noimmunity
scratch my niche
Now that I'm making progress in B&W development, the next issue is scanning. I have a CS5000 which up to now I have mostly used for 6 frame strips. I have the whole roll feeder, however. When I used this before, I faced a problem: when you first load a whole roll, what to do with the roll of film as it waits to feed? The scanner is on a table. A roll of film extended easily goes down to the floor and beyond. What to do with the film so that it doesn't get dusty/scratched? This question also includes not just the feeding process, but also the process after scanning when the roll is ejected out the front by the scanner.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Jamie123
Veteran
I've never used a Nikon 5000 with a roll feeder so this is just an idea. How about taping a plastic bag to the front of the scanner and place the part of the roll that's sticking out in there?
sojournerphoto
Veteran
At the risk of sounding unhelpful, can you put the scanner on a higher shelf? Solves the issue effectively if the roll can hang free. Alternatively, you could try using some foamcore to make a catch shelf for the film, but it tends to slip off and get in the dust anyway.
Mike
Mike
Brian Puccio
Well-known
I've got a CS4k and have shorted the feeder to let me do whole rolls, so I also do not have the carrier that holds the negatives as they wait to be scanned. First I did what sojournerphoto mentions, put the scanner on the top shelf of my desk's hutch and let it loose. Wake up in the morning and entire roll with four passes on each frame plus the multiple exposure option.
I've also used it on a lower shelf and I loosely spooled the film and had the scanner operate laying on it's side, so the film was spooled immediately in front. I realized this wasn't so bright since a few hours later, I would have the film coming out the back and onto the floor.
Alternatively, cut your roll in half. I sleeve in lengths of 6, so after the 18th frame, I cut the roll. 18 doesn't come close to the floor at all. The downside to this is I need to be around to put the second batch in. Not ideal for running overnight since my nightly scan rate is twice as slow, meaning a batch of 10 rolls to scan would take me almost a month!
This way, I get minimum one roll per night while I sleep and sometimes if I'm going to be home for a while and the computer won't be needed for other things for several hours, I can get another roll done, so almost a week and I can get 10 done.
I've also used it on a lower shelf and I loosely spooled the film and had the scanner operate laying on it's side, so the film was spooled immediately in front. I realized this wasn't so bright since a few hours later, I would have the film coming out the back and onto the floor.
Alternatively, cut your roll in half. I sleeve in lengths of 6, so after the 18th frame, I cut the roll. 18 doesn't come close to the floor at all. The downside to this is I need to be around to put the second batch in. Not ideal for running overnight since my nightly scan rate is twice as slow, meaning a batch of 10 rolls to scan would take me almost a month!
This way, I get minimum one roll per night while I sleep and sometimes if I'm going to be home for a while and the computer won't be needed for other things for several hours, I can get another roll done, so almost a week and I can get 10 done.
ItsReallyDarren
That's really me
I thought about getting one of these to keep the film in place while it batch scans. Place one in front of the scanner and and prop it up with some books until its lever with the feeder. I would probably put some kind of felt on the race track to keep the film from scratching. The spider for me would be optional.
http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Wheels-Spider-Slam-Track/dp/B0030XML8I
http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Wheels-Spider-Slam-Track/dp/B0030XML8I
noimmunity
scratch my niche
But a Mako Shark Hotwheels would be still be mandatory!
noimmunity
scratch my niche
It's been a year since I used the CS5000 (mothballed after I went to Shanghai for six months), so I'm a little fuzzy on what happens, but I remember that one is always faced with the problem of the fully scanned roll that is ejected out of the front of the machine (a place with no collection support). And then, while you're feeding the roll into the machine, it also hangs out in front. That seems to me where 90% of the dust happens...