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A modern 35mm film scanner for home

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251 points QiuChuck | 2 comments | 11 Nov 25 19:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.417s | source
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gtm1260 ◴[11 Nov 25 21:21 UTC] No.45893048[source]▶
The fact that there is still no sample scans has me heated - instead of showing us all these specs, how about some sample images!!
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anonymousiam ◴[12 Nov 25 00:15 UTC] No.45894734[source]▶
It doesn't seem to exist yet. The specifications are not specifications, they are design goals. I don't see how they can get the color coverage they're claiming with RGB LEDs.

Seems about as credible as a lot of the crowdfunded stuff.

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atomicthumbs ◴[12 Nov 25 01:43 UTC] No.45895442[source]▶
The Coolscans used RGB LEDs.
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1. VerifiedReports ◴[12 Nov 25 08:12 UTC] No.45897573[source]▶
They also sucked. I had an LS-2000 and the images were noisy as hell and it couldn't scan negatives for shit. I sold it on eBay. It's incredible how overrated the Nikon scanners were.

In the end I found a new in-box Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 II, pretty much the end of the line for film scanners. I haven't tried it yet!

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2. trauco ◴[12 Nov 25 12:32 UTC] No.45899363[source]▶
The 4000-5000 series Nikon Coolscans sell for about the same price they did 20 years ago because they still produce excellent scans and there’s nothing quite as good for that $1000-$15000 price out there.