Replacement Mirrors for Nikon Super CoolScan have shipped

Nikon CoolScan mirrors

Thank you one and all for supporting our efforts to find a replacement mirror for the Nikon CoolScan film scanners.  We have sold out of the small mirrors for the IV/4000/V/5000! There are still a few of the 8000/9000 mirrors if you act quick.

All of the orders have shipped out now and you should be receiving yours in the coming days.  A few notes:

  • I hope you don’t mind that I repurposed the dozens of padded mailers that have collected over the pandemic.
  • VERY CAREFULLY cut open the bubble wrap mailers so as to not cut the internal packaging with the mirror in it.
  • The mirrors are packaged like this:
    Big bubble wrap envelope > Small bubble wrap envelope > Plastic bag > Mirror
  • The delicate mirror side of the glass has a protective blue plastic film over it.  Use a wooden toothpick (or another soft material) to gently lift a corner of the film, and then peel it off.
  • Gleb Shtengel has a great set of tutorials of how to disassemble the 4000/5000 and the 8000/9000 CoolScans to replace the mirror.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions or comments if we might do things better.

Thank you!

Matt

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.