RE: Sorry to ask again but...
Title: RE: Sorry to ask again but...
I decided not to buy the 700/750 scanner for precisely that
reason. If the 700/750 scanners were delivering actual resolution in
dppi/lppm at a significantly higher percentage than stated, that would
be another issue. But they are not so for scanning LF sheet film I
find no advantage at all in the 700/750 series over the 4870/4900,
providing that you set up the latter with a fluid mounting
system.
Sandy King
Michael, (there I spelt your name
correctly),
From what I have heard (not from Ted Harris or Michael
Mutmansky) the wet scanner thingy is an expensive piece of crap. One
can achieve comparable results with the 4990 and a home made wet
scanning set up instead of the more expensive 700/750 models. The
resolution ratings of the 700/750 are over rated. The Harris/Mutmansky
review in View Camera magazine is informative to read as
well.
From: Michael Koch-Schulte
[mailto:mkochsch@shaw.ca]
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 7:55 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: Sorry to ask again but...
Does anyone
have the new Epson V700/750. There's a wet mount (8x10?) unit for that
model. Maybe it's available a replacement part.
~m
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From: Sandy
King
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Sent: Saturday, August
26, 2006 4:57 PM
Subject: RE: Sorry to
ask again but...
My suggestion would be to buy
a piece of thin glass, about 1mm thick by about 8X10" to fit over
the glass of your holder, glue some thin brass strips to the glass to
serve as a frame for the size negative you want to scan, and scan your
negative emulsion down wet-mounted with some type of mounting fluid.
You could also use Johnson baby oil for this, though clean-up is a
little harder.
My experience is that
wet-mounting can improve significantly the quality of your scan, by 1)
reducing grain size, 2) minimizing marks from scratches on the
negative, and increasing overall sharpness. I did this with my Epson
4870 and was really pleased with the improvement in
quality.
Sandy
Michael,
Doug is not
manufacturing anything but MF holders. He has attempted to come up
with a design for LF negatives but as of yet he has not succeeded. Per
a conversation, I had with him at lunch earlier this week the LF
holder development has been placed on hold due to the high demand for
his MF holders.
No one else
makes a LF holder for the 4990. It would be nice but there are a lot
of problems creating a reliable high quality and yet comparatively
inexpensive holder that meets the needs of LF users.
I'm sure a
crafty person such as yourself could make a home made holder that
would suffice for your on personal use. Coming up with a mass marketed
item is much more problematic. Doug's approach is to manufacture and
market value added products that are durable and almost fool
proof.
Don
Bryant
From: Michael
Koch-Schulte [mailto:mkochsch@shaw.ca]
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 4:35 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: Sorry to ask again but...
If you scroll down the page
he mentions that he's working on 4x5, 5x7 and "odd sized"
holders...whether you can get one yet is the question.
~m
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From: Don
Bryant
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Sent: Friday, August
25, 2006 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: Sorry to
ask again but...
Doug only has
MF negative holders and is only making MF holders.
From: Michael
Koch-Schulte [mailto:mkochsch@shaw.ca]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 1:05 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: Sorry to ask again but...
Were you thinking Doug's MF
holder. I think he's making other frame sizes no too.
~m
http://www.betterscanning.com/
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From: BOB
KISS
To: ALT PHO PROC.
Sent: Tuesday, August
22, 2006 4:09 PM
Subject: Sorry to ask
again but...
DEAR LIST,
Sorry to
bother y'all again but, try as I might, I cannot find
the e-mail from the person who makes 5X7 and 8X10 negative holders for
the
Epson 4990 scanner. Please remind me of his e-mail address so
that I can
contact him.
THANKS!
CHEERS!
BOB
Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/ <http://www.bobkiss.com/>
"Live as if you are going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you
are going to
live forever". Mahatma Gandhi
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