[filmscanners] Re: Where can I actually *buy* an Nikon 8000ED?

["Major A" <andras@users.sourceforge.net>]

> The usual problems hashed/rehashed on this list.  Poor depth of field for
> focusing, banding, buggy software.  Also loud and takes up too much desk
> space.  To use VueScan (my fave) you must use the "fine scan" mode - which
> takes 3x as long per scan.

The banding is due to the 3-line CCD, probably a design flaw (wrong
spacing between the CCD lines and/or bad firmware). "Fine scan" only
takes 1 CCD and thereby eliminates the problem.

The problem can probably be solved in firmware, but not in the scanner
driver without reverting to 1-CCD scanning.

I have no idea why the LS-4000 does not have this problem, it also
uses 3 CCDs at the same resolution.

  Andras

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