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Where Adjustable Scan Film Holder
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rdeloe
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Hi Jochen. I don't know about Canada, but the ones I used with that scanner are from this company: http://www.betterscanning.com/
They worked well.
Rob
They worked well.
Rob
rdeloe
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You didn't ask for alternatives, but just in case you're open to other approaches, I abandoned scanning with a flatbed as soon as I figured out how easy it is to do with a digital camera. The results were much better. Using a very simple setup, I even wet mounted the negatives.
I wrote about my setup here: https://www.largeformatphotography....era-scanning-on-the-cheap-an-example-approach At the time the little X-T2 was the only camera I had. If I did this again, I would use one frame from a GFX 100S and be done with it (so no stitching together individual frames).
Digital camera scanning works great for smaller formats too. I've seen handy templates that hold a strip of 35mm or medium format film securely, making it quick and (relatively) easy to scan a roll.
I wrote about my setup here: https://www.largeformatphotography....era-scanning-on-the-cheap-an-example-approach At the time the little X-T2 was the only camera I had. If I did this again, I would use one frame from a GFX 100S and be done with it (so no stitching together individual frames).
Digital camera scanning works great for smaller formats too. I've seen handy templates that hold a strip of 35mm or medium format film securely, making it quick and (relatively) easy to scan a roll.
tenmangu81
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Thanks a lot for the link, Rob. Very interesting and detailed.
I have about the same setting (with a sturdy tripod and a light source), but I use for the time being my Blad X1D II + XCD45P with an extension ring which gives me the 1:1 ratio for 135 negatives or slides. The drawback is vignetting and the parallelism between the sensor and the negative film.
Otherwise, @spassig , I use my flatbed scanner (Epson V700 Photo) for MF (6x6 cm) negatives, with the standard Epson film holder, and the results are pretty good.
I have about the same setting (with a sturdy tripod and a light source), but I use for the time being my Blad X1D II + XCD45P with an extension ring which gives me the 1:1 ratio for 135 negatives or slides. The drawback is vignetting and the parallelism between the sensor and the negative film.
Otherwise, @spassig , I use my flatbed scanner (Epson V700 Photo) for MF (6x6 cm) negatives, with the standard Epson film holder, and the results are pretty good.
Doppler9000
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Doppler9000
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TechTalk
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Doug Fisher's company website http://www.betterscanning.com, which Rob de Loë linked above, is currently active. The email address is [email protected].
This page of his website notes: "There have been occasional issues where a customer's spam-blocker has blocked the confirmation email messages. If you haven't received a reply within 24 hours, please check your "spam traps" and/or email us. The email reply to you will most likely be sent from our [email protected] email address. Please go ahead and add our address to your spam-blocker's "safe" list now in order to prevent any communication delays."
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rdeloe
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Websites can stay up for a long time if the fees were paid. Robert O'Toole died at the beginning of this year but his excellent website is still up: https://www.closeuphotography.com/ As soon as the bill comes due, it's probably going to disappear.
Doppler9000
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FWIW, if a company is defunct in 2021 and 2022, there’s a strong chance it’s still defunct in 2024.
Godfrey
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Doing scanning with flatbed and dedicated film scanners is still viable but only just barely compared to working with modern digital cameras, good lenses, and properly designed film carriers. Somewhere, I still have a couple of the better scanning negatives carriers, but I haven't used them in years.
For copy camera scanning, I use Andrew Clifforth's "The Essential Film Holder", which can be configured with a number of different masks up to about 6x9 cm, with a small light panel as the illumination source. A Novoflex Magic copy stand with a geared focusing rail holds the camera; I use a bubble level when configuring the setup with both the camera and negative stage to ensure parallelism. My most used camera is the Leica M10 Monochrom (switch to the M10-R for color) with an R system macro lens, but I've also used the Hasselblad 907x/CFVII 50c and Hasselblad V system lenses (80 or 120 macro + extension tubes) with excellent results.
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For copy camera scanning, I use Andrew Clifforth's "The Essential Film Holder", which can be configured with a number of different masks up to about 6x9 cm, with a small light panel as the illumination source. A Novoflex Magic copy stand with a geared focusing rail holds the camera; I use a bubble level when configuring the setup with both the camera and negative stage to ensure parallelism. My most used camera is the Leica M10 Monochrom (switch to the M10-R for color) with an R system macro lens, but I've also used the Hasselblad 907x/CFVII 50c and Hasselblad V system lenses (80 or 120 macro + extension tubes) with excellent results.
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