DEAR ALL,
Firstly,
thanks for all the info.
Secondly,
I will ask my local service bureau/scanner operator what fluid he uses for the “wet
mount” on his drum scanner. Perhaps
I can get him to import some for me for future use.
CHEERS!
BOB
Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/
"Live as if you are going
to die tomorrow. Learn as if you
are going to live forever".
Mahatma Gandhi
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy King
[mailto:sanking@clemson.edu]
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006
9:12 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: 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
-----
Original Message -----
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
-----
Original Message -----
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/
-----
Original Message -----
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