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> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Scanner for contact sheets
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> From: "Tony Terlecki" <ajt@mrps.demon.co.uk>
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> Tomek,
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> How were the negs laid out on the 1680? My one only came with a 35mm
> holder which could hold 4 strips so I end up arranging mine by hand
> on the glass to get a full roll to fit. I'm thinking about making my
> own carrier to arrange 36-40 frames so they lie perfectly flat on the
> scanner and I was wondering if anyone has already gone this route.
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> My Epson 1680 came with 35mm mounted slide, 35mm strip, 120 strip,
> and 4x5 sheet holders.
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> I lay my negs flat too, which I think gives better focus than the film
> holders, as long as the film is not curled. I use the mounted 35mm
> slide holders, but otherwise lay film directly on the plate. The
> scanner lid doesn't hold curled negatives down very well, so
> unmounted 35mm results have varied, but results with 4x5 Ektar based
> negs have been excellent.
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> Beseler used to sell full sheet negative holders for making contact
> print sheets -- clear molded plastic with channels into which the
> negatives are slipped. I had 35mm and 120 versions, but they got
> broken in a move. Examining the 35 version it seems no thicker than
> the Epson transparency holders, and holds the film closer to the
> glass plate of the scanner.
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> Worth a try, and I'd love to hear if anyone has....mine won't work
> any more since the channels are broken, loose, and out of alignment.
>
> ted
Actually Saunders makes a 35 frame 35mm glassless contact proofer frame,
which one can use on the scanner bed of a flatbed scanner with a
transparency adapter lid ( as is the case for the Umax PowerLook series).
It will hold the negative strips in seven rows of five each with a small
space between each row, preventing the negative strips from getting out of
alignment; it is also about as thick as the negative frames that the Umax
PowerLook series supplies ( which I assume is the same for other
manufacturers).
They also make a glassless 120 contact proofer.
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