Nikon Coolscan 9000 vs. 5000 for 35mm

[DenverDad]

For someone who only needs to scan 35mm film, would there be any
advantage to the Nikon Coolscan 9000 as opposed to the 5000? I'm
thinking in terms of sharpness, resolution, color accuracy, film holder
design (consider unmounted film only), depth of focus, scan speed, or
ease of use.

Jeff

 

[Kennedy McEwen]

For someone who only needs to scan 35mm film, would there be any
advantage to the Nikon Coolscan 9000 as opposed to the 5000? I'm
thinking in terms of sharpness, resolution, color accuracy, film holder
design (consider unmounted film only), depth of focus, scan speed, or
ease of use.

None - except for ICE with Kodachrome. For some reason, best known to
Nikon engineers and marketing, they only put IC-Pro which works better
with Kodachrome into the 9000 - the 5000 didn't get it.

 

[Ernst Dinkla]

None - except for ICE with Kodachrome. For some reason, best known to
Nikon engineers and marketing, they only put IC-Pro which works better
with Kodachrome into the 9000 - the 5000 didn't get it.

Could it have to do with a very small angle to the film plane
for the infrared light source or something like that and the
35 mm scanner isn't big enough for that ? I've wondered for
some time how they solved this Kodachrome dICE
incompatibility. Of course it could be another infrared
frequency or something like that. I doubt is is just a
software solution.

Ernst
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[Kennedy McEwen]

Could it have to do with a very small angle to the film plane for the
infrared light source or something like that and the 35 mm scanner
isn't big enough for that ? I've wondered for some time how they
solved this Kodachrome dICE incompatibility. Of course it could be
another infrared frequency or something like that. I doubt is is just a
software solution.

I have no idea what the change to ICE-Pro was, but I doubt it would be
extreme angle of incidence based since that would be very susceptible to
film curvature.

 

[Ernst Dinkla]

I have no idea what the change to ICE-Pro was, but I doubt it would be
extreme angle of incidence based since that would be very susceptible to
film curvature.

Correct. Must be something else.

Epson added a new kind of dust removal in scans for the
V700/V750 that should work better with B&W. It did a better
job than dICE on B&W but it still destroys detail. Wonder if
that works like the Polaroid software.

Ernst
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[DenverDad]

Thanks for the info! That's what I wanted to know.

Jeff