COOLSCAN LS-2000 DRIVER

This control in Nikon Scan is interesting though, in that it combines histogram controls with a tone curve, either of which may be manipulated from the same control panel. We're concerned that all this talk about SCSI cards might give some potential buyers pause: This can make it difficult to keep the film aligned as the clamshell closes, particularly if the piece of film is short. The aforementioned "Digital ICE" gives the LS some unusual technology for dealing with dust and scratches, though. NOTE that messing around with the color management settings can significantly mess up your images!

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We really came to appreciate the power of the LS when we were working with our perpetually challenging "train" image. Or, Return to the Coolxcan Resource home page.

You'll need to download the images, and fiddle with them using PhotoShop's "levels" control to see anything at all, and the JPEG compression we used to prepare these files for the web obscures much of the effect anyway. However, any other red objects in the input image would also be shifted to yellow as well. Note the almost total lack of color aliasing, and feedom from artifacts.

Nikon LS Slide Scanner?: Pro Digital Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Windows users face the more daunting challenge of adding a SCSI adapter board to their system. First and foremost, the LS is capable of producing great scans simply by using its default settings: This particular negative was rescued from the concrete floor of a storage area, where it had fallen out of a storage box, been walked on, and apparently handled with extremely dirty, sweaty fingers: Additional Product Features Media Type.

I use the Nikon software. Thus, we recommend turning it off during previews and back on again for the main scan. This will select multiple thumbnails without de-selecting those you've already chosen. This was so amazing, we had to try it ourselves, and so found an old and badly scratched color negative to scan.

I would greatly appreciate the help! In our latest buying guide we've selected some cameras that while they're a bit older, still offer a lot of bang for the buck. Handy if you find yourself going back and forth between NikonScan and Photoshop on a particularly tough scan. Nikon Scan will ask you where to store the images and what to call them. The one area we never seemed to get used to though, was specifying scan size and resolution.

To save time, you can also disable the thumbnail previews and revert to a mode in which each frame is indicated only by an icon and a frame number. As in Photoshop, the black point slider sets a minimum brightness value for the image: Not much to go wrong there!

As you might imagine, the wealth of capabilities means there's a bit of a learning curve to traverse to become comfortable with this product, and to effectively make use of all its capabilities. Preferences Window Accessed via the "pref" button on the main control panel, the preferences window shown below allows you to control many of the most basic scanning characteristics. This window defaults to the "gamma" adjustment screen shown when opened.

View the Test Images from the LS Beats using a flatbed for format If you're scanning medium or large format, flatbeds are great, but this old LS is better for 35 mm film.

Once you've fully learned how to use the device though, the results are nothing short of remarkable.

Color night vision with the SiOnyx Aurora. In a nice touch, the LS also includes a switchable internal active terminator, should you want to place it on the end of your SCSI chain.

Nikon LS-2000 Slide Scanner?

You can get some truly great results from slides or 35 mm negs with the Super Coolscan Xoolscan Whether you've grown tired of what came with your DSLR, or want to start photographing different subjects, a new lens is probably in order.

The Nikon Z6 may not offer the incredible resolution cooscan its sibling, the Z7, but its 24MP resolution is more than enough for most people, and the money saved can buy a lot of glass.

We found the analog gain control to be cooldcan great practical benefit for darker images, particularly when working with our very challenging "train" test slide. The LS takes advantage of this by providing the option to average multiple measurements, taking either 1, 4, or 16 samples per pixel.

Device - You won't need this tab unless you have more than one Nikon scanner connected to your computer: