Consequently there’s no risk of film suffering heat-related damage. LEDs are a stable, precise maintenance-free* light source. Nikon’s COOLSCAN series are the only scanners to employ LEDs as their source of light.
The LED light source is a key feature as it eliminates the warm-up time associated with many scanners that use halogen or fluorescent lamps. Compared to ordinary glass, Nikon´s ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens elements are claimed to be superior in edge-to-edge sharpness, definition and contrast, as well as colour registration, saturation and accuracy. All of these have, according to Nikon, been improved for enhanced image quality with faster scanning speeds. The 9000 ED has a large-diameter Scanner Nikkor ED lens, a 3-line CCD image sensor, and LED light source with rod dispersion. With ICE, DEE, ROC, GEM and SIE: Manual states 3min 5sec Preview scan (batch of 5 slides): 1min 30sec Preview scan (single): 13 to 40sec depending on features engaged Clearly processing will be impacted on the specs of the PC/Mac in use: I tested scan times against times indicated in the Manual. There is also an optional 120 film carrier with glass (FH-869G) and one that permits limited rotation of 120 format film to eliminate tilted horizons etc (FH-869GR).īear in mind that apart from initial boot-up, the LS9000 has zero warm-up time. FH-8G1 Medical slides 1 to 3 slides 26x76mm 00.8-1.5mm thick.FH-816 16mm film 1 to 3 strips of 1 to 20 frames.FH-869S 120 film** 1 to 4 frames 6x4.5**(also used for Electron microscope film) 1 to 3 frames 6圆.FH-835S 35mm film 1 or 2 strips of 1-6 frames.FH-835M 35mm slides 1 to 5 slides with plastic mounts*.More to the point, the LS 9000 will handle a broad range of film formats, thus appealing directly to the multi-format pro photographer whereas, for example, the Coolscan V ED is APS/35mm only. The LS9000 has the latest Digital ICE4 and comes packed with Digital ROC, Digital GEM and Digital DEE and Scan Image Enhancer (these features are summarized below).
This is not a cheap toy by any means, and clearly aimed at imaging professionals. File size: A 35mm colour slide scan produces a 136MB file.Analog/Digital Conversion: 16-bits per colour.Nikkor ED high-resolution lens – excellent quality.Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED: Principal features The scanner (which sits at approximately 20 inches deep, 10 inches wide and 8 inches high, weighting 9 kgs) is big in size, big in performance, and big in price.
It arrived unscathed, and I had it operating within a few minutes of unpacking.
Such practice is NOT recommended, and not for the faint hearted. Having bought the scanner in London, and needing to take it to Brazil, I removed it from its protective packing and stuffed it in a suitcase with no more that a layer of bubble wrap on either side. The first point I have to make is that it enjoys the same tough build quality that all Nikon gear has.
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