Hi, One thing to consider is the cost of time. The Nikon may be cheaper, but as Gordon has reported, it isn't the best at picking up the contrast offered by some films. It's also much slower, and many have reported film-bending problems.
The Imacon may be more capital, but will make up for itself in no time given the savings you'll make in scanning time cause you won't have to constantly tweak / fight with the Nikon. I demoed a Nikon LS 4000 for a few months, and although I thought it was a nice unit, I wouldn't rely on it for any higher end work. The Imacon is just a different product that is truly head and shoulders above the 8000 you're contemplating. I would concur with Gordon - take some of your film to a local retailer and A-B a Nikon and an Imacon so you can see for yourself. Good luck! Cheers, Derek Cooper www.derekcooper.com -----Original Message----- From: Gordon C Harrison Sent: September 15, 2003 10:21 AM Overall I would say buy it if your budget simply cannot stretch to say an Imacon, or even better, a drum scanner. Before buying get the retailer to scan a film for you on both an Imacon and Nikon or Minolta scanner, the results will help you decide what to do, and retailers will be happy to do this for you. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
