The CanoScan FS4000US is a powerful and flexible film scanner that handles 35mm negatives, slides and APS film for professional output, high resolution storage and advanced digital... more
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Advantages: Extremely good image quality Disadvantages: very slow
When I bought this scanner a few years ago it was quite expensive at more than £700 although at the time scanners of this resolution were in general even more expensive. It is quite an old design and most likely now to be found only on the second-hand market, but due to it's sturdy construction could make a sensible second-hand purchase when compared to the relatively cheap and cheerful scanners available now. It is very robust and fairly large with ... ...length of the film holders, but the build quality of mine has stood the test of time and it is still working after scanning about 500 films (I am gradually archiving my wildlife and travel photographs from more than 20 years of adventures) It is equipped with two sturdy metal film holders: one that takes strips of up to 6 35mm negatives and the other takes 4 mounted slides. The scanner detects which one is being used and sets the default scanning ...
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Advantages: Scans slides 35mm and APS Disadvantages: Slightly tricky on first instal
I have thousands of photographs mounted on slides which I needed to scan in to digital form. I am not part of a professional studio so found this to be a good price at the time. £700 but you can get it for £400 now. It is great for its powerful features like reducing alot of the scratches on these slides.
It can be quite tedious as it will only do batches of 4 slides or 6 negatives at a time although unless you are time restricted it is not such ...
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Media Feeder Type: Manual load, autoload, Manual load
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
1 x Fast SCSI - 50 pin HD D-Sub (HD-50), 1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x Fast SCSI
Connections:
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x Fast SCSI - 50 pin HD D-Sub (HD-50)
Manufacturer's product description
The CanoScan FS4000US is a powerful and flexible film scanner that handles 35mm negatives, slides and APS film for professional output, high resolution storage and advanced digital editing. The CanoScan FS4000US offers advanced desktop film scanning, with 4000 dpi resolution from Advanced Photo System (APS) positive film and 35mm negatives and slides. It is geared to the production demands of professionals who require fast throughput, powerful color correction and image management with PC or Macintosh systems. Using their world-leading technologies and expertise in business machines Canon has produced a scanner that combines refined optics and a new film advance mechanism to ensure 4000 x 4000 dpi resolution for superior film reproduction. Powerful firmware and software functions are used for image optimization and color control.
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Film adaptor, APS adaptor
Cables Included: 1 x USB cable - 1.8 m, 1 x USB cable
Compliant Standards: Plug and Play
Power
Power Device: Power adapter, Power supply - internal
Voltage Required: AC 100/220 V ± 10% ( 50/60 Hz ), AC 100/240 V ( 50/60 Hz ), AC 110/220 V ± 10% ( 50/60 Hz )
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000, Apple MacOS 8.6 or later, Microsoft Windows 98/ME, Apple MacOS 8.6 or later, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000, Apple MacOS 8.6, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Microsoft Windows 98/ME
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