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DiscountDelight - Nikon CoolScan V ED Film Scanner
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List Price: $599.99
Our Price: $569.99
Your Save: $ 30.00 ( 5% )
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Manufacturer: Nikon
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Nikon
Feature: 4,000 dpi optical resolution, 4.2 density
Label: Nikon
Manufacturer: Nikon
Model: 9239
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Nikon
Studio: Nikon
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Features
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4,000 dpi optical resolution, 4.2 density
14-bit A/D conversion, 8 or 16-bit output
Scan speeds as fast as 38 seconds
Digital ICE4 Advanced suite of image correction technologies
USB interface, PC and Mac compatible
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good scanner, recommend it.
Comment: Nice scanner that works very simply from the box. Its only problem is that it requires quite a lot of memmory unless adjusted via the computer, but this can be done. Results are very nice. Wish there was a feeder with this scanner but none is made by Nikon.
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Summary: Excellent Scans, Horrible Software.
Comment: BOTTOM LINE: If you are not familiar with Photoshop tools and aren't ready for a user experience that frustrates a professional and burns out amateurs, I'd steer clear for now. If you know your way around and have patience, you will get very satisfying results from this machine.
I am told the Macintosh version of Nikon's scan software is pretty good. The Windows version of the utility however, is ALMOST the worst interface I have ever used. Why does this matter? I found VueScan and SilverFast to be lacking in their implementations of "Digital ICE" so I stuck to the awful Nikon interface for that reason alone. If you don't need ICE, these are both great alternatives to Nikon Scan. If you use Nikon Scan, you will be frustrated and thwarted by it.
I won't go into too many details because there are so many complaints already circulating the net, but this is a crash-happy unintuitive user-defeating piece of software. What's more, and you should love this-- it says right there in the manuals NIKON SCAN IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PHOTOSHOP. Go figure.
Settings aren't sticky, controls aren't sensibly located, and the interface obscures the tools. Too many simple changes cause the scanner to restart the prescan process, and that can be as time consuming as an actual scan. Closing the wrong window at the wrong time crashes any open documents and kills scans still floating in RAM without warning dialogs.
I find myself taking up to 30 minutes per scan at times with this scanner when the frustration slider is set to max. Best times are around 4 minutes for slides in good condition.
Remember this scanner only scans standard 35mm slides and negatives, and only one at a time. Batch process at most can handle six-frame cut strip negatives, and you can purchase an external slide feeder designed for another model, but I have never tried. Scanning uncut strip negatives is not recommended, but if you must you can disassemble the scanner to allow feed-thru.
The scanner can be rigged to use an adapter made for a different Nikon model if unusual 35mm strip film is encountered (IE Kodak Safety Film), but the results are unpredictable and dangerous to the film because of the way you have to fool around with it. I have found the film shifts around in the holder or the frames are often cropped at top and bottom.
As of May 2006, an Epson V700 has finally bested my Nikon Coolscan V. Never thought I'd see a flatbed scanner with dead-on focus and resolution capable of rendering 35mm transparencies and negatives properly, or beating out a dedicated slide scanner, but this thing actually came through. Not only that but it has higher resolution, IF you have sharp enough film. Anyway that's another review. The Nikon still wins in scanning severely underexposed film, and handles Kodachrome a bit better, but both by a small margin. It definitely loses now for its strict limitation to standard 35mm. Consider the V700 as an option if you're not sure about this purchase.
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Summary: Very good Product
Comment: I got the Nikon CoolScan V 2 months ago. My aim is to be able to digitize all 15 years worth of films and store the pictures in my digital picture library that I started when I moved to Digital Photography.
I have digitized so far about 1500 pictures with no problems at all.
I strongly recommend practicing on a few negatives and adjusting the various controls that are inbuilt in the software.
1-The ICE feature is key whether used on fine or Normal, it will enhance the picture by getting rid of all the imperfections found on the negative.
2- Brightness level is a control that will be used depending on the exposure quality of the original negative.
3-The color balance can also be used to adjust some lighting conditions and can dramatically improve the quality of the picture.
4- Other functions are also very useful and can enhance the picture quality.
The scanner operation is very silent and its setup was very easy. Just remember, drivers first then plug the scanner ( like most USB devices).
As for the scanning speed, it varies depending on the image processing applied.With ICE being a minimum requirment previewing, cropping and scanning of 4 shots can take up to 10mn.
The storage requirement is another parameter that needs to be set. Because of the shear amount of pictures that I have I chose high compression which results in 1.0Mb pictures for every negative. Left alone the size could go up to 16Mb for the raw data. This is too much in storage!!!!
I am about a quarter of the way to the finish but I can now enjoy my old pictures instantly thanks to Nikon CoolScan V.
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Summary: Quality Scanner with minor software glitches
Comment: I won't expound too much on what others have written as to the quality of this scanner. It really does create quality scans of negatives and slides. I've been using it on the family photos (in my case a shoebox full of negatives) and haven't been disappointed.
My only real issue so far was with the bundled Nikon Scan software crashing. In particular which using the GEM/ROC on more than one frame at a time. It seemed to only apply GEM/ROC to one frame before crashing.
Turns this is a common problem caused by an incorrectly versioned DLL in the windows\system32 folder. Replacing the DRAGNKL1.dll file in system32 with the DRAGNKL1.dll from the Nikon Scan folder in Program Files solved the problems. (Note, if you haven't installed Nikon View, this may not be a problem.) Remember, always backup the files before you make any changes.
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Summary: Good Choice!
Comment: I purchased this scanner after researching a number of slide scanners. While the price was higher than some, the Nikon reputation for quality, and the fact that I have thousands of slides to scan caused me to make this choice. I have been very pleased with the scanner. It came out of the box, plugged into my USB port, and with the software installation done immediately started scanning slides. The quality has been everything I expected. The images are very very good, and the software to process the imagery during scan works very well. I store my images using the JPEG2000 format, and the only criticism I have is that the scanning software does not support that format, forcing me to always go to PhotoShop Elements, even if I don't need further processing, in order to store.
All in all, an outstanding value for the dollar, which produces exceptional scanned slides.
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Editorial Reviews:
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A high-performance dedicated film scanner from Nikon, the CoolScan V 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 linear CCD image sensor and 14-bit A/D input (8-/16-bit output) provide true-to-life, brilliant results. Nikon's own LED illumination technology ensures accurate color with no warm-up time or risk of heat damage. Scan times are as fast as 38 seconds including image transfer to display, and as fast as 14 seconds in preview mode. Automatic color/contrast compensation helps you achieve accurate results, while the ICE4 advanced digital image correction suite of technologies 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 CoolScan V 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 CoolScan V ED also comes backed with a one year limited warranty. What's in the Box
Scanner, CD-ROM, strip film adapter SA-21, slide feeder MA-21, instructions
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