Nikon 8000ED Scanner

First Impressions

This report is of a brief hands-on test of the newNikon Super Coolscan 8000 EDscanner. ThePolaroid Printscan 120and theNikon 8000have been eagerly awaited during the spring of 2001 as they both potentially represent the first high-quality yetaffordablemedium format film scanners to be made available to photographers.

In mid-July 2001 my colleagueIan LyonsofComputer Darkroompublished a review of thePolaroid PrintScan 120scanner on his web site. Ian thinks very highly of the Polaroid. This left the other shoe to drop. What would the Nikon 8000 be like?

Just a couple of days later I received a call fromVistek, one of Canada's largest professional imaging equipment dealers, saying that they had just received their first Nikon 8000,and would I be interested in having a look at it? After the better part of an afternoon testing the unit, here are my initial impressions. Please note that that's all these comments are‚initial impressi...