Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

re: Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

Gary Groff — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:49:36 GMT

I too have this setup and have been in the process of scanning about 10,000 slides. But, I am having a difficult time finding a good general default set of settings. Any suggestions? What did you end up using on most of your slides? Thanks.

re: Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

Will Cowman — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:11:13 GMT

Holy Cow!! The AA battery actually worked like a charm. This jamming problem with the old cardboard slides has vexed me for nearly a year. I found your page; because, midway through my scanning project, I had to replace my computer and the new one was Vista -- i.e. incompat w/ Nikon (thanks for the Vista tip too, by the way). So your blog post has doubly-made my Christmas Day!

In this day and age, I find it quite awesome that the solution to my high-tech woes lie with ignoring error messages and a little 1.5 volt battery.

re: Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

David Robins — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:24:29 GMT

The AAA battery trick didn't work too well. It is too large diameter, and fans the slodes so much that the first slide sometimes is too angled away from the face of the unit, and jams against the metal gate.

I used a piece of bamboo skewer perhaps 1/8 inch in diameter, in the same location, taped to the pusher, which helped. This, coupled with weakening the spring force by lengthening the spring with a piece of paper clip, as described on another web site, make most of the jams disappear.

re: Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

Michael Swanson — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:49:10 GMT

Dale Austin posts another great looking solution to this problem: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mrwizard/macgyver/colorscan4000.html

re: Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

Axel — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:21:50 GMT

The price for the SF-210 is more like $320 (new) on eBay, or $1300 *with* the LS5000 scanner.

re: Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

Michael Swanson — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:26:08 GMT

@Robert: yes, you're correct...it does cost about $1,500 for the setup. However, I've found that a lot of people are buying these units, using them to scan some old slides, then reselling them on places like eBay. I'll probably do the same. If you figure that you have total control of the scanning process, and that this unit will scan at a very high quality, once you've sold it to someone else for the same purpose, it's worth it in my opinion.

re: Nikon Scan 4.0.2, Windows Vista RC1, and Slide Jamming

Robert Schroeder — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:30:11 GMT

I have considered purchasing this unit, but the price seems a little high still (about $1500 for the complete Setup, correct?) because of the time horizon of its usefulness.

For example, once you scan those 2000 slides (which you probably could have outsourced for about $2000), what are you going to do with the unit? If you are thinking of giving it away, please keep me in mind. (I actually have a busted NikonScan III (I forget the actual name) that was supposed to be a ls-4000, but I went through a disreputable company and ended up with this unit.
I do not have 2000 slides to scan, but I probably have 750, and then if you include friends and friends of the family, I could justify the cost vs. outsourcing, but I am not sure I want to be unjamming slides for all my neighbors.
If I get one, thanks for the tip on the AAA battery, that could be very useful, and good luck.