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( NOTE that this is NOT the identical "Musicians" image as used in our digital cameras test! It's very similar, but the models are different, and the digital-camera version is a couple of reproduction generations removed from this particular version.) Even the unaltered image shows excellent color accuracy, tonal range, and saturation though. Here (269k) is a version scanned with the Super Coolscan 4000 ED's default settings, which shows somewhat heavy midtones and flatter colors. "Musicians II" image : (277k) The main image here was scanned at 1280 x 854 pixels, and minor tonal adjustments were made, using the "curves-levels" controls to increase the gamma setting to 1.35, lightening the midtones. This will degrade image quality somewhat, but we used a very conservative compression setting ("8" or better in Photoshop) to minimize this. In the interest of objectivity though, we also show scans performed with default settings, to provide a completely neutral reference point.Īlso note that all images here have been JPEG compressed for compatibility with 'web browsers. (Most users are willing to engage in some tweaking of the scanning parameters to get the best result.) For our part, we believe the most accurate representation of real-world performance is to allow for a reasonable level of twiddling of the scan parameters. The problem with this approach is it may show unacceptable results for an otherwise perfectly usable scanner. The same thing happens with all.Nikon Super CoolScan LS-4000 Film Scanner Test ImagesĪ word about our scanner testing philosophy: Some publications have taken the position of scanning everything using the scanner's default settings, believing this to be most fair, neutral methodology. I've also tried both the strip film feeder and the slide adapter, and no adapter at all installed. I've tried various scanner/computer power up sequences, even though my 8000 has never needed any such thing. When I power the scanner on, I get a slowly flashing light(~1 second on, 1 second off) that never goes away.
#Nikon scan ls 4000 software#
The software doesn't recognize it, and I don't see the scanner in System Profiler. With the scanner connected directly to onboard FW via a different 6-pin to 6-pin cable, I get the same thing. Just to rule out other possibilities, I have a PowerMac G4 "Quicksilver" with Vuescan and a few versions of Nikon Scan installed along with both OS 9 and OS X(10.4.11). BTW, this computer has built in Firewire-all the ports are 800(9 pin) but I use them on 6 pin(400) devices via 6 pin to 9 pin cables.
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I tried multiple ports and cables just to rule that out. The scanner doesn't appear in the device tree. The scanner isn't recognized-with my other scanners off, both programs give me a "no scanner found" error on launch.
#Nikon scan ls 4000 pro#
In any case, I brought it home and set it up on my Mac Pro 5,1(2012) running Snow Leopard that I regularly use to operate both my 8000(Firewire) and V(USB) in Nikon Scan 4 and Vuescan. I can't use those, AFAIK, with my V(which doesn't have the back flap exit like the 4000/5000). I need another scanner like I need a hole in the head, but the price was right(not cheap, but on the low end of what they usually bring) and the availability of things like the slide stack feeder and uncut roll feeder-even at their crazy prices-are appealing to me. I walked home from the local camera store today with a claimed working 4000.