Nikon 9000ed scanner, is it worth buying second hand today ?

[@OoDUBZoO]

you have been so helpful and insightful. thank you so much. sorry for your loss. bless you and cheers!

[@actionimagesphotography]

Sorry for your loss and the new puppy looks lovely. Kick Covid!

[@martinhensonphotography]

Hes gorgeous and we love him to bits , thanks

[@jaypage8823]

I use the Nikon 9000ed scanner with a Mac laptop and it produces good, detailed scans. I use the Vuescan software on my Mac and I have found it easier to work with than I did the Nikon software on a windows machine years ago. I scan to produce a 16-bit aRGB tiff file rather than a grey gamma 2.2 file. The aRGB file is also a gamma 2.2 file and it can be opened/worked on by pretty much all Photoshop plug-ins and additionally with Capture One, while a grey scale file often cannot. The Nikon Firewire connection requires several adapters to connect to the Mac's Thunderbolt port, but it does work fine, even with the 2022 M1 Mac. However, do NOT try to connect to a USB port (on any computer; windows or Mac) using a Firewire to USB connector of the sort sold on eBay. This is the quickest way to burn out the main circuit board on the Nikon that there is. There is a Nikon Scanner FaceBook group that can provide support and answer questions about using the scanners.

[@ianrosie4431]

Goodness, you're a trooper Martin. I hope both you and your wife get well soon.

[@martinhensonphotography]

We will , to much to live for lol, thanks you

[@kencrisp6333]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this comparison for us! Great job!

[@user-is4jf8yr4z]

I watch a lot of photographer channels on youtube, but yours is by far my favorite! I was also thinking about byuing the Nikon Scanner. But here in germany a scan service of a 6x7 slide on the Nikon costs 2,30 Euro per frame. So I guess I will have to continue sending them in to have them scanned - I don't shoot nearly enough to justify the price of the Nikon - sadly ;)

[@kstrohmeier]

Sorry to hear about your Westie. They are definitely part of the family. Best wishes and prayers to you and your wife.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks you appreciate you comment

[@alpcns]

Excellent video and comparison, Martin. Get better soon - and sorry for your loss of the lovely doggie. They are wonderful friends.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks, they certainly are

[@thomashilmersen711]

Sorry to hear about your dog and Covid, mate. Your videos are great.

Sorry for your loss 😢 But very very nice video 🎉

[@photobobo]

I bought a 9000 about 15 years ago, used and broken, for $400. Fixed it in one day at no cost. The flex coupling between the stepper motor and the lead screw was broken. Replaced it with a rigid one that I made. To allow for shaft misalignment, I floated the motor by loosening the mounting screws. It has worked flawlessly since. I use VueScan. For medium format, I removed the clamping part from the standard carrier and use a heavy piece of anti-Newton glass to hold the negative flat. Works great.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Yea have owned my 9000 for a long time now, main problems over that time is a broken on off switch , a sankin power switching unit replaced, dirty mirror and a dodgy ribbon cable now held in place with glue, managed to do all myself, it’s a great scanner , I also got the rotating film holder with masks at a great price, this makes scanning in vuescan so much easier

[@paulatterby7507]

Very informative video Martin. Ive just bought a 9000 ed. Havent got it yet but plan to run it on an old pc with windows xp.

[@Hughesmedia1]

Very good and enjoyable video. Thanks for taking the time to give such a detailed comparison, Yes, the Nikon 9000 wins and I'm here with my old Nikon LS-2000 with a SCSI connector (🤑)hoping it will come to life after many years in storage.

[@brianrowland9993]

Great comparison video that I believe demonstrates for critical work the Nikon is a great choice. Love the relaxed pace - very English! A great portrait of your son and surprisingly sharp results for a Mamiya TLR - yours had a great lens! Unfortunately Nikon 9000ed scanner prices have been pumped hard on eBay by sellers who haven't got a clue what the scanner can do they just want money! Most are sold without any convincing proof they are working properly. Which means buyer beware. Here in Aus I see Nikon 9000ed scanners on eBay classified as junk but the seller expects someone to pay AU$3000! But if you can find one at a reasonable price that is fully functional and have a big collection of 35mm and roll film negs I think a 9000ed is a great choice. Having said that the Epson 8850 is more versatile for large format scanning where its limitations are less noticeable and at the price point has its advantages for general use. But not great for 35mm in my opinion. There is probably a case for both scanners - if you want to cover multiple formats! Subscribed!

[@martinhensonphotography]

My 9000 died last year so I got a great price for it as not working, I bought a Nikon 5000ed for 35 mm and used my e epson flat bed for MF , the epson as in this video is OK ish and the 5000 produces artefacts in black and white scans, amazing fir colour work though. So we’re to go , the 9000 was amazing but I’m not prepared to be ripped off and pay thousands and have it break down 6 months later. So over the last few months I have used my mirror less canon camera with macro lens to digitise the negs and totally convinced this is the way to go, some people say the scans are not the same as a dedicated scanner, I compared the canon scans to the Nikon 9000, there is no difference just as good if not better , that’s were I am at the moment

[@HawkTron]

Excellent video! It will come in handy when set up my 9000ED to scan both 35mm and 120 film. Thanks for the links as well. Cheers!

[@nilesrenrut722]

Thanks for making this video. May others continue to find value from it

[@gabriel1chan]

All the best to you. Take care.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thank you

[@1973sonvis]

Great video, Martin. Thanks. Hope you get well soon.

[@stephenhenson8274]

Hi Martin, sorry to hear of the loss of your Westi, may Duggie give you both a lot of pleasure, once again Great Video, definitely you can spot the difference , Mick 📷

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks Mick xx

[@revotu2936]

Really really nice video and photo! Hope my 8000ed can get the same results .

[@Socrates...]

I recommend the reflecta RPS 10M for 35mm film , it is a superb scanner

[@martinhensonphotography]

What is it’s true optical dpi and does it scan 35mm and all medium format sizes

[@stephenscott2802]

Many thanks for another excellent video Martin. I picked up a number of tips that will help me to get better scans from my Nikon 8000ED scanner. For what it’s worth, the Nikon 8000ED might be a viable alternative to the 9000ED for some as the second hand prices are lower and this machine still produces high quality scans albeit more slowly. Sorry to hear about your loss. My beloved spaniel passed away a couple of years ago and I still miss her terribly.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks for making that point, I forgot to mention the 8000 scanner,

[@alfredv9902]

The Nikon 8000 is known for banding issue.

[@stephenscott2802]

@@alfredv9902 that is true but the issue is easily avoided by scanning in “fine” mode. I use VueScan on a Mac and have had no issues with banding since adopting this workflow.

[@genefurio4329]

Get well soon. Love your videos

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thank you so much

[@robertyoung1777]

I am sorry about your companion dog and Covid illnesses. Great talk and accompanying images. Anybody have experience with the smaller Nikon 4000ed (35 mm) scanner? Are the scans it produced similar in quality to the 9000ed? I sure hope someone offers a new high quality scanner choice for the growing number of film photographers.

[@alanhuntley55]

So sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved pet. The new one sure looks like a cutie! Get comparison video. Hoping you and your wife are well soon. Take care.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thank you ,Alan

[@hawkforce3109]

Nicely done! Super instructive video!

[@n2n8sda]

Great video. I have dozens of cameras as i've shot film for a long time and decided its worth digitally archiving some of the negatives (I still print them via an enlarger) so am just working out what will be best. Interesting comment about the mamiya though, out of all my medium format cameras (some like the hassleblad cm500 / mamiya 7 / fuji gx680 which are consistently rated very highly) my really old folding mamiya 6 which was cheap as chips when it was new and by all accounts shouldnt really be anything special consistently takes razor sharp photos even with no thought at all! The only other folding rangefinder I use is a Zeiss Super Ikonta B which on paper at least should run rings around the old mamiya 6 folder but it doesn't hold a candle to it!

[@dominicmeakin]

Very sorry to hear about Woolly. Our Jack Russell Lucky passed away at the same age last year and I still miss him.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Its awful when you loose a dear loved pet, I feel your pain

[@joeltunnah]

I’m very happy with the output of my Plustek 8200i. It’s only $500 US (£360). Easily beats the Noritsu lab scans I was getting.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Never tried one , would love to see results from it, thanks

[@PeteMP3]

I bought one of the early Plustek 120 scanners (having owned a Plustek 8100 for some time) and I think it's a wonderful alternative. It's much sharper than the Epson V700 scanner with better scanning negative holders. I use the Plustek 120 with Vuescan and Color Perfect. The original Plustek 120 has been redesigned as the Plustek 120 Pro. I think it's worth looking at prior to opting for the Nikon.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Can you tell me if the Plustek 120 pro has auto focus

[@PeteMP3]

@@martinhensonphotography No it doesn't and that is claimed as the main drawback to the Plustek, but it is still sharper than my Epson V700. It would be interesting to see a side by side comparison of the two. Perhaps when the Covid crisis is all over, I could lend you my 120 to compare with the Nikon. It appears there is some adjustability of the focus of the 120 Pro possible blog.plustek.com/2020/08/19/opticfilm-120-pro-is-even-smarter-the-focus-is-adjustable/

[@martinhensonphotography]

@@PeteMP3 yes that would be interesting to see a comparison, the Nikon produces very sharp scans as it is an AF scanner, the Epson is not in the same league as the Nikon I use (9000ed) there are many claims on the internet about how you can get clear scans out of the v series scanners, I find these claims hard to believe, I have two the v700 and the v800, no matter how I try, different heights, holder's, wet scanning it never produces scans that are sharp in focus and I don't think it can, unless some one out there can send me a straight scan with no sharpening to prove otherwise

[@nickward2922]

Rip woolly, great comparison and gosh that Nikon scan looks much nicer on screen. Would be interested to see how much difference in a print.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Prints from the Nikon are sharper and better tonal range , thanks

[@donwhite332]

Hi, I can not see your link to Ian Barber re Nikon 9000 set up

[@digbyhp]

Thanks for this video Martin. I too own a LS9000 and an V850. I scan both 35mm and 120, colour and monochrome. I use Vuescan and ColorPerfect on both machines, as the Nikon Scan software is no longer compatible on my iMac. I don't however have the rotating film holder (yet) for the Coolscan, and use the standard medium format holders on both. Our workflows are therefore very similar, so this vid was of particular interest to me. Your results are completely consistent with mine. There is a noticeable difference between the two scanners 'straight out of the box'. However, I came across a website years ago (maybe Filmscanner.info, but I can't find the exact page anymore) that also compared the two, but they experimented with applying smart sharpening in PS to try and equalise the Epson to the Nikon. I have used this sharpening technique with great success on the Epson, even though I have the choice. Long story short, once you correctly sharpen the Epson, you end up with the graininess of the Nikon, and a much closer result in terms of sharpness. Of course this technique would probably only accentuate the poor tonal transitions that you highlighted. I personally have never noticed these, but then again I naturally favour a more contrasty outcome anyway.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks I will check that out

[@digbyhp]

@@martinhensonphotography Found the link, an old Luminous Landscape article, very lengthy! luminous-landscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/The-New-Epson-V850-Pro-Scanner-Final.pdf

[@FrankP83]

@@digbyhp thanks for the link Digby!I will have a look at!

[@AndyReynolds753]

very informative, thanks

[@kalaharistuart]

Get well soonest

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks

[@ilak19902000]

sorry to hear about Woolly :( wish you and your wife an easy recovery :)

[@martinhensonphotography]

Cheers

[@i20010]

Wow.. the Epson looks like a preview... bummer the Nikon is discontinued.

[@myronachtman4304]

Can you see any difference in the details of the 24" prints if you view them from 3 feet away?

[@martinhensonphotography]

@@myronachtman4304 yes without doubt

[@heho888]

interesting video, thank you. Get well soon!!

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thank you

[@haroldminuskumar]

Hey Martin, I know your focus on this video are 120 film. Just wondering how’s the Nikon 8000 on 35mm? The preview with 12 images seemed really fast on your example and that would be a game changer for me since I only really scan frames that deemed worth scanning/sharing.

[@martinhensonphotography]

To be honest I am not sure having not used a 8000, would imagine it to be similar

[@johnjon1823]

I have a brand new one of those Nikon 9000ed scanners in my closet all I did was open the box and set it on a shelf and never got around to using it; never even plugged it in. It calls for I think Windows 2000? Which I no longer have, nice to know it can connect to Windows 10, should I every get to my closet to get it out. I think I must have bought the thing around 2007 and even then I think they were rare to obtain. Best wishes and thanks for the comparisons.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Let me know if your going to sell it . mines slowly dying :-(, thanks for commenting

[@dominiquedevries1946]

@@martinhensonphotography I am selling an almost new one still including the box and all the original holders. Let me know if you are still interested!

[@martinhensonphotography]

@@dominiquedevries1946 I would be , depends on cost and postage , email me , thanks

[@dominiquedevries1946]

@@martinhensonphotography Will do, What is your email?

[@martinhensonphotography]

@Dominique de Vries [e-mail]

[@anthonydavis6467]

Just watch just watched your KZbin about the Nikon 9000. But I would like to ask a question? I got a comment saying using firewire to USB cable can burn these scanners. Is that true?

[@martinhensonphotography]

Yes I think that is the case

[@saraschiff5144]

Dear Martin.... I am so sorry for your ;oss. We just lost our Cocker at only 9 - 1/2 years of age to cancer. I have a Nikon super coolscan 9000 ED that I have not use in 9 years. It has been in it's box. I have almost all the film holders.... including the rotating holder. What scanning software would you suggest? Last time I scannned I used SilverFast. Any maintenance I need to do before I plug it in again? Thanks

[@martinhensonphotography]

Yea it’s a very traumatic time , we got another puppy which helped, I use Vuescan , no I don’t think you need to do anything other than switch it on and fingers crossed 🤞, I think my Nikon 9000 is slowly dying , tried a new mirror but still getting a flashing light error so I will be looking for another to replace it, I also have the rotating holder which is a must for these scanners , thanks for commenting

[@rjleal]

Hello Martin, sorry for your loss, I hope you're doing well. Great video, where did you buy the ANR Glass?

[@martinhensonphotography]

You know I think it came with the better scanning kit, which I don't use, only the glass from it

[@rjleal]

@@martinhensonphotography Now that you said that, i've remember that you have commented about the better scanner kit in other video. Thank you.

[@thomaspopple2291]

So sorry to hear of you losing your fur buddy and contracting Covid.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks appreciate your kind words

[@davidspraggs9559]

Martin sorry to here about your Dog... been in same position & its heartbreaking... never get used to it... & hope you & the wife recover from COVID fit & well... Best Wishes To You Both... my question is to you & your other views... Colour Perfect with Photoshop or Negative Lab Pro with Lightroom... any differences / easy of use dare I say better software... as about to embark of DSLR scanning b/w negatives at home & sorting them out in post... Any thoughts which process to use. Thank You Martin & All 🤗👍🏻

[@martinhensonphotography]

I think the least software intervention the better, my scanning workflow is pretty linear and the only software that alters the file is ColorPerfect, the ability to bring highlights and shadows under control in there is the key to good scans, the rest is simply selective contrast control in Photoshop, I cannot comment on Neg lab pro as I have not used it, I think the proof is in the pudding lol you seen the results on all my video images although all black and white, so many choices :-)

[@SeamusJohnsonMusic]

Thanks for the great video! How do you plug your Nikon 9000 ED into your windows computer without damaging the scanner? I heard that the firewire to usb dongles are junk and can break the scanner. What dongle or series of dongles do you use? I have a windows 10 laptop.

[@martinhensonphotography]

I bought and used an internal firewire card and plugged the scanner into that using the original lead that came with the scanner

[@SeamusJohnsonMusic]

@martinhensonphotography thank you alot for replying! I should maybe look at getting a computer tower to use a firewire card instead of a laptop.

[@SeamusJohnsonMusic]

​@martinhensonphotography Do you know where you bought your firewire card?

[@martinhensonphotography]

@@SeamusJohnsonMusic I think I got it from eBay

[@SeamusJohnsonMusic]

@@martinhensonphotography Thank you very much for helping me! Have a great day! I'll definitely check it out!

[@Vincent780320]

Hello Martin.Where did you get ANR Glass for Epson scanner?

[@martinhensonphotography]

It was from the better scanning kit I bought, framers anti reflective glass should be fine , thanks

[@Vincent780320]

@@martinhensonphotography Thank you!

[@coolscan]

Don't use USB2Firewire adapters, they kill your fw chips on scanners motherboard.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Didn't realize that, thanks for enlightening me and others to this potential problem

[@tedco-Theo]

On which computer do you use it, which connector (FW400 port ?) and which operating system do you use ? I have one but on an old iMac with Tiger. thank you !!

[@martinhensonphotography]

It’s FireWire on a Windows 11

[@tedco-Theo]

@@martinhensonphotography Thank you !!!

[@tedco-Theo]

@@martinhensonphotography Have you tested Silverfast Scan, the software ? or just Vuescan ?? and Nikon scan ??

[@martinhensonphotography]

@Théo D'ITALIA I use all them but my preference is vuescan

[@tedco-Theo]

@@martinhensonphotography Ok. Cool. Thank you :)

[@theandrewfamily]

Hope you both feel better. Did you get the vaccine? If not maybe this will spur you to get it in the future. Love your videos.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thanks, yes we had two jabs, still can catch it as we have but maybe it reduces the chances of serious illness as we seem ok now

[@LeDibeau]

I'll take the Nikon 9000 scanner with me to my grave

[@WUJO1964]

This test is of no value. Vuescan is software for amateurs. SilverFast is dedicated to Epson scanners. Vuescan vs SilverFat is like comparing a lawn mower to a Ford Mustang. Do a good test again with SilverFast for Epson Scanner bez szklanej płyty.

[@martinhensonphotography]

Thank you for your comments