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Bruce - 23 Mar 2008 17:21 GMT

I'm looking for a recommendation on a 120 format (6x6) film scanner. I've
looked at what B&H and Adorama have to offer and it seems to come down to
the Nikon Coolscan 9000. I read some reviews on that which are generally
have a negative tone, however they date back to around 2004. By now I would
think that the problems that were related in those reviews have been pretty
much addressed by Nikon.

Can anybody share their experiences with the 9000? Are there any other film
scanners available for the 120 format?

I am planning on basically using it for BW negative scans, although color is
not out of the question.

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RsH - 23 Mar 2008 18:26 GMT

The other choice is the HP 4050 flatbed scanner which will also do the
job at almost any desired resolution. It will be slow but works for
any negative up to 8*10 inches!

RsH
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>I'm looking for a recommendation on a 120 format (6x6) film scanner. I've
>looked at what B&H and Adorama have to offer and it seems to come down to
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>I am planning on basically using it for BW negative scans, although color is
>not out of the question.

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Max Perl - 24 Mar 2008 11:27 GMT

I have been very happy with my 9000.
Used it for some years now. I have acquired two additional film holders.
The glass holder for 120 strips and the holder for mounted 120 slides (6x6,
6x7).
The glass holder for 120 strips is a "near most" for top notch scan results.
I had one of the Epson flatbed scanners and the 9000 gets much more details
out of
the film strips and with less noise than the Epson flatbeds.

Max

> I'm looking for a recommendation on a 120 format (6x6) film scanner. I've
> looked at what B&H and Adorama have to offer and it seems to come down to
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> I am planning on basically using it for BW negative scans, although color
> is not out of the question.

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Craig - 24 Mar 2008 15:18 GMT

I have no expreience with that scanner, nor any medium format scanner. But I
do believe that the polaroid sprint scanner handles medium format. And there
is also a epson flat bed scanner that will handle medium format.

> I'm looking for a recommendation on a 120 format (6x6) film scanner. I've
> looked at what B&H and Adorama have to offer and it seems to come down to
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> I am planning on basically using it for BW negative scans, although color
> is not out of the question.

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Asle Bjerva - 24 Mar 2008 15:42 GMT

> I'm looking for a recommendation on a 120 format (6x6) film scanner. I've
> looked at what B&H and Adorama have to offer and it seems to
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> I am planning on basically using it for BW negative scans, although
> color is not out of the question.

I am very happy with my Canon Canonscan 8800F. Optical res 4800*4800 and
with Photoshop Elements bundle.
Very quick, takes 5 min for 6x9 in full res. Holders for 2 strip 35mm slides
and 120.
No warmup time, uses LED.

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