Back when I had an interest in scanning my old film, the common recommendation was to buy a Nikon 5000 scanner off eBay, then resell it when you were done with the project. Even at $500, you could basically get your money back because it was the best consumer scanner available and it was only available on eBay because it was discontinued.
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why does a good sale price on a discontinued scanner mean that "film > is not dead"? it just means that medium format film scanners are > becoming scarce because there isn't enough demand to keep them in > production and used prices are rising as a result, even parts are > becoming valuable to the remaining niche community that still uses > them. > > > On Friday, June 17, 2011, Gasha <cir...@konts.lv> wrote: >> >> Proof of this is recent eBay auction: >> >> Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED Film Scanner 8000ED 166220 >> Item condition: For parts or not working >> Ended: Jun 16, 201112:57:31 PDT >> Winning bid: >> US $1,072.00 [ 28 bids ] >> Shipping: >> $49.95 UPS Worldwide Expedited >> Seller: >> Member id shutterbladeoutlet >> >> I was shocked... >> >> Gasha >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
