I finally replaced my Nikon LS-2000 film scanner with a new Nikon LS-9000. I had planned on replacing the scanner sometime this year, as it's seven years old and has been rather heavily used. Following an OS upgrade on the scanning machine it stopped working, probably because of an incompatibility with the really old scanner or SCSI card.
The new scanner is much larger, because it handles medium format film as well as 35mm. The LS-2000 had a motorized negative film feeder which pulled in strips of up to six frames; this has been replaced by a plastic tray that holds two strips clamped in place. So far this has been a real pain, as getting curled up strips of film to lie flat in the right spot is quite tricky.
Scanning a frame takes considerably longer, which is hardly surprising given that its resolution is 4000 dpi, up from 2700 dpi. The scan quality is as good as the old scanner, besides the higher resolution.
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