As described below Nikon launched two new scanners at the same time: the Nikon Coolscan V ED and the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED. LCD, Video and Photo Gallery images are for illustrative purposes only. See my page about image correction. Another shortcoming is that sometimes the communication with the scanner doesn't work anymore - the software then messages that no scanner is connected. If the trial doesnt work were back to square one and well go from there. It also states 'No camera or scanner connected.' Once you have made and saved your different settings you can quickly perform a scan or a series of same scans virtually at the push of a button. If you scan an image 2, 4, 8 or even 16 times in one go noise and glitches of the scanner are effectively reduced. Just like with an image editing software you can achieve the same effects on the individual gradation curves by using different controls. The function of automatically finding the beginning of the film and the division of the film strip into single frames respectively don't work flawlessly. And with an optional APS adaptor you can process whole APS film rolls, too. The LS-5000 still shows different colour shades in image areas where the LS-5 only shows consistent black. We already know the grain equalization GEM and the colour enhancement ROC from the predecessor. Of course John Doe purchases exactly one scanner and hence only benefits indirectly from this feature, for example when downloading a new version of the software. Thus the little Nikon Coolscan V ED offers the same scanning resolution as its big brother Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED. At the End of a hot summer 2003 the Nikon boat was rocked. In terms of your original question, I think the software choice depends. With tidyly mounted slides and plain film strips the autofocus does a very good job. The field of application seems to be very small for this optional accessory at first sight, but preparates are produced in many sciences and not only in medical science. After this the scanner is ready for use, can be connected to the USB port of the computer and is automatically detected when turned on. You need the cab file and inf file in the same folder. The scan software is very clearly arranged and easy to learn. We already know the automatic dust and scratches removal ICE, the Grain Equalization and Management GEM as well as the colour recreation tool ROC from the predecessor LS-40 ED. We can provide you with any film scanner at an extremely attractive price and we also can supply you with accessories such as film holders or optional adapters. There is also modification on the back side of the scanner: the Firewire port IEEE-1394 was sacrificed for the benefit of a USB 2.0 port. If you save such a file in the uncompressed TIF format you'll get a file with a size of about 55 MByte. So the big price cut Nikon made with the LS-50 compared to the LS-40 isn't that big at all when considering the changes in the scanner's standard equipment. So is the LS-5000 really still a big brother or is it rather a twin brother? Furthermore you can automatically apply these settings when scanning the next film strip, so that you don't have to make any settings again at all. I can't fault them for the watermark. Although the LS-5 is a very fast film scanner (2 minutes for a 35mm slide with 4000dpi and activated ICE) the LS-5000 proves to be a real sprinter among film scanners. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. I have a somewhat older dedicated flatbed scanner, and the flatbed scanner in my Canon Pixma TS9120 printer. The scan software NikonScan offers to the user a multitude of settings to immediately perform a good looking fine scan after the prescan. If you perform auto focus and auto exposure for every single image the scanning time sums up to 12-20 minutes - enough time leaving the computer workplace and doing something else. As I've unpacked my Nikon Super Coolscan V ED first of all I was surprised at the amount of manuals accompanying the scanner. With an index scan you'll get thumbnails of all images on the film. So the question arises, what software can one use instead? But this does by no means apply for the whole image. NEF is Nikon's own raw format which can be selected as output file format when scanning with NikonScan. The Coolscan V ED can absolutely be recommended. This is a large step backwards compared to the predecessor. There are almost innumerable possibilities for colour enhancement - from a simple brightness slider up to the gradation curves tool there is virtually every nameable tool for processing colours available. For scanning such film material you can only use the strip film holder FH-3, which was supplied in shipment with the predecessors, but has to be purchased separately now. Somebody must think they are worth it. If you try the data is generated in a very short time. So this design works flawlessly. And there is one more reason for the expensive full version: the Elements version can only process an image file with a colour depth of 16 bit if it is previously converted into 8 bit. But that's all with the little Nikon. I also understand that I can use Device Manager to install the .inf file. There are a few places online that guide one through the process, and it is essentially the same process that made the scanner work in Windows 7. Sep 8, 2020 2:21 PM in response to M_B_H For example I have already scanned transparent cut preparates of different kind of rocks for a mineralogist. In this way I've alread scanned 16mm films, glas pattern, samples of rocks between glass plates and pieces of microfilm. Naturally the resolution and the settings of the scan software are important factors. You'll easily realize the importance of the scan software when using a cheap film scanner. By clicking Sign Up, you are opting to receive promotional, educational, e-commerce and product registration emails from Nikon Inc. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe any time. In response to Allan Jones. Naturally this artificial sharpening gives the final touch of details to the scan, but I'd recommend to do the sharpening with the image editing software afterwards, because a once performed unsharp mask can not be undone easily, particularly if the parameters were set to high values. They really do have to be clean. The automatic colour enhancement ROC somtimes works wonders. I must say that CanoScan 9000F Mark II, and even the Plustek slide scanner, look very tempting. Thus I assign an effective resolution of 3900dpi to the Nikon Coolscan V ED, which means 2,5% less than specified 4000dpi. Now it's getting exotic but by no means unrealistic. Once the file is extracted to a folder and you have the cab/inf files go to Device Manager and right click the Scanner > Update driver > Browse to the unzipped folder. However Nikon was front-runner concerning the prices as well. I had never problems with Kodak APS films though. I just picked up the same scanner. When looking at element 6.3, which complies with a resolution of 4100dpi, you can see that the horizontal lines can be easily distinguished while the vertical lines can not be clearly perceived anymore, just like with the Nikon 5000. A scan with 42Bit colour depth (explanation see our page colour depth) is being saved as a 48Bit file by the way - the residual 6Bits are simply not used. Preview 1 slide with auto focus and auto exposure, Single scan slide 2000 dpi, auto focus, auto exposure, Single scan slide 4000 dpi, auto focus, auto exposure, Preview 1 negative with auto focus and auto exposure, Single scan negative 2000 dpi, auto focus, auto exposure, Single scan negative 4000 dpi, auto focus, auto exposure. So an image in the FH-3 is handled like a single mounted frame and you can only scan one image at once. Sep 3, 2020 10:19 AM in response to M_B_H The Nikon Coolscan V and Super Coolscan 5000 may be very similar, but considering scanning times the Coolscan 5000 puts its little brother through its paces. I then went to system preferences - printers/scanners to add the scanner and I was unable to locate it. There is no problem with thicker glass mounts neither, but attention while inserting the slide is advisable. The new slide mount adaptor MA-21 has got an integrated cover protecting the scanner's interior against dust. Converting the raw data into image data takes a lot of computing time, filters like ICE are computationally very intensive, but also saving big files on your hard disc drive can be decisive. There is always people who try their luck with a Nikon Coolscan V and a slide feeder and despair of that it doesn't work. If you have the system resources, creating a VM and installing the software + the device within it is an option. You won't see the difference with normal holiday snap shots, but you'll soon discover the class differences when viewing night shots, twilight shots, backlight shots or even underwater shots. Bearings on both left and right hand side fix the object slide so that it can't shake or fall off. When viewing a shot of the night sky you can clearly see that a lot fell by the wayside with the Nikon LS-5. It's annoying everytime you have to manually scan exactly one leftover image. And last but not least the scan software delivers very good images and really makes the best out of the connected scanner. You could put single loose transparencies into slide mounts as well, if you want to spare the optional FH-3. After all you want to kick off immediately, when you've unpacked your first or your new film scanner. Thanks, that is indeed very interesting. Most other film scanners fail with this special task. The film is transported by rubber rolls. When I get a chance to sit back down at the computer, I will surely use your advice. Of course you have to scan every slide individually. I use both the free Nikon software and Image Capture for my Nikon DSLR. You can insert object slides with a width of up to 26 mm into the medical slide holder. In the meantime computers have evolved, but the Nikon software has not. Thereby the price reduction compared to the predecessors LS-40 and LS-4000 levels out - thus the scanners didn't really get cheaper, they were only reduced in the scope of delivery. With the SA-21 it is possible to scan 35mm film strips with up to six frames automatically. I already know what one can deduce from the advertising materials that appear online. With the strip film adaptor SA-21 you can scan film strips (positive or negative) with 2-6 photos. Aside from your thread, I've been researching best practices for using the Nikon Scan software. Sep 8, 2020 12:57 PM in response to M_B_H What counts for SLR cameras can also be transferred to film scanners to a certain amount: it's not the camera that takes the picture, it's the lens. This site has been translated from German into English and serves for a better understanding for the English speaking visitors of our website. All rights reserved. Less, How do I download and what free software can I download onto my iMac so that I can scan negatives using my nikon super coolscan 5000, User profile for user: From this it follows that it's not that important what the scanned image effectively looks like, but rather which information it contains. Maybe it's better to simply scan 1000 different images to make a conclusion by rule of thumb. Of course it is very important that no dirt gets on the rubber rolls. I primarily work with digital cameras now, and I figure I can use Lightroom faster to correct images once they are scanned than spend too much time with the scanner software. it must be adjusted individually for every image, and it can be displaced by changing the gradaton curves. But anyway the most expensive extra charge appears not until you need additional film adaptors. Of course you can always create a slide show and so on with existing images, no matter if they accrue from a digital camera or from a scanner. provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations The APS film adaptor IA-20(S) is available as optional accessory for the Nikon Coolscan V ED, which can be used for scanning whole APS films at once. So a film adaptor has to be attached to the Coolscan 5 ED at all times, even when not in use. More The strip film holder FH-3 becomes really usefull not until you have greatly curled or curved negative or positive strips which the automatic strip film adaptor SA-21 processes incorrectly or doesn't draw in at all. The altered stands immediately catch one's eye though. Sep 8, 2020 1:16 PM in response to M_B_H Too much interesting stuff going on . It certainly did an excellent job for me in the past. So the MA-21 not only acts as a film adaptor but as well as a cover for the front insertion. In this case only restarting the scan software and rewinding the film by clicking the appropriate button helps. are automatically retouched effectively. The user interface looks virtually identical, the settings work as known. Changes on the original German site after the translation will not be maintained automatically on the English site. Thus who want to digitise great quantities of slides have to sit next to the scanner/computer permanently when using the standard MA-21, and do the disc jockey. By the way you can not only automatically adjust the shadows with DDE but the highlights as well. But it's really comfortable to scan a whole APS film at once: if you make the desired settings after prescanning for example image #1, then you can assign these settings to all other images and scanning the whole film proceeds fully automatically in batch mode. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the. Not every user knows how to uninstall software via the control panel and what to do if he is asked repeatedly if components which may still be used by other programs should really be deleted. This is the successor to the MA-20(S). Kodachrome - Special Profiles for Brilliant Results, SilverFast Multi-Exposure - for significantly better details, * Report of Institute of Image Engineering, Frechen, Multi-core processor with 64-bit support and 4 cores at least, on Mac: Intel and M1 processors are supported, 8 GB RAM main memory (16 GB RAM recommended), 4 GB free space on hard disk drive for the software file, Up to 20 GB free space on the main system hard disk drive for the cache, Latest firmware installed on scanner device, MySilverFast account (is automatically created with the purchase), Photoshop CC, CC 2014, CC 2015.X, CC 2017 - 2022, Photoshop CS4, Photoshop CS5, Photoshop CS5.5, Photoshop CS6, Photoshop Elements 13, Elements 14, Elements 15, Elements 2018 - 2022, 64-bit systems: Windows Vista, Windows from version 7, 2 GHz Processor or faster (Multi-core recommended), 4 GB RAM main memory (8 GB RAM recommended), 2 GB free space on hard disk drive for the software file. Dedicate it to your project (which I assume is going to take a lot of time) and don't connect to the internet (safety from hacking). VikingOSX, Sep 8, 2020 12:57 PM in response to M_B_H, User profile for user: I would highly recommend taking a look at Vuescan (https://www.hamrick.com/) as its both affordable and utilizes some of the advanced features for dealing with scratches and dust. Even if the computer crashes the cover stays locked as long as the film wasn't rewind back into the cartridge. Here's an older guide:http://download3.vmware.com/eval_cd/ace/docs/GuestOS_guide.pdf. Nikon supplies a threepart software bundle with the filmscanners: Some owners of a Nikon digital camera will ask themselves "What's Nikon View doing with a Nikon filmscanner?" You currently have javascript disabled. But now back to the Nikon Coolscan V ED. Suggestions? ICE works perfectly with the Nikon V: dust, scratches, fingerprints, lint etc. If you feel that your old scanner has bcome an ex old scanner, have a look at this review article -, https://wiki.ezvid.com/best-slide-scanners. An "out of the box" suggestion: find an older computer with decent specs (at least 8gig of memory), load Vista on it, and install your software. I think I will at last use VueScan. In response to M_B_H. DDE and a Scan Image Enhancer have been newly added. I remember Phil Katz and PKZIP, and LONG ago I could have stood up and given a complete explanation of the LZW compression algorithm No longer, alas , but it's not necessary, unZIPping is built into the operating system, and like everybody else I have 7Zip installed . Totally off-topic - Congratulations ! The slide mount adaptor MA-21 and his predecessor respectivley proved themselves during the years. An essential improvement will catch the eye of those who still know and own respectively the predecessor Coolscan IV and fancy the new Coolscan V: the resolution increased from 2900 dpi to 4000 dpi. The only problem is you have to somehow obtain a valid installation disc or iso of the OS you want to install. It's not a pleasure to scan certain IX240 films which can not be winded easily. Unfortunately I can't afford a new scanner right now. When starting up, the external LED goes into fast-blink mode (indicating an error) at the end of the second (or third?) My following review will show that Nikon strongly saved costs, which is not obvious at first glance though.