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LS 8000ED / Super Coolscan 8000 ED

The Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED is a medium format film scanner designed for formats up to 6 x 9 cm. Thanks to a wide range of optional accessories, you can also digitize very specific film or medical preparations.

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Nikon LS 8000ED / Super Coolscan 8000 ED

Technical Specifications

The LS-8000 shines with its outstanding image quality, great color depth, a maximum dynamic range and high resolution. The LS-8000 also sets a record in scanning small pictures as it can scan up to 12 negatives at once.

  • Small picture and middle format film scanner

  • Optical Resolution: 4.000 x 4.000 dpi

  • Color depth: 42 Bit (internal & external)

  • incl. film holders for slides, 35mm and middle format filmstrips

  • With Focus Control for optimal sharpness

SilverFast 8 ADF Scan

ADF is an abbreviation for “Automatic Document Feeder“. The Nikon LS 8000ED / Super Coolscan 8000 ED film scanner is able to feed in small and medium format slides or filmstrips automatically. This means, the user does not have to transport the filmholder from image to image by hand, but controls the feeder with SilverFast 8. This manual describes how to use the SilverFast 8 ADF functionality.

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10 (64bit)
  • Windows 8 (64bit)
  • Windows 7 (64bit)
  • macOS 15
  • macOS 14
  • macOS 13
  • macOS 12
  • macOS 11
  • macOS 10.15
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.13

  • Windows 10 (64bit)
  • Windows 10 (32bit)
  • Windows 8 (64bit)
  • Windows 8 (32bit)
  • Windows 7 (64bit)
  • Windows 7 (32bit)
  • Windows Vista (64bit)
  • Windows Vista (32bit)
  • Windows XP (64bit)
  • Windows XP (32bit)
  • macOS 12
  • macOS 11
  • macOS 10.15
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.13
  • macOS 10.12
  • Mac OSX 10.11
  • Mac OSX 10.10
  • Mac OSX 10.9
  • Mac OSX 10.8
  • Mac OSX 10.7
  • Mac OSX 10.6
  • Mac OSX 10.5

SilverFast Scanner Software for the Nikon

LS 8000ED / Super Coolscan 8000 ED

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Focus Control Video

Watch our Video to learn more about SilverFast’s Focus Control. (Functionality may vary depending on the scanner model.)

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Support & Help

If you encounter any question or problem with SilverFast and your Nikon scanner, please visit our support overview page.

Drivers

You can download the latest scanner drivers for your Nikon scanner model here at the manufacturer’s website.

System Requirements

Here you will find SilverFast‘s minimum system requirements regarding your computer hardware and operating systems.