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thrid · 09/07/07, 12:46 PM

$1100 is way too much for a scanner that has been discontinued and who's parent company is no longer in business.

I have both the Nikon 5000ED and 9000ED.

The biggest problem with the 5000 series is that it doesn't have a glass negative holder.
Nikon sells a special filmstrip holder for about $25 that helps a lot, but I still 'press' my negs flat under a few books before scanning them. Other than that it is an excellent scanner. One of it's biggest advantages is that it uses LED's as its lightsource. The LED last for over 100,000 hours, don't need a warm up period and in general are very stable.

The 9000ED is an excellent machine, that delivers professional results. It's main competitor is the Imacon 343 and from what I have been told they are very, very close in performance, with the Nikon being about $3000 cheaper. To get the most out of the 9000 you need the glass negative holder, which is about $250-300 extra.

I've used both Vuescan and NikonScan with these units and ended up picking the Nikon software. It was easier to use, gave excellent results and works with multiple previews/thumbnails.

I would also take a look at the Microtek ArtixScan 120.

Microtek ArtixScan 120tf Multiformat Film Scanner

A friend of mine has one of these and he's very happy with it. It lists at $1799, but a lot of places are selling this machine with a $200-300 dollar refund coupon.

09/07/07, 12:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
thrid Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 06/09/04 Posts: 465	AW: Film scanner for 35mm (and maybe 6x6) $1100 is way too much for a scanner that has been discontinued and who's parent company is no longer in business. I have both the Nikon 5000ED and 9000ED. The biggest problem with the 5000 series is that it doesn't have a glass negative holder. Nikon sells a special filmstrip holder for about $25 that helps a lot, but I still 'press' my negs flat under a few books before scanning them. Other than that it is an excellent scanner. One of it's biggest advantages is that it uses LED's as its lightsource. The LED last for over 100,000 hours, don't need a warm up period and in general are very stable. The 9000ED is an excellent machine, that delivers professional results. It's main competitor is the Imacon 343 and from what I have been told they are very, very close in performance, with the Nikon being about $3000 cheaper. To get the most out of the 9000 you need the glass negative holder, which is about $250-300 extra. I've used both Vuescan and NikonScan with these units and ended up picking the Nikon software. It was easier to use, gave excellent results and works with multiple previews/thumbnails. I would also take a look at the Microtek ArtixScan 120. Microtek ArtixScan 120tf Multiformat Film Scanner A friend of mine has one of these and he's very happy with it. It lists at $1799, but a lot of places are selling this machine with a $200-300 dollar refund coupon. Last edited by thrid : 09/07/07 at 01:28 PM.