Polaroid SprintScan 4000

Despite it's relative age in the marketplace, the SprintScan 4000 holds its own quite well against the current crop of offerings. It appears to offer a good price/value point between the latest "high end" desktop scanners, and lower-priced models with...

Fast ; good dynamic range ; highest resolution in its class

Software could still use some work

FILM SCANNER'S SOFTWARE BEEFS UP

Unlike others here, I have generally had a good experience with my Sprintscan 4000. I bought my first one in 1999 when they first appeared on the market ... It was the first 4000 ppi slide/film scanner available and I upgraded from a 2700 ppi Nikon...

This is a poorly made scanner. It produces poor images, the software is very cumbersome, it is extremely slow, and worst of all is that it does not work half the time. Actually mine is going back to Polaroid tommorrow because the unit keeps trying to...

I bought this about 2 years ago for quite a princely sum and have had a pretty good time using it. The resolution is satisfactory, but the main problems are: - very grainy image at the pixel level; adjacent pixels are often jarringly different from...

I bought this about 2 years ago for quite a princely sum and have had a pretty good time using it. The resolution is satisfactory, but the main problems are:- very grainy image at the pixel level; adjacent pixels are often jarringly different from each...

This scanner is a sturdy piece of engineering that reminds me of the original IBM PC's of the early 80's: heavy, a bit over-engineered, but somewhat dated in its approach. Everything you need is included, even a SCSI card and cable for PC owners (it...

Despite dramatic improvements in digital photography, film is still preferred by many photographers. For them, the Polaroid SprintScan 4000 (...) combines the highest resolution in a desktop film scanner with fast performance, excellent image quality,...

Despite dramatic improvements in digital photography, film is still preferred by many photographers. For them, the Polaroid SprintScan 4000 (...) combines the highest resolution in a desktop film scanner with fast ...