How to buy a Nikon Coolscan

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@bywayz 19 күн бұрын

I bought a new IV many years ago due to the cost, time and inconvenience of frequently sending 35mm slides out for pro scanning. It was rarely used after the transition to digital. But now I am finding increasing need to go back into my archive of color slides, and my Coolscan with VueScan have proved indispensible. I do a lot of printing now for home display, up to 11x17 inches, and web publishing. The IV's quality has been fine, and it is totally reliable.

@cdl0 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful video! I am considering buying one of these scanners myself, so this is exactly the kind of advice I need. Be aware that if you are buying any goods online in the UK, new or used, then distance selling laws apply, which say that a buyer has the right to examine the goods before accepting or rejecting them, meaning you have a legal right to return them regardless of what the seller may say; however, the buyer may need to pay for the postage if the reason for return is not the seller's fault. In practice, I never had a problem returning an item bought on eBay that was sold as working, but arrived damaged or not working.

@parkermillican 2 ай бұрын

@@cdl0 good word, thanks!

@SneakySquirrell 9 ай бұрын

Super helpful video, thanks!

@parkermillican 9 ай бұрын

Youre welcome!

@GhostfaceChinchilla 5 ай бұрын

useful video, thanks. I'm pretty close to buying a coolscan IV. The price is good, my only hesistation is that it need an old computer to operate (SCSI).

@kencrisp6333 2 ай бұрын

You can connect the Coolscan to modern Macs using FireWire-to-Thunderbolt adapters. You may have to buy more than one type of adapter, depending on what ports you have on your Mac.

@cggg490 10 ай бұрын

I shared on another one of your vids that I ordered a Nikon Coolscan 5000. I did a bunch of research and landed on the 5000 but your videos pushed me over the edge. I initially thought the 9000 would be the best but it only does 12 frames of 35mm at a time and I don't shoot medium format so it didn't seem appropriate for my needs. You're right about a DSLR/camera set ups. I've watched several videos on certain options but I just don't like how clunky and weird the set ups need to be. Mounting a camera on a stand with a fancy macro lens and a film holder. I just don't want to bother even though it's apparently ridiculously fast to scan a whole roll like that. Oh well. I hope to get the 5000 in a couple of weeks. I've drooled over that huge Frontier scanners but that's just overkill for me.

@parkermillican 10 ай бұрын

thanks for the kind words, im with you on the clunkiness of the DSLR, it just not worth it haha

@johnsvoboda4991 2 ай бұрын

The video says not to buy it if it doesn't have the filmstrip adapter, so I'm just chiming in to echo that. I bought a Coolscan V without the adapter for $350 with shipping, thinking it was a pretty good deal and I could get a SA-21 without too much hassle for around $120. But after spending a bunch of time on eBay, the average price for an SA-21 now is probably over $150. It's pretty rare to find a listing for just an adapter too. I haven't been able to find anything yet that's not on eBay. I'm gonna be stuck looking around for this adapter for another week or two so I'd highly recommend saving yourself the hassle.

@joseerazevedo Ай бұрын

My Coolscan III came with three adapters - mounted slide, FH-2 Film Strip Holder and the SA-21 equivalent (automated film strip). The one I use less, since I bought it in 2000, is the SA-21 equivalent. It's not that precise. I find it faster to use the FH-2 Film Strip Holder.

@revaaron Ай бұрын

If you get the 8000/9000, you need to get the Stephan Schraf 3d printed holders. I use my 9000 constantly.

@Andreas-Lau Жыл бұрын

Nice video. I am thinking about getting a scanner. I would like to see your workflow as you mentioned in this video.

@parkermillican Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Ill work on making that! If you have anything specific you want to see, let me know

@camcorderjocky Жыл бұрын

There’s a supposedly new coolscan V locally. I’m wondering how long it takes to scan a strip of 6 with vuescan with the dust reduction on? I’m really temped to get it.

@camcorderjocky Жыл бұрын

Also, how do you find the scans coming directly from vuescan with the coolscan V? I just have a lot of old negatives that I’d like to get digitized without too much fuss.

@parkermillican Жыл бұрын

@@camcorderjocky based on what ive seen, it would take 3:45-4:00 or so

@parkermillican Жыл бұрын

@@camcorderjocky once you get the color conversion of vuescan dialed in, theyre great to do old negatives. And the 4 minutes would be for 4000dpi. You can always take that resolution lower and itll go a bit quicker

@jaimecaballero2577 8 ай бұрын

Super helpful, thanks so much!

@parkermillican 8 ай бұрын

Youre very welcome! Thanks for the kind words

@Step-n-Wolf Жыл бұрын

I have a couple LS2000 I will be selling and I have a feeder as well. Glad I own Lightroom as I refuse to rent software.

@parkermillican Жыл бұрын

Lightroom is the move for sure

@jaimeduncan6167 9 ай бұрын

If one wants to scan 35mm only, what is the advantage over a Pacific Image PrimeFilm XA Plus or a Plustek? The Pacific image seems better on paper and cost less than 550$ with a warranty.

@parkermillican 9 ай бұрын

They are really similar on paper, i do think the pacific image scanners take longer per frame.. i may be wrong there. But the real main reasons would be that its a newer product and i didnt even know about them until your comment (i think they came out in 2018?) and the nikons have a really great track record. Ive looked up some reviews on pacific images this afternoon and there seems to be issue with color consistency (which nikon has great consistancy) All that being said, im going to research more becuase thats only based off a few reviews. I want to watch some youtube videos of it in action. Thanks for telling me about them!!

@KimHojbergJensen Ай бұрын

What about connectivity with a newer PC (Windows 11)?

@joseerazevedo Ай бұрын

I use my Coolscan III - SCSI - with a 2019 16" Macbook Pro. Buy quality adapters and it'll work. My long line of adapters are from Ratoc (SCSI > FW400), Moshi (FW400 > FW 800, bought at an Apple store), Apple (FW800 > Thunderbolt 2) and Apple again (Thunderbolt 2 > Thunderbolt 3). Doesn't matter if you use Apple or not. Their adapters are excelent and made to deliver the same signal always. Thanks to this, and Vuescan, I can use my 2000 Coolscan on modern Macs. The newer Coolscans mentioned on the video are USB. Apple has an USB-A > USB-C adapter that probably should do the job.

@sfomann 10 ай бұрын

Does Nikon not make the coolscan anymore? Why not buy a new one? I have lots of 35 mm films and mounted slides and I want the best images but with ease of use!

@parkermillican 10 ай бұрын

They dont make them anymore, there are a few companies making new ones, but not a lot of ‘new’ 35mm tech coming out these days

@sfomann 10 ай бұрын

@@parkermillican oh thanks for a quick reply. In addition to coolscan, I am looking at other options including the Epson V850 Pro and hence came to your video. The epson v850 can still be bought brand new. I am wondering if you considered epson when purchasing the Nikon coolacan.

@parkermillican 10 ай бұрын

@@sfomann i had an epson v600 or 550 before the coolscan. It was good, but i dont shoot medium format anymore and i wanted something i could let run and not have to watch. The reason i ended up with the 4000 is for the full-roll capability with 35mm. If i end up shooting medium format, which i do maybe 5 rolls a year, i pay for scans. The flat beds are great, and i cant speak for the quality of the 850, but the speed of the coolscans is what sold me

@sfomann 10 ай бұрын

@@parkermillican thanks for the response. I only have the cut negative and mounted slides and also do not want to baby sit while getting the best scans. So it seems the coolscan is the best option. Do you know if the scanning software that comes with coolscan will work with the new Apple M3 based MacBook computers ?

@parkermillican 10 ай бұрын

@@sfomann ive heard you can get it to work after installing drivers, but silverfast or vuescan seem to be best solution

@oussmayo 15 күн бұрын

How does the coolscan 4000 work with half frame shots?

@parkermillican 15 күн бұрын

@@oussmayo it does fine! When i shoot half frame, i just import them into lightroom and duplicate them and crop. You can also adjust the crop and feed of the coolscan in the settings to do one frame at a time. Maybe thats what I should make a video on next

@oussmayo 15 күн бұрын

@ Thanks for the reply! That sounds like a nice workflow! Amazing it can do one frame at a time too, would definately like to see a video on that! Im looking into investing in either coolscan or dslr setup but not sure yet, coolscan would run me 400e which i might be able to get down, cheapest dslr (i own camerabody) setup would run me 350 ish nlp included!

@parkermillican 15 күн бұрын

@@oussmayo i really like the coolscan setup. The resolution is awesome, and being able to just set the roll to auto scan is so nice. I havent fully tried a DSLR setup, just messed around with it, but the coolscan is basically the perfect workflow for me

@oussmayo 15 күн бұрын

@@parkermillican will def consider it, thanks for the insight!

@parkermillican 15 күн бұрын

@ happy shooting!