Buying a used scanner

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Can a scanner's light source deteriorate with age and use? Is there anything
else I should consider? I'm considering buying a secondhand 120 film scanner
(preferably amateur used). Any comments on this would be welcome.
 
Can a scanner's light source deteriorate with age and use? Is there anything
else I should consider? I'm considering buying a secondhand 120 film scanner
(preferably amateur used). Any comments on this would be welcome.
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A couple of comments...

1 Yes, the light source can deteriorate or fail.
2 It's unlikely that you will find an amateur that bought a 120 film
scanner, and then decided to sell it, but good luck.
 
Can a scanner's light source deteriorate with age and use?

Most decent scanners will run an internal calibration routine during start
up, so hopefully this will lower the chances you are operating a scanner
that deviates too far from specification.

Doug
 
A couple of comments...

1 Yes, the light source can deteriorate or fail.
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Except Nikons because they use LEDs as a light source.

LEDs don't deteriorate with time and are practically guaranteed to
outlast both the scanner and the user... ;o)

On the other hand, pure(er) LED light tends to show grain more which
other light sources tend to "blur".

Don.
 
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