[filmscanners] RE: Nikon 4000ED

["Åke Vinberg" <ake.vinberg@projectplace.com>]

I believe the bulk feeder is the same for LS2000, which I have used to
scan some 11,000 slides.

- Paper frames often jam, one to four jams per roll - those Kodchromes
took a while.
- The gap allows for one thick glass mount, so two thin mounts can slip
in if the friction between mounts is high. I ended up cutting a credit
card down and taping to narrow the gap.
- Pressure is applied at the bottom of the slide stack. A little padding
at the top of the pusher helped that problem.
- Some plastic slides have protruding little plastic tips. Those will
give you a headache.
- Your scanner will need cleaning after scanning thousands of frames.
The mirror and lens get dusty, and it can't always be blown off. The
mirror is very sensitive - much more so than a lens surface - so be
really careful when cleaning.

Other than that - a major timesaver!

Åke

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Nicholl [mailto:mail@jeremynicholl.com]
Sent: den 23 januari 2002 16:16
To: Åke Vinberg
Subject: [filmscanners] Nikon 4000ED


Anyone here using the Nikon 4000ED and either very happy or unhappy
with it? I'm particularly interested in any comments on the
functionality of the optional bulk slide feeder. I already have a
Polaroid SS4K and I'm happy with the quality, but the lack of a bulk
feeder is really becoming a problem.

I gather there are problems with the Nikon software, but I imagine
those can be avoided by using Vuescan and/or Silverfast. What about
the alleged edge softness in the scans? Is it really necessary to
remount transparencies in glass mounts? And if so, what are about
sharpness with the negative film holder?

Thanks in advance.

Jeremy Nicholl
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