Film Scanner

[michael gallagher]

What is the sensor size for the Nikon Coolscan 8000 ED that I should use when starting a new project in PTGui ?

[Jesús Navas]

Hi Michael, 

I don't have the exact data, but I think that what you are looking for can be calculated from the information given in this article.

https://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/CS8K/C8A.HTM

Remember that the sensor of most scanners are linear sensor, not area sensor. 

In this case, I estimate an effective sensor of about 62x82 mm or maybe 2-4 mm more (it depends on the 35 mm film size you take, as the nominal is 24x36 mm but sliders usually show only about 23x35 mm). 

Good luck on your proyect. 

Best regards, 

Jesús

El sáb., 14 jun. 2025 14:49, michael gallagher <michaelgal...@gmail.com> escribió:

What is the sensor size for the Nikon Coolscan 8000 ED that I should use when starting a new project in PTGui ?

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[Jesús Navas]

Ok. We don't need to guess it. 😂

https://www.nikonusa.com/fileuploads/pdfs/8000.pdf

[michael gallagher]

Thank you Jesús 

[PTGui Support]

Hi Michael,

Are you using it to scan camera negatives? Then you would need to use
the negative's size (likely 24x36 mm).

Kind regards,

Joost Nieuwenhuijse
www.ptgui.com

On 6/14/25 16:27, michael gallagher wrote:
> Thank you Jesús
>
> On Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 9:38:20 AM UTC-4 Jesús Navas wrote:
>
> Ok. We don't need to guess it. 😂
>

> https://www.nikonusa.com/fileuploads/pdfs/8000.pdf <https://
> www.nikonusa.com/fileuploads/pdfs/8000.pdf>

>
> El sáb., 14 jun. 2025 15:34, Jesús Navas <jesus...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I don't have the exact data, but I think that what you are
> looking for can be calculated from the information given in this
> article.
>

> https://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/CS8K/C8A.HTM <https://
> www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/CS8K/C8A.HTM>

>
> Remember that the sensor of most scanners are linear sensor, not
> area sensor.
>
> In this case, I estimate an effective sensor of about 62x82 mm
> or maybe 2-4 mm more (it depends on the 35 mm film size you
> take, as the nominal is 24x36 mm but sliders usually show only
> about 23x35 mm).
>
> Good luck on your proyect.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jesús
>
>
> El sáb., 14 jun. 2025 14:49, michael gallagher
> <michaelgal...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
> What is the sensor size for the Nikon Coolscan 8000 ED that
> I should use when starting a new project in PTGui ?
>
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