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Well, it's a shame really, Nikon decided not to bundle with the scanner that sold for $1049 or more. The FH-3 film strip holder in question comes separately as an optional add-on for $25. I have recently bought a Coolscan 5000ED film scanner from Nikon. To harness the full potential of Coolscan 5000ED or V, you really need one of the FH-3 holder. It accommodates film strips up to 6 frames long, and holds them in the focal plane of the scanner. It is an indispensable component to the scanner, should you process film strips less than 6 frames long. It is a big help if you process short pieces of film, 2-3 frames long, or even a single naked frame. Actually, I bought two: while the first holder is in the scanner, I can load the second one with films.
The negative holder is invaluable and should have been included with the scanner. Well worth the small investment spent.
An accessory like this really should come with the scanner, especially prosumer gear like the Nikon CoolScan V ED for which I purchased this film strip holder. As an extra-cost accessory, something this rudimentary and flimsy should be priced at $5, not the $25 that I paid for it.
There's simply no other way to do it. This is one of those tools that you either don't need or can't do without. If you want to scan 35mm positive or negative images in your Coolscan 5000 (or similar device), and you only have a single frame or two frames, you need this tool. For its stated purpose, it works great. I also found I could use it to scan some smaller (Minox-sized) negative and positive images, and it worked fine.
The Nikon film holder works great, and the price was wright. The holder makes it easy to scan 35mm film, without having to cut the strip into small parts to fit in slide mounts.
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