As we'll see below, while the Coolscan IV ED is aimed at a more "prosumer" market than the higher-end models, it's no slouch when it comes to image quality or powerful scanning controls.
Nikon scan 4 series#
Now, Nikon's raised the bar again, with a complete series of new scanners, ranging from a more purely consumer model (the Super Coolscan IV ED, the subject of this review), through the new Super Coolscan 4000 ED, to the high-end, medium format Super Coolscan 8000 ED.
Nikon scan 4 pro#
At the time, the LS2000 (the actual model number) represented the state of the art in desktop film scanning, and large numbers were sold to photo enthusiasts and pro photographers alike. Back in mid-1999, their Super Coolscan 2000 was one of the first slide/film scanners that we reviewed at the Imaging Resource. (This point might be subject to some argument, but the original Nikon film scanner was the first that we personally saw that could consistently create good-looking scans from a variety of color negative film emulsions.) From that early position, they continued to innovate, and have consistently maintained a commanding position in the high end pro/prosumer scanning market. Nikon was arguably the first company to really figure out the bizarre color qualities of color negative film, as seen in their first film scanner, released something on the order of a decade ago. If you're already familiar with the Super Coolscan 4000 ED's features and user interface, you may want to just skip down to the test results section, and/or look at our sample images from the Coolscan IV ED.) Although much of the review will be identical, we've presented all the details here (rather than referring readers back to the review for the Super Coolscan 4000 ED), so this review would stand on its own.
The main differences between the units are 12 bit A/D for the IV vs 14 bit for the 4000, 2900 vs 4000 dpi resolution, and no "multi-sample scanning" for the IV. The two reviews are therefore nearly identical, in terms of scanner operation, etc. We've previously reviewed the Super Coolscan 4000 ED, a model that's nearly identical to the Coolscan IV ED that's the subject of this review. (NOTE - This is the second in a series of three reviews of Nikon scanners. Note - For those readers already familiar with Nikon's Super Coolscan 4000 ED. Users of Nikon Scan gave it a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.Correct for faded negatives and film grain automatically. Nikon Scan runs on the following operating systems: Windows/Mac. The most prevalent version is 4.0, which is used by 100 % of all installations. It was initially added to our database on. The latest version of Nikon Scan is 4.0, released on. It was checked for updates 63 times by the users of our client application UpdateStar during the last month.
Nikon scan 4 software#
Nikon Scan is a Shareware software in the category Desktop developed by Nikon Scan. The Coolscan 5000 has nice touches such as autofocus and Digital ICE, but I've found that you get slightly better scans if you pay attention to the emulsion side orientation and clean the slide prior to scan. Better still, DEE (Digital Exposure Extender) allows you to manipulate either the shadow and/or highlight areas a little more directly once you've learned the secret to the controls, you'll be able to pull out shadow detail you didn't know was there (especially in 16-bit acquire mode). It's a rare slide that needs this kind of treatment, but the ability is there if you need it. Nikon Scan allows you to run up to 16 passes on a slide (though this obviously increases the scan time by 16x).
Nikon scan 4 driver#
Nikon Scan is the cool scan driver software.