[filmscanners] Re: Nikon LS-40 vs Polaroid SS4000

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Jeremy Nicholl wrote:

>>I'm contemplating jumping ship and going for
>>either for a Nikon LS-40 or a Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 (some dealers
>>here in the UK are still advertising it).
>>
>>I'm attracted by the extra resolution, low shadow noise, good depth of
>>field and SCSI interface of the SS4000 (and Polaroids general customer
>>service) but I have found ICE invaluable at times.  Also, the SS4000 is
>>now quite elderly in scanner terms.  Has anyone had direct experience
>>of both these scanners, preferably on dense slides like Kodachrome?
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>Al Bond
>>
>
>
> I've had the original Polaroid 4000 since it appeared and a Nikon
> 4000ED [higher spec than the LS-40] for about a week.
>
> Unless you need Nikon's additional bulk slide feeder or dICE run out
> and buy the Polaroid. Digital ICE is impressive, far more so than I
> expected, and is wonderful if you've got a lot of old material which
> has been carelessly handled over the years. The bulk feeder is
> wonderful for production. However both advantages are off-set by
> Nikon's extremely shallow depth of focus. I've found it well-nigh
> impossible to get anything like the same edge to edge sharpness on
> the Nikon that I can get on the Polaroid. Unless your originals are
> absolutely flat - flatter than Nikon's own film holders can manage -
> you will have problems.
>
> Jeremy Nicholl
> --


Thank you for posting this Jeremy!  I have been skewered on this list
because I have said the same thing, but I haven't owned the Nikon.

Finally, someone who has downed both and done direct comparison has
validated what I have been saying for about a year.

Now, anyone who wishes to argue this matter further, please address your
bile to Jeremy! ;-)  :-0  ;-( !


Art






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