Canon Canoscan 9000F MK II

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Does anyone use this Canon scanner? It appears to have excellent reviews and it can scan medium format strips of 6x22cm (like the V600), and is cheaper. However, I can't find many reviews that directly compare it to the V500/V600.

Interested if any of the F&C shooters have one...
 
I'll be watching this thread with interest, I like my V500 but only use it for MF now as I'm using a Plustek for 35mm and have also been wondering about the 9000F
 
The V500 seems to only scan up to 6x12cm (so realistically that's 1 6x7/6x9 or 2 6x6), compared to the 9000F which is 6x22cm (3 6x7!!!, 2 6x9, 3 6x6). That alone would save a fair amount of time...

[EDIT: the V550 also supports 6x22cm, although it is currently more expensive than the 9000F mkII]
 
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freecom2 said:
The V500/V550 seems to only scan up to 6x12cm (so realistically that's 1 6x7/6x9 or 2 6x6), compared to the 9000F which is 6x22cm (3 6x7!!!, 2 6x9, 3 6x6). That alone would save a fair amount of time...
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I've just got a V550 and I can scan at least 3 (6x6) frames and possiblt 2 (6x9) although I haven't tried this. Its also possible to lay the negs on the glass if there longer than the holder but I'd watch the focus doing that.

When I researched I found both scanners as good as each other and for most people it was personal taste.
 
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freecom2 said:
The V500/V550 seems to only scan up to 6x12cm (so realistically that's 1 6x7/6x9 or 2 6x6), compared to the 9000F which is 6x22cm (3 6x7!!!, 2 6x9, 3 6x6). That alone would save a fair amount of time...
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It's the Epson holders that make the v500 seem less useful. Make your own and 3 6x6 frames or 4 6x4.5 are no problem I think you could even squeeze in 3 6x7 but I've not tested that.
 
I have the canon 9000F mk ii. I have used it for black and white medium format scans (old box brownie). It seems ok. I've not used the V500 but a couple of older epsons but I never did medium format with those so can't compare. I use vuescan with it.
 
As ever, thanks for your informative replies.

Eriktheviking said:
I've just got a V550 and I can scan at least 3 (6x6) frames and possiblt 2 (6x9) although I haven't tried this. Its also possible to lay the negs on the glass if there longer than the holder but I'd watch the focus doing that.

When I researched I found both scanners as good as each other and for most people it was personal taste.
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Definitely seems to be the case - lots of comments on the software, but I'll probably use VueScan regardless. And indeed, I appear to have got my info wrong - the V550 does indeed also support 6x22cm. I'll edit the original post.

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It's the Epson holders that make the v500 seem less useful. Make your own and 3 6x6 frames or 4 6x4.5 are no problem I think you could even squeeze in 3 6x7 but I've not tested that.
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Absolutely - I'll probably use a mix of the OEM holder and the Lomography 120 holder.

srichards said:
I have the canon 9000F mk ii. I have used it for black and white medium format scans (old box brownie). It seems ok. I've not used the V500 but a couple of older epsons but I never did medium format with those so can't compare. I use vuescan with it.
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Thanks - people seem to be generally positive about it.
 
Would holding the film flat not become more of an issue with such a long strip of film?
 
steveo_mcg said:
Would holding the film flat not become more of an issue with such a long strip of film?
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That's the same length on the V550, 600, 700, 750 and Canon 8800F, so it shouldn't be any worse than keeping it flat with any other flatbed (i.e. a nightmare!).
 
So it's just the 500 that's been ham strung with short holders? Wonder if the newer ones would fit.
 
I looked at the website for the Lomography holders that someone mentioned... there's a short video that shows how they work, and it looks pretty good. Mind you, they're asking £39 for the 120 (capable of 3 6*6 negs, though).
 
I'm investigation making a custom holder for the longer 120 film for the V500 also using a piece of acrylic
 
ChrisR said:
I looked at the website for the Lomography holders that someone mentioned... there's a short video that shows how they work, and it looks pretty good. Mind you, they're asking £39 for the 120 (capable of 3 6*6 negs, though).
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The Lomo Digitaliza for 120 film works quite well. It easily accommodates three frames of 6x6 and keeps the film reasonably flat, although it does fall just short of being able to scan four full frames of 6x4.5. I've never used the 135 variety, so cannot comment on that.

If you're on a budget and are scanning 120, I'd recommend picking up Lomo holder, as it will save time and probably result in a very slight improvement in sharpness as it does hold the film relatively flat, although it's still not perfect in this regard.

If you want the ultimate in film holders, apparently the holders from betterscanning.com are the way to go. Those come with anti-newton glass, so you can keep the film perfectly flat, and permit precision adjustment of the holder height, so you can optimise focus.
 
I'm a bit tight so used a plain glass plate from a picture frame and taped a strip of 3 6x6 negatives onto it before sitting it flat on the scanner glass. Apart from a few frames which displayed newton rings it did the job (on a borrowed V700 with no negative holder)
 
stevelmx5 said:
I'm a bit tight so used a plain glass plate from a picture frame and taped a strip of 3 6x6 negatives onto it before sitting it flat on the scanner glass. Apart from a few frames which displayed newton rings it did the job (on a borrowed V700 with no negative holder)
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You can do this, but, if you put the film directly on the glass of the scanner, the film will not be in the optimum plane of focus, so the scans will be fuzzier than they could otherwise be, and you'll get some Newton rings, as you've already experienced.
 
I actually taped the negatives to the top side of the glass so that they would be spaced off the scanner. The better scanning holder has adjustable height from 1mm upwards to I guessed that standard 1.5-2mm picture frame glass wouldn't be a mile off. Not ideal by any means but fast enough to run through a roll of film.
 
I had a Canoscan, tried to sell it for ages with no luck! Wasn't as sharp as my dedicated 35mm Nikon scanner, sadly.
 
I'll be using it for medium format - I have access to a dedicated 35mm scanner already, thankfully.
 
Personally, I'd be looking out for an Epson 4490 or 4990. I believe that they're almost exactly the same as the V500 and V700 respectively with regard to specs. I think that the only difference is the light sources; the older ones just take an extra 30-45 seconds for the lamps to heat up when you're previewing your first frames, but isn't a problem after that.

I managed to pick up my 4490 for £5. If you hunt around on eBay, gumtree, etc. you should be able to find one at a decent price.
 
I think if your going to make your own mask, check the area scanner will do in transparancy, v350 and 1650 limit the area :-(
 
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