Nikon Scantouch AX-110

Advantages: high quality scans, large files, robust and intelligently designed.
Disadvantages: None.

...The Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED is a brilliantly designed multi- format film scanner aimed at professionals but I would seriously recommend it for anyone passionate about photography. It is a joy to use. It scans 35mm, Medium format 120/220, 6x6, 6x7, 6x9 (cm) and 16mm size films. Excellent results with black and white, colour negative and slide film in all the available above formats. The price for the Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED is around £1800 to £2200. Compared to the Imacon range of Flextight scanners which can be anything around £5000 to £12000 the Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED price is instantly more attractive but what about quality? The Nikon Coolscan produces images that are certainly good enough for professional, commercial and archival uses and fine art exhibiting purposes. If you use Photoshop and have a good... Read review

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Advantages: Superb quality images and amazing ICE dust removal
Disadvantages: Poor user interface & price (especially for the optional APS adaptor)

...I bought this scanner last year, having finally got round to sorting out our wedding photos. We'd decided not to bother with a professional photographer and instead asked everyone to send us the negatives of their own photos. In the meantime, my old 35mm camera died, and I had decided to get a digital camera. What a revelation. I then decided that the only sensible way to sort out and edit our wedding photos was to get the negatives scanned into digital format. After a fair bit of research, I finally decided to get the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED. All the reviews I read suggested a good balance between cost and performance, and I can confirm this. The scanner cost $1065 or about £600 from a US company called Cameta Camera who were selling the scanner new on ebay. When it arrived, it was very easy to install and get working... Read review

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Advantages: quality build, reliable, robust, does the job, Nikon brand, simple
Disadvantages: charges just one battery, no auto-off

...The Nikon MH 18 battery charger is the standard charger supplied with Nikon cameras which require the EN EL3 batteries - such as the D70 and recently launched D200. It's a simple gadget, the battery slides into the top of the charger, you plug it in and you're charging! A single LED indicates if the battery is charging (blinking) or charged (steady). The mounting slide for the battery is well built and feels very solid when you insert the battery. The whole unit matches this manufacturing quality and feels robust and if it will last. The power cable plugs into the wall and then into the unit itself, which gives flexibility for international power sources - if you get the right cable. Because the cable detaches from the unit it also makes storage in your camera bag easier. Full charging time, according to Nikon, is fast - around the 2... Read review

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