william mcLeod , Sep 10, 2005; 02:45 p.m.
I just bought a nikon 5000 scanner and the SA-30 roll film adapter primarily to scan whole
rolls of neg film. this $500 adapter seems half-baked. it protects the film while in the large
plastic roll case that attaches to the back of the scanner, but there is not a similar casel for
the front. therefore, all the film collects endless dust and defeats the purpose.
I'm curious if others have come up with good dust-free systems to use this attachment.
thanks,
b i l l
Edward Ingold 
, Sep 10, 2005; 05:39 p.m.
Put the scanner on a shelf high enough that the film hangs free.
william mcLeod , Sep 10, 2005; 06:51 p.m.
unfortunately, I don't live in a clean room. I actually have dust in my house.
I'm working on a 5 foot tube lined with velvet to connect to the scanner. however, it seems
that nikon would not have been so shortsighted.
b i l l
Edward Ingold , Sep 11, 2005; 10:22 a.m.
So, who lives in a Class 100 house (or Class 10,000). The film is exposed to the air for a relatively brief time. Furthermore, dust tends to settle on horizontal surfaces, while the film will be mostly vertical. You will get more dust unwrapping your film and loading it than will gather as it scans.
This is not a show-stopper problem! Digital ICE works well enough that you can ignore most dust problems. You are p**d at spending $500 on a roll film adapter. Think instead on the time it will save - 10 hours should cover it (about 5 rolls of film).
Les Sarile 
, Sep 11, 2005; 07:59 p.m.
Edward Ingold stated, "Think instead on the time it will save - 10 hours should cover it (about 5 rolls of film)."
You forget that your quoted time of 10 hours for 5 rolls applies to the 'V' which cannot use the SA-30. On the CS5K, you can scan up to 20 36 frame rolls in 10 hours as it only takes less then 50 seconds with ICE and this adapter will only require user intervention once a roll.
