*NEW* MF film scanner from Pacific Image

If this scans genuinely well I'd be interested in buying one. It's gotta be better than an epson v700 though - and $1000 better.
 
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If this scans genuinely well I'd be interested in buying one. It's gotta be better than an epson v700 though - and $1000 better.
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Judging by what the Powerslide 3650 sells for at Adorama compared to what it sells for from the Australian retailer, that new 120 will be over $2500.00 here.

It'd want to be good!
 
And the website is now live!

Supports a wide variety of industry-standard film(negative and positive) sizes -
including 35mm, 120/200mm, 6 x 4.5cm, 6 x 6cm, 6 x 7cm, 6 x 9cm – 6 x12cm
Superior quality, 3-line CCD sensor
48-bit, 3200dpi optical resolution
Industry-leading scanning speeds
Automatic dust & scratch removal
With the new PrimeFilm 120, we have built the same functionality and quality you have come to expect from our dedicated 35mm film and negative scanners, and extended it to include a wide variety of professional film formats. It also includes Magic Touch, our unique and patented technology for automatically removing dust and scratch damage from films. An advanced 3-line CCD sensor and fast scanning speeds - even at gorgeous 3200dpi optical resolution - round out the package and make this model really stand out as the obvious choice for scanning a broad range of film sizes.

Scanning Media
Media: Negative and positives, in color and monochrome.
35mm film: 1 strip of 1-6 frames (max.)
35mm slides: 1- 4 slides with mounts.
Medium-format film: 1-2 frames (6 x 4.5),1-2 frames (6 x 6),
1 frame (6 x 7, 6 x 8, 6 x 9, 6 x 12 )
Optical resolution Up to 3,200 pixels per inch.
Image Sensor 3 line R, G & B linear CCD sensor
Color separation Performed by CCD RGB filters & white LEDs
A/D conversion 16 Bits per color
Optical density Over 3.6 Dmax
Output Full color or gray scale at 8 or 16 bits per channel
Interface USB 2.0 ONLY (USB 1.1 not supported)
Light Source White and Infrared (IR) LEDs
Power AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Dimensions 160 mm (6.3"H) x 200 mm (7.9"W) x 400 mm (15.7"L)
Weight 5.6 Kg (12.3 Lbs)
PC
Operating System 32 & 64 bit Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, USB 2.0
CPU Intel P4 2 GHz or higher or AMD 2.0 GHz or higher
RAM 1 GB minimum
Hard Disk free space 10GB or greater
DVD-Rom drive (DVD-R drive required to make DVD image archive disks & CD-R drive to make slide shows) Will we be bundling Adobe elements if not then this can be removed
MAC
Operating System MAC OS 10.5+ INTEL based processor, PowerPC NOT SUPPORTED
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo, speed 1.8 GHz
Memory/RAM 1 GB, 667 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM
Package Contents
PrimeFilm 120 Scanner
• printed user manual
• USB 2.0 cable
• A/C adaptor
• scanner driver CD - Cyberview X, Adobe PhotoShop Elements 8.0
• media holders: slide holder for 4 framed slides up to 3.2 mm thickness, film holder for film strips with
up to 6 frames, 1 medium format holder for 1-2 frames
(6 x 4.5 cm), 1-2 frames (6 x 6 cm), 1 frame (6 x 7 cm, 6 x 8 cm, 6 x 9 cm, 6 x 12 cm)
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Wow ... scanning anything bigger than 6x6 with the provided holder is one frame at a time!
 
Hmmm.. had been excited about this scanner, but the $2000 price tag has killed any enthusiasm for me. I would rather track down a Coolscan 8000/ 9000 if I had this sort of money to throw around for such a scanner. I guess it will continue to be the flatbed for my medium format negatives..
 
I am really curios. I really hope that they will realize than until they provide to a few experienced guys a few units for testing they will not sell much. I personally would be interested, but than this scanner should give results comparable to Nikon Coolscan 9000.

The other question is when will this scanner be available in Europe.
 
Come on guys. Nikons are discontinued. It's nice to have a live manufacturer with support and spare parts and stuff.
If their scans are similar to Nikons and Minoltas, then 2000 is a reasonable price, especially if it includes all film holders
 
Interesting, but for me, as a V700 owner, it's a little expensive. Not saying it's not worth the money, it may well be, but for me, it's a lot of green.
 
Let's start by asking - has anyone any experience with ANY of the currently available scanners from that manufacturer?

Because if they suck, or if they're good, then we can speculate on this one....
 
The same scanner will be sold in europe as Reflecta MF5000. The price of it, will be around €1400,-
I have a reflecta RPS 7200 scanner. And it works for me, but the automatic film feed could be better.
 
Nice to see someone picking up Nikon's slack! Too bad about the price tag though, if it would have been closer to $1500 I'd be all over it after selling my Coolscan IVED.
 
My guess is that it uses the same ccd sensor as in my Epson F3200 scanner which does 135 strips of six, 6x18 and 4x5. The quality out of my scanner is not very good due I think to the pastic anti newton film holders which show patterning from the anti newton surface in the scanned images. Price of my epson when it was new a few years ago was approx £600.
For some reason epson didn't release the F3200 in the US and some other countries. I think it used the same ccd as in the old flatbed 3200 scanner. But if you can get your hands on an F3200 then they are good for quick scans for the web and occasional print.

So what I think will be critical about this new scanner is the film holders which can trash a scan if they are cheap plastic AN holders. Glass would be superior in every way.
 
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no trust to Pacific Image Co. -

35 mm scanner Spec =
Scan Sensor Linear Array Color CCD Optical Resolution 7200 x 7200 dpi Optical !! 7200 dpi !!!holy crap - 100% SCAM

New 120 scanner -
probably old scanner gettin' new body
Like Microtek did with Polaroid
 
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