Having done a quick read of the new Nikon scanners, there are several
things I found of interesting note.
1) The new "low end" Coolscan V model has been upgraded to 4000 dpi.
Price is listed at 550 pounds UK.
2) Nikon appears to feel 4000 dpi is the maximum scan resolution
required for film, as all three scanners (the Coolscan V, the 5000, and
the 9000) are all 4000 dpi.
3) The USB 2.0 interface has really speeds up the scanning on the
Coolscan V, to 32 seconds per scan, inclusive of transfer time.
4) The Coolscan 5000 is using a 2 line CCD to further speed up scanning
to 20 seconds per frame. I hope they have resolved the problem they had
with multi-line CCDs, (like in the 8000) Price on the 5000 is listed at
1100 pounds UK.
5) the 9000 has a 3 line CCD sensor again, and Nikon is advertising scan
speeds with it, so hopefully they have corrected the banding problems
that existed with the earlier version. They claim it is a "new" sensor.
With the 3 line, the speeds are 40 secs for a 35mm frame, 185 sec for
a 6x9. It uses a firewire interface.
6) They have added one new module in the ICE group, now ICE*4. The
added utility is called DEE, (Dynamic Exposure Extender) "which helps
reveal details lost in shadows and highlights"
The Coolspeed V and 5000 should be available the beginning of November,
the 9000 not until spring 2004.
One interesting things Nikon mentions in their release is that these
scanners continue to use the LED lighting source, and one advantage of
this lighting is "no risk of heat-related damage to films".
I'd like to know if anyone has experienced heat damage to film from a
cold cathode fluorescent light source. ?!?
Tomek Zakrzewski wrote:
>
>
> It's very nice of Nikon that they announced new scanners, although a bit too
> early IMO, especially because the new scanners don't seems to address
> currents issues with Nikon scanners.
> By issues I mean shallow depth of field and granularity of scans from
> negatives. Apart from these, I'd highly recommend Nikon scanners.
> I don't have time to read through the announcement but the biggest novelty
> in the scanners are lower prices and greater scanning speed.
>
> Please let the lidt know as soon as you find any review of the new scanners
> on the net or any comparisons with the present generation.
>
> Regards
>
> Tomek
>
>
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