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Really good tips. Thank you very much. Keep 'em coming ... lol.To get the best image from the stock holders you need to do a focus test using the adjustable feet and see which setting gives the sharpest image. The Betterscanning holders have finely adjustable feet and can be an improvement.
For the colour correction in Vuescan as always try to aim for a flat low contrast scan without any clipping (it should look horrible) and choose a film type from the menu that most closely matches what you are scanning, with any luck the exact type will be on the list. You should then get another drop down menu with further options and you just choose the one that is nearest to perfect in terms of colour balance. Scan and then adjust contrast to how you want it in Photoshop and then tweak the colour balance.
Ultimately it isn't worth trying for a finished product direct from the scanner.
Steve
Thanks. It seems that a bit of ANR glass is the trick ... or buy a Plustek at twice the cost. I have decided between an Epson or Plustek. No real rush yet as my film backs haven't arrived.You can get some anti reflective glass cut that will sit in the Epson 120 film holders. Remove the hinged piece of plastic, lay the film strip in the holder, then the ANR glass on top of the film. If the film is really curly, tape the film at the ends to the ANR glass.