Lomo Digitaliza scanning mask

[Ken Smith]

Been looking for a low cost alternative to the Epson's 120 negative holder that came with my V500. Ran across Lomo's Digitaliza 120 negative mask in Freestyle's catalog. Betterscanning's 120 scanning setup is a little too pricey for me right now. Anyone tried one of the Lomo masks yet?

http://microsites.lomography.com/digitaliza/

 

[mathomas]

Been looking for a low cost alternative to the Epson's 120 negative holder that came with my V500. Ran across Lomo's Digitaliza 120 negative mask in Freestyle's catalog. Betterscanning's 120 scanning setup is a little too pricey for me right now. Anyone tried one of the Lomo masks yet?

http://microsites.lomography.com/digitaliza/

Interesting solution for holding the negs in place while closing the frame. But it looks like it doesn't feature ANG (or does it?), which is part of the flattening solution provided by the Betterscanning product(s). Does it offer height adjustments, either?

 

[pacco]

Someone told me, that he gets better results with the Lomo one compared to the Epson 120 film holder. However, I have no further experiences but played with the idea to get one for my Canon 8400F too. The original Canon holder are all but great - especially the one for 120 film...

 

[Ken Smith]

But it looks like it doesn't feature ANG (or does it?), which is part of the flattening solution provided by the Betterscanning product(s). Does it offer height adjustments, either?

I do not think it offers either ANG nor adjustable height. But I did notice a mirror type backing when the negative was slid in.

 

[GoneSavage]

I think the benefit of the lomo is that it allows you to scan sprocket holes and such. Anyone familiar with the lomo aesthetic will know right off the bat that this product is not geared toward users looking for ultimate film flatness.

 

[mathomas]

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Anyone familiar with the lomo aesthetic will know right off the bat that this product is not geared toward users looking for ultimate film flatness.

True, true.

 

[Ken Smith]

Anyone familiar with the lomo aesthetic will know right off the bat that this product is not geared toward users looking for ultimate film flatness.

Agree and I would use the term "aesthetic" loosely ; ) However, I was interested in the 120 format version. It seemed to handle that stretch of 120 negatives and flatten it very well. Something my Epson carrier struggles to do.

 

[pryan9]

I have the 35mm digitaliza and surprisingly it holds the film very flat. I bought it to scan sprockets but was actually thinking about using it for all of my 35mm negs. I have the betterscanning 120 holder which is really nice but I would think that the 120 digitaliza would be an improvement on what you have and would be much cheaper.

 

[Ken Smith]

I have the 35mm digitaliza and surprisingly it holds the film very flat. I bought it to scan sprockets but was actually thinking about using it for all of my 35mm negs. I have the betterscanning 120 holder which is really nice but I would think that the 120 digitaliza would be an improvement on what you have and would be much cheaper.

Looking at the video, there appears to be a mirrored surface behind the negative. I assume that your 35mm version also has the same. Does that provide any type of unwanted Holga/Lomo character to your scans?

 

[pryan9]

It's actually just a piece of metal that is used for loading the film into the holder. The whole thing is based around magnets and after the door is closed the metal piece is removed and the negative lies perfectly flat between the two pieces of plastic. The holders add no additional character to the scans other than the ability to scan a wider area including the sprocket holes.