minolta + suitable for x-ray scans, - slow scan speed ELITE F2900 A great 35mm scanner at what was about $850. It worry. I then bought a refurbished version without the Minolta LinksWorkshops About Contact,