Polaroid 4000 APSAdapter Review

The Polaroid 4000 is able to scan APS film as well as 35mm. All that's needed is a small adapter costing about $150. The scanner was clearly originally designed with this adapter in mind. It's simple to use, convenient, and the combination produces results that are essentially limited only by the inherent limitations of the APS format.

The adapter doesn't come with any instructions, other than some labels on the side. But, none really are needed. Simply drop the APS cartridge into a slot, open the silver door on the scanner and slide the adapter inside. Close the door and the film is automatically withdrawn from the cartridge. Clicking on a frame number in Preview mode quickly brings up a display. (Opening the silver door threads the film back into the cassette and ejects the adapter).

For my landscape and more serious photography I hardly ever shoot colour negative stock because I find that shooting, handling and scanning transparen...