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My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally manage to
fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate at
1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi "contact"
scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at Nikon
service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable - a
poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything from
Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a 36
exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or thereabouts)
dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality of
the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all at
once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
film into strips and do not mount slides)
So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it fussy?

BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off topic --
Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.

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"Tony Spadaro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or thereabouts)
> dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality of
> the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all at
> once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
> film into strips and do not mount slides)
> So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it
fussy?

The Epson 3200 is one option; it'll take 2 strips of 6 slides at a time.
It's "3200 dpi" scans are a joke, but it's certainly an 800 dpi scanner.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

I'll second on the Epson 3200. It's a good scanner, does a pretty good job
with film, but is no match for any Nikon film scanner.

Sorry to hear about your scanner. Mine also took a short break on Melville,
but it came back perfect, and in 10 business days, as well. Thankfully, it's
working well.

"Tony Spadaro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9GMeb.16813$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally manage
to
> fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate at
> 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi
"contact"
> scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at
Nikon
> service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable - a
> poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything from
> Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a 36
> exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or thereabouts)
> dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality of
> the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all at
> once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
> film into strips and do not mount slides)
> So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it
fussy?
>
> BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off topic --
> Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
>
> --
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> The Improved Links Pages are at
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
>
>

The Epson 1600 series ( I think the latest is 1640) comes with a full-
sized transparency adaptor as an option. This will scan 15 mounted
slides or 4 six frame strips of 35mm at once with the included holders.
Very quick even at highest resolution.
You can also set it to scan each frame into a separate file.

In article <9GMeb.16813$(E-Mail Removed)> ,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally manage to
> fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate at
> 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi "contact"
> scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at Nikon
> service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable - a
> poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything from
> Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a 36
> exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or thereabouts)
> dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality of
> the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all at
> once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
> film into strips and do not mount slides)
> So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it fussy?
>
> BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off topic --
> Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
>
> --
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> The Improved Links Pages are at
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
>
>
>

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Which models did you two (Tony Spadaro and Reswob) have problems with?

"Reswob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:AKVeb.26$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'll second on the Epson 3200. It's a good scanner, does a pretty good job
> with film, but is no match for any Nikon film scanner.
>
> Sorry to hear about your scanner. Mine also took a short break on
Melville,
> but it came back perfect, and in 10 business days, as well. Thankfully,
it's
> working well.
>
> "Tony Spadaro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9GMeb.16813$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> > My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> > service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally
manage
> to
> > fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate
at
> > 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi
> "contact"
> > scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at
> Nikon
> > service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable - a
> > poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything
from
> > Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> > I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> > contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a
36
> > exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> > So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or
thereabouts)
> > dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality
of
> > the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> > I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all
at
> > once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
> > film into strips and do not mount slides)
> > So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it
> fussy?
> >
> > BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off topic --
> > Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
> >
> > --
> > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> > home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> > The Improved Links Pages are at
> > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> > New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
> >
> >
>
>

I had problems with the 8000ED. The film loading mechanism, the gears that
pull the film carrier in were not functioning properly, and sometimes, about
1/2 the time, it didn't recognize the carrier.

It's been fine since it's come back. FWIW, I do a lot of scanning. In
addition to new stuff, I'm also converting about 60 years of family pix to
digital files for archiving. I wore out one scanner, and am working on a
second. So far, this is a really nice unit.

"George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Which models did you two (Tony Spadaro and Reswob) have problems with?
>
> "Reswob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:AKVeb.26$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'll second on the Epson 3200. It's a good scanner, does a pretty good
job
> > with film, but is no match for any Nikon film scanner.
> >
> > Sorry to hear about your scanner. Mine also took a short break on
> Melville,
> > but it came back perfect, and in 10 business days, as well. Thankfully,
> it's
> > working well.
> >
> > "Tony Spadaro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:9GMeb.16813$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> > > My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> > > service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally
> manage
> > to
> > > fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate
> at
> > > 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi
> > "contact"
> > > scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at
> > Nikon
> > > service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable -
a
> > > poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything
> from
> > > Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> > > I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> > > contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a
> 36
> > > exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> > > So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or
> thereabouts)
> > > dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality
> of
> > > the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> > > I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all
> at
> > > once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut
my
> > > film into strips and do not mount slides)
> > > So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it
> > fussy?
> > >
> > > BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off
topic --
> > > Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> > > home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> > > The Improved Links Pages are at
> > > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> > > New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I take it you are meaning to keep the Nikon for the detailled scans and
just want something additional for the contact sheets. So I won't yell
"Minolta 5400" at you 'cause, while it will do those contacts pretty
quick, esp if you cut into 6 frame. strips, the other suggestions of a
flatbed that can do transparencies is much better for contact sheets at
500 or so dpi.

But if you do dump the Nikon, then the 5400 is, right now, the c-ck of
the scanner roost, esp. at the price.

Cheers,
Alan.



Tony Spadaro wrote:
> My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally manage to
> fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate at
> 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi "contact"
> scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at Nikon
> service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable - a
> poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything from
> Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a 36
> exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or thereabouts)
> dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality of
> the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all at
> once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
> film into strips and do not mount slides)
> So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it fussy?
>
> BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off topic --
> Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
>
> --
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> The Improved Links Pages are at
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
>
>

4000 ED - It worked fine for 13.5 months then quit focusing. I sentr it to
the morons at Nikon and they sent me back an estimate for repair -- $350.00.
I sent the 350 assuming they had looked at the unit and determined it could
be repaired for 350 dollars. Three weeks later it came back "cleaned" with a
note saying "couldn't reproduce the problem". They had not even opened to
jewel case of the cd to look at the scans --- so how did they even know they
couldn't re-produce the problem. Needless to say it didn't focus. Add the
350 and shipping to the 1650 I paid for the scanner and I now had a $2000
paper weight.
A call to a little girl phone answered (who didn't know ANYTHING AT ALL)
got me a promise that they would really really look at it this time and
would even email me a UPS air express label so I could get it back to them
right away, and they would take this as TOP PRIORITY and give it to the head
of the repair department who would email me and get this straightened out
FAST FASTER FASTEST FOR SURE!
So 24 hours later when the email hadn't showed up I called again (I
don't think I mentioned the 45 minutes on hold the first time, but the
second time was only 32 minutes. I talked to a different little girl who
promised I would have that email in minutes.
The email came in the following morning. I packed up the scanner and
stuck on the label and took it to UPS personally. I didn't see it again for
45 days. THey never gave me a new serviuce order number they never called or
wrote or did anything. I called a couple times and (after loooooong waits)
was told that I should use the original service order number to check
status. THe second call was so I could say, "the original service order
number says the unit is repaired and shipped back a week and a half before I
sent it back to you." "Oh dear. I'll get that updated" little miss Chirpy
Voice said. A few days passed and it now became an "in progress" repair. So
I knew it had gotten back to them.
Finally, on Sept 6th at 1:30 pm , the thing said "Shipped 9/6/03 1:30PM
ups Air Express" When it didn't arrive in two days I checked again. Now it
said "Shipped 9/8/03 2:35PM UPS Air Express" It arrived three days later --
UPS apparently uses pigeons for it's air express. Since there was no
tracking number either time I checked I kind of wonder if that "shipped"
part didn't simply mean --- sent to the shipping dock and if UPS ever comes
by they will pick it up.
So they fixed the focus. But it takes 1:30 seconds to do scans that used
to take 0:30 seconds. It crashes more frequently and now instead of having
to drop out of Photoshop I have to re-boot the computer when it crashes. I
have no idea what the complete f**koffs at Nikon Service did to it and no
plans to let them get their grubby hands on it again. I also plan to never
NEVERNEVERNEVEREVEREVERNONONONONONEVER buy ANY Nikon product again as long
as I live.
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"George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Which models did you two (Tony Spadaro and Reswob) have problems with?
>
> "Reswob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:AKVeb.26$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'll second on the Epson 3200. It's a good scanner, does a pretty good
job
> > with film, but is no match for any Nikon film scanner.
> >
> > Sorry to hear about your scanner. Mine also took a short break on
> Melville,
> > but it came back perfect, and in 10 business days, as well. Thankfully,
> it's
> > working well.
> >
> > "Tony Spadaro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:9GMeb.16813$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> > > My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> > > service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally
> manage
> > to
> > > fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate
> at
> > > 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi
> > "contact"
> > > scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at
> > Nikon
> > > service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable -
a
> > > poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything
> from
> > > Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> > > I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> > > contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a
> 36
> > > exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> > > So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or
> thereabouts)
> > > dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality
> of
> > > the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> > > I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all
> at
> > > once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut
my
> > > film into strips and do not mount slides)
> > > So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it
> > fussy?
> > >
> > > BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off
topic --
> > > Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> > > home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> > > The Improved Links Pages are at
> > > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> > > New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I wish I had one, but it is awful expensive for someone who has spent
(wasted) as much money as I have on the Nikon.

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"Alan Browne" <"Alan Browne"@videotron.canospam> wrote in message
news:KkZeb.3811$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I take it you are meaning to keep the Nikon for the detailled scans and
> just want something additional for the contact sheets. So I won't yell
> "Minolta 5400" at you 'cause, while it will do those contacts pretty
> quick, esp if you cut into 6 frame. strips, the other suggestions of a
> flatbed that can do transparencies is much better for contact sheets at
> 500 or so dpi.
>
> But if you do dump the Nikon, then the 5400 is, right now, the c-ck of
> the scanner roost, esp. at the price.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan.
>
>
>
> Tony Spadaro wrote:
> > My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> > service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally
manage to
> > fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate
at
> > 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi
"contact"
> > scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at
Nikon
> > service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable - a
> > poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything
from
> > Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> > I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> > contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a
36
> > exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> > So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or
thereabouts)
> > dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality
of
> > the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> > I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all
at
> > once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
> > film into strips and do not mount slides)
> > So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it
fussy?
> >
> > BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off topic --
> > Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
> >
> > --
> > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> > home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> > The Improved Links Pages are at
> > http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> > New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
> >
> >
>

....following on my previous post, the 5400 did an index scan of 4 slides
in 13 seconds outputting a jpg with each frame measuring about 230x160.

Alan.



Tony Spadaro wrote:
> My film scanner took a summer vacation in Melville N.Y. at the Nikon
> service center. It has been there twice and while they did finally manage to
> fix the problem I sent it in for, they have managed to make it operate at
> 1/3rd the speed it did before -- 1 minute 30 seconds for a 500 dpi "contact"
> scan -- no ice no nuttin'. Needless to say I don't think the jerks at Nikon
> service will fix this problem. They are arrogant and unknowledgeable - a
> poor combination for a service department. I will never buy anything from
> Nikon again, but that doesn't get me back into business today.
> I can still get good 4000 dpi scans from it but my habit of making
> contact scans calls for about one hours time just spent scanning for a 36
> exposure roll of film -- not good at all.
> So I'm looking for a second scanner that can make 500 (or thereabouts)
> dpi scans fairly quickly. The scans don't have to have all the quality of
> the Nikon but they do have to be faster - 30 seconds a scan max.
> I'm willing to go with a flatbed that will scan a strip of film all at
> once for me but not one that can only take one slide at a time (I cut my
> film into strips and do not mount slides)
> So what have you gat? How fast is it? How much did it cost? Is it fussy?
>
> BTW -- I know there are going to be people who say this is off topic --
> Tough. Scanning is the way I turn my 35mm film into prints.
>
> --
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
> home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
> The Improved Links Pages are at
> http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
> New email - Contact on the Menyou page.
>
>