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Brand: Nikon

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Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.

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Avg. Customer Rating:

3.9 stars

(based on 19 reviews)

83% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Accurate color(12), Accurate thumbnails(3), Consistent(4), Easy to setup(12), Fast(3)

Cons:

Slow(8)

Best Uses:

Home(5), Photos and graphics(16)

Describe Yourself:

Casual user(3), Frequent user(6)

Primary use:

Personal(8)

[2 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Great color and sharpness...but...

By snm

from Knoxville, TN on 7/23/2008

Pros:

Good Colors, Good Resolution

Cons:

Poor Black and White, Poor Software

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

The sharpness and colors are great. I get files roughly equal to a 12MP DSLR. Unfortunately, the black and white negatives do not scan as well. Grain is enhanced, and the digital ice doesn't work.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Great price and quality, but poor expand

By AUSTIN

from Taiwan; Alhambra, CA on 6/16/2008

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

Poor Expansion

Best Uses:

Home, Photos and Graphics

Describe Yourself:

Frequent User

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

Two years ago, I missed Minolta scanner. This year I heard some info about COOLSCAN V that is UNPRODUCT. So that I ordered one here. It's a great film scanner, but poor expansion. The single slide adapter is a issue. The removal of dust and scratches from slides is magical, and the resolution is great.

Images shared by: AUSTIN

Sample photo

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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Great buy.

By cleotips

from Bronx,NY on 6/15/2008

Pros:

Accurate Thumbnails, compact to fit anywhere., Consistent, Fast, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

I have no complains.

Best Uses:

Digital Printing, Photos and Graphics, Web Design

Describe Yourself:

Graphics Professional

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

The scanner is easy to set-up as well as operate.
This is my new darkroom without the chemicals and
I can continue to take film pictures and scan old
negatives.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Owner of 2nd Nikon Koolscan

By Louellen

from Orcas Island, WA on 6/13/2008

Pros:

Consistent, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

Slow

Best Uses:

Digital Printing, Photos and Graphics

Describe Yourself:

Frequent User

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

I have owned a Nikon Koolscan III and used it regularly for 8 years. It was still going strong, but I turned in my Power Mac G4 of 8 years for a 24" iMac, which would not take the SCSI power cord of the Koolscan III. Therefore, my only choice for a new film scanner was the
Nikon Koolscan V-ED, as I trust the Nikon brand. My new Koolscan V-ED surpasses my old one with more advanced software and higher resolutions. I own a Nikon F-100 and several Nikon lenes. I am a semi-professional photographer and do some graphics. The only down point is that I find it slower than the Koolscan III, but worth it for a great job. One must know how to use the software with it to get the best results.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

slides and film archived in digital

By John Crant

from Ottawa, Canada on 1/21/2008

Pros:

Accurate Thumbnails, Consistent, Fast, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

Difficult to Load, Slow

Best Uses:

Photos and Graphics

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Primary use:

Personal

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

Love that this product is so compact. I have always been afraid that my archived negatives and slides might get accidentally damaged and I will lose those photos forever. Now I have a digital archive at very high resolution. I love it.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Excellent

By lava

from Hawaii on 11/25/2007

Pros:

Accurate Thumbnails, Consistent, Fast, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

none

Describe Yourself:

Frequent User

Primary use:

Business

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

Easy to work with and way better then my old Minolta 5400 that had software issues.

[2 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Terrible software

By Chris from Florida on 11/21/2007

Cons:

Bad Software, Not Versatile, Slow

Describe Yourself:

Frequent User

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

The scanner may be decent but the software is simply awful. You can change the scanner settings in multiple places but changing the settings in one screen doesnt seem to change the same setting in a different screen. The badly designed software renders this product so frustrating to use that I sold it on[...].

[3 of 7 customers found this review helpful]

Looks good but ..........

By Frenchy

from Florida on 10/4/2007

Pros:

Easy Setup

Cons:

Slow

Best Uses:

Photos and Graphics

Describe Yourself:

Frequent User

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

Much too slow for my use. Returned the item

[4 of 7 customers found this review helpful]

I find the item too slow

By raycart

from Delray Beach, Fl. on 9/26/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color

Cons:

Slow

Best Uses:

Photos and Graphics

Describe Yourself:

Frequent User

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

Scannner much too slow when using the special features

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Excellent quality scans.

By Frank, a photographer.

from Wayne Pa. on 9/26/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Excellent Software, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

Slow

Best Uses:

Photos and Graphics

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

Excellent quality, but a little slow. But since I am basically scanning "old" slides once it does the job.

[5 of 6 customers found this review helpful]

Revives 30 year old slides very well

By Chuck

from Wausau, Wisconsin on 7/10/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Excellent Software, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

Slow

Best Uses:

Photos and Graphics

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

I am using it to scan family and travel slides, some from 30+ years ago. The removal of dust and scratches from old slides is magical, and the resolution is great. The challenge is to find a useful task during all those 40-60 second periods when the scanner is working, and I'm idling.

Images shared by: Chuck

1964 photo

Tags: Made with Product

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Very Good Scanner for the Price

By Mike

from Harford, NY on 5/9/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Resolution, In-scanner dust removal

Best Uses:

Home, Photos and Graphics

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

I have been impressed by the operation of the scanner, especially its ability to remove dust and scratches from the image while scanning. This feature does add to scan time, but even with it turned on, scan times are acceptable. The single slide adapter is easier to use than multiple-slide clips in other scanners - if you're not going to spend the money for an automatic feeder, one-at-a-time is the way to go.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Good results with relative ease.

By Hoytw40

from Dubuque, IA on 5/8/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

No bulk loader available

Best Uses:

Home, Photos and Graphics

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

I am quite satisfied with the CoolScan V. Easy set-up with Windows XP. Was able to produce first scan within 20 minutes of opening the box. Digital ICE does a fine job of removing dust/debris particles. I am very pleased with the resolution and color accuracy of my E-6 slide scans.

[3 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

Slow but great

By Rolf

from Wagga Wagga, Australia on 3/26/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Best Uses:

Photos and Graphics

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

The system works slower than anticipated, but results are excellent, especially in color negatives. Color positives or B&W negatives are better handled by rephotographing them with a micro-nikkor lens on a lightbox, using flash to expose. Works much faster.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Great slide and negative scanner

By Mike

from Lansing, Michigan on 2/16/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

Only one slide at a time, Somewhat slow

Best Uses:

Home, Photos and Graphics

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

I use this scanner at home to scan all my slides now. This easily beats out using my HP Scanjet with the slide adapter. The colors are better as well as the resolution, among other things.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Good Quality as I expected from Nikon

By Arionis

from Hillsboro, OR on 2/12/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution, Good software, Professional features

Cons:

Not Full reatures for BW

Best Uses:

Artwork, Photos and Graphics, Publishing

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

This Nikon Scanner is good. I got it because I trust Nikon, but not enough to get a Digital Camera yet. So, I went for this scanner and I am getting better reading of my negatives.
The only con I found is that with the Software provided you can't clean B&W film from specks, but I found that you can do this using VueScan and even get multiscan and multi exposure readings.
Other than that, excellent scanner for a good price.

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

Amazing control, excellent scans!

By photoclimber

from Carlisle, PA on 2/12/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

High-res scans slow

Best Uses:

Home, Photos and Graphics, Publishing

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

My first step into the digital world was spending weeks on end scanning thousands of negatives and slides with my Nikon Coolscan. I have since made some amazing digital prints 13x19 and larger from the files. The software is pretty easy to navigate around. The operation may seem a little slow at times, but the results are well worth it.

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Pine Grove Furnace, from scanned neg

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[0 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

excellent output for old slides

By JET

from Lake Worth, Florida on 2/12/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Cons:

Slow

Best Uses:

Negatives or slides, Photos and Graphics

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

Good results BUT very slow...Not good for converting large numbers of slides to digital images

"I would buy this product again

By gwerner

from Milwaukee, WI on 2/6/2007

Pros:

Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution

Best Uses:

Artwork, Photos and Graphics

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Nikon Nikon Coolscan V-ED 35mm Film Scanner with USB 2.0 Interface.:

It has more then met my expitations. This is the second Nikon Scanner that I have purcharsed.

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