Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED Film Scanner
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: NikonRelease Date: 2004-02-15
Model: 9238
Product features:
- 4,000 dpi optical resolution, 4.8 density
- 16-bit A/D conversion, 8 or 16-bit output
- Preview scans in 11 seconds, full scans as fast as 20 seconds
- Digital ICE4 Advanced suite of image correction technologies
- USB interface, PC and Mac compatible
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED Film Scanner
Customer Review: Amazing how extremely old technology maintains its price
Summary: 2 Stars
Its amazing to me that this model, the 5000ED and the 9000ED can maintain their outrageously high price for so long!
I created two attributes and gave them both 1 star:
1) Valued Technology = *
If the film scanning technology was so valuable, Nikon would be replacing and upgading the electronics every 2 or 3 yrs at the most.
This is a extremely OLD electronic product! Its market introduction date was Novemeber 2003 - 6 years ago! Or about 3.5-4 released generations of other electronic products ago, including cameras.
The Super Cool Scan 9000 ED came out in the Spring of 2004.. more than 5.5 yrs ago
The 9000ED uses firewire, which is stupid since USB 2.0 is slightly faster than firewire.
But as I said they built these products a very very very very long time ago. At that time firewire still meant something and USB 2.0 was just started. Hence their firewire port.
USB 3.0 is nearly out.
2) Customer Support = *
Forget about it, its not supported very well
The support for these film scanners is arguably the worst ever recorded for tech support in general
Reviews abound in the internet, if you're lucky you will not need customer service
3) Price Stability = *****
Like I said its amazing that these Nikon Film Scanners can maintain their pricing over the years!
These electronic products are nearly 6 years old!!! NO other electronic product comes close to maintaining their price.
In fact, their price stability reminds of of the price stability in the Lenses made by Nikon and Canon. But most of those Lenses can hardly be called an electronic product - they're lenses.
Summary:
I hate these scanners, because Nikon does not feel there is a need for them. I want a faster scanner, this is OLD technology! I want ability to scan more film at the same time as well.
So I want speed and capacity!
If you have tens of thousands of film strips to scan like I do, and you want high quality scans, IT WILL TAKE FOREVER TO SCAN THESE!
THE TECHNOLOGY IN THESE BOXES IS OLD - VERY OLD. We are talking 6 years people.
If you go buy a laptop, a television, or a printer, or even a camera, Im sure you want something that is using new technology! Anyone want to go out and buy a 6 year old printer? NO ME !
Description of Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED Film Scanner
Designed for use by imaging professionals, the SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED offers 135/IX240 film scanning at an amazing 20 seconds per image (including image transfer to display) - at 4, 000 dpi true optical resolution. Highly accurate color reproduction and representation of detail are made possible by the 16-bit A/D converter and 16-bit output channel.The SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED targets primarily business users such as professional photographers and photo finishers, who require superb image quality and high-speed scanning capability. Private users of 135/IX240 format cameras - advanced amateur SLR photographers, for example - will welcome the scanner's speed and image quality. Users who deal with numerous slide mounts and uncut film rolls will appreciate the increased ease of use and productivity afforded by optional accessories like the SLIDE FEEDER SF-210 and ROLL FILM ADAPTER SA-30. The SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED offers the performance and efficiency to make it the ideal digital archiving solution.With fast, easy image transfer thanks to the USB 2.0 interface, the SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED is an extremely powerful, extremely fast, extremely efficient desktop film scanner that will augment your productivity and give you scanned images that will take your breath away.Amazon.com Product Description A high-performance dedicated film scanner designed for imaging professionals, the Super Coolscan 5000 ED offers high-quality scanning of 35mm slides, 35mm film strips, APS film (with optional IX240 film adapter), and prepared slides (with optional medical slide holder). The Scanner-Nikkor ED glass lens offers a 4,000 dpi optical resolution, while the 3,964-pixel, two-line linear CCD image sensor and 16-bit per color A/D input (8-/16-bit output) provide true-to-life, brilliant results.
Nikon's own LED illumination technology ensures accurate color separation with no warm-up time or risk of heat damage. Scan times are as fast as 20 seconds including image transfer to display, and as fast as 11 seconds in preview mode. Automatic color/contrast compensation helps you achieve accurate results, while the ICE4 advanced digital image correction suite of technologies--including digital ICE, digital ROC, digital GEM, and digital DEE--helps to restore old slides to their original glory. Additionally, the included Nikon Scan 4 software provides a comprehensive and easy-to-use interface for managing your scans.
The Super Coolscan 5000 ED has a convenient, plug-and-play USB interface, while one-touch scan and preview buttons will have you scanning film in no time. PC and Mac compatible, the Super Coolscan 5000 ED also comes backed with a one-year limited warranty.
More Features:
| Scan Image Enhancer provides one-touch image correction. Automatic brightness and color saturation adjustments with no complicated control settings make it easy to produce images with optimal contrast. |  | Scanner Nikkor ED glass lens greatly reduces chromatic aberration and image distortion, and delivers sharp images. |  |
What's in the Box
Scanner, power cord, USB cable, MA-21 slide mount adapter, SA-21 strip film adapter, software CD-ROM (Nikonview, Nikon Scan 4), Nikon User's Guide, one-year Nikon U.S.A. limited warranty information
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