Coolscan 9000 in stock at B & H

[msheppler]

Just got an email from them.

Michael

 

[FA Limited]

there were rumors of its demise?

 

[Gary Sandhu]

Hard to get-- I got it 8 months ago when it was in stock for one whole morning and haven't even had time to do any scanning.

 

[Keith]

I noticed recently that these are available in Oz from the people I got my V700 from ... there is no price on their website it just says to contact them by phone for a price.

I don't think they have many left ... I would love one but way beyond my budget at the moment sadly.

 

[nksyoon]

Used Nikon USA demo units have been sold by Cameta Cameras of Long Island on the big auction site for higher than B&H's new price due to lack of stock.

 

[Honu-Hugger]

I'm a little embarrassed to admit I've had one for two or three years and have yet to plug it in -- I'm going to make a point to work with it soon.

 

[mgd711]

Somebody convince me I don't need one......

Has anybody else heard any rumours of Nikon discontinuing this product?

 

[jonmanjiro]

It's still listed on the Nikon Japan website, so it hasn't gone the way of the dodo just yet!

http://www.nikon-image.com/jpn/products/scanner/

 

[bwcolor]

Mine arrives from Adorama on Monday.

 

[Tuolumne]

Hard to get-- I got it 8 months ago when it was in stock for one whole morning and haven't even had time to do any scanning.

That just about sums up the use of scanners and is the reason I have gone almost totally digital. What good is a picture taken if you never get to see it?

/T

 

[bwcolor]

I'm all digital, but getting back into film and the time issue is of concern. I decided to jump in. I knew that I would not use film if I could not quickly bulk scans for general viewing and do a high quality scans for printing. I came to the conclusion that no one scanner can do both. I'm hoping to develop/dry and bulk scan on the V750-m Pro and use the Nikon for the frame that is to be printed. I print very few of my photos. I guess that I'll find out in six months if I can handle the workflow.

 

[JPSuisse]

Tuolumne, I understand your feelings about scanners...

The big problem is to use one effectively you've got to build up some experience. I'm really happy with my 5000 ED but have to admit it took me about a year to get the hang of the scanning process and understanding EXIF data to integrate my digital work.

Now though, I enjoy the freedom of choosing a wide variety of film media to match the look and the feel I want to create. Also, once you spend some time scanning really old slides you've got a good grip on the whole post-processeing expereince.

All that having been said, I find that fresh slide film needs less post-procdessing than anything else once you learn how to get into digital form effieciently. And my work flow is coherently combined Digital -> Lightroom or Film -> Lightroom, then I have all shots at my finger tips and well documented.

I don't know what the status is, but all you film users who have not yet bought a good scanner should before its too late...

Cheers, JP