Nikon Coolscan 8000 purchase

<p>Paresh,<br>

I tried everything and gave up. It just wasn't worth it anymore. <br>

I ended up selling the scanner to a fellow enthusiast who wanted to give it a shot. Not sure if it worked for him. <br>

Best of luck with your project!<br>

Avi</p>

Sorry to hear that. A few years ago(well more than a few years) I purchased a Dye Sub printer in very good condition. Unfortunately, the company that manufacturer the printer decided to Discontinue that Model for something more up to date. In anticipation of Paper shortages I purchase tons of 8X10 and 5X7 paper and ink. Dye Subs only work with a specific paper/ink set you just can't use any type of paper. Since I suddenly had to move, I put all that stuff in Storage. When I came back 5 years later, Windows 10 would not support that printer. Neither would Windows 7 although I purchased the Printer when Windows 7 was still around ? I tried contacting the Manufacturer, but I pretty much got a "Tough Luck" response from them...

Not familiar with that terminology. Is this something specific? - or a non-specific descriptor for 'old'?

You've not heard the colloquialism "Noughties"?

Meaning the decade immediately following the Millenium.

2000, 2001, 2002, etc.

Sorry to hear that. A few years ago(well more than a few years) I purchased a Dye Sub printer in very good condition. Unfortunately, the company that manufacturer the printer decided to Discontinue that Model for something more up to date. In anticipation of Paper shortages I purchase tons of 8X10 and 5X7 paper and ink. Dye Subs only work with a specific paper/ink set you just can't use any type of paper. Since I suddenly had to move, I put all that stuff in Storage. When I came back 5 years later, Windows 10 would not support that printer. Neither would Windows 7 although I purchased the Printer when Windows 7 was still around ? I tried contacting the Manufacturer, but I pretty much got a "Tough Luck" response from them...

I long since came to the conclusion that where any kind of dedicated hardware is involved, where the cost of said hardware, or the hassle of setting it up, exceeds the value of the attached computer, that it's best to dedicate a computer to just running that hardware.

Once it's up and running, install no updates, never connect it directly to the internet and it should continue doing its single, dedicated task for many years.

My car diagnostic system is setup this way, as are the CNC machines I work with daily, it really is the only way to ensure a stable system that performs as intended.

I long since came to the conclusion that where any kind of dedicated hardware is involved, where the cost of said hardware, or the hassle of setting it up, exceeds the value of the attached computer, that it's best to dedicate a computer to just running that hardware.

 

Once it's up and running, install no updates, never connect it directly to the internet and it should continue doing its single, dedicated task for many years.

 

My car diagnostic system is setup this way, as are the CNC machines I work with daily, it really is the only way to ensure a stable system that performs as intended.

Same here. I use a now rather old but still capable HP Workstation as 'scan station'. Old Windows (7), still using Nikon Scan. No internet. Lots of storage, internal and external.

And an equally old laptop computer as a back up, that doubles as control for my large format scanning back. Different installs on swapable hard drives for each application.

Another old laptop computer as back up for that, same idea: multiple installs on swapable hard drives.

No planned or unplanned obsolescence due to OS updates you never asked for. And cheap enough, considering new and expensive computers won't do, but old and cheap ones will (though my 'scan stations' weren't old when i got them).

Agree. The thing is to have enough space for these workstations. I ended with the same approach (using an old scanner and a fast Snow Leopard iMac), but Covid forced us to improvise four desks with their own working updated computers for school and office online work.

Literally, software updates killed the speed and capabilities of the computer... thanks God I still keep the Snow Leopard Installation CDs to return to the original state.

There are alternatives to Nikon software which work well for an LS-8000, including Vuescan and Silverfast (my choice). Newer MacBook computers have only Thunderbolt 3 doubling as USB-C ports. However TB3 to FireWire 800 are not very expensive, and FW800 to FW400 requires only a cable with the proper connectors. I recommend using Apple adapters, since third party adapters don't always work as advertized.

I use a mirrorless camera to "scan" slides and film strips, but an LS-8000 has better resolution and film handling for medium format. I have a 2017 MBP set up with Silverfast and FW adapters for that purpose.