raid
Dad Photographer
Hi,
I want to buy a scanner that can handle MF negatives and 35mm, and I am planning to get the Better Scan glass for flatter negatives. I am planning to keep the cost below $600. Are there many options here?
Thanks.
Raid
I want to buy a scanner that can handle MF negatives and 35mm, and I am planning to get the Better Scan glass for flatter negatives. I am planning to keep the cost below $600. Are there many options here?
Thanks.
Raid
Murchu
Well-known
V700 seems to give a 50% real resolution bump of 2400dpi, over the 1600dpi of the V600. Difference between web-quality scans and print-quality scans, in my opinion.
wafflecakee
Well-known
700 over 600. No contest.
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are these flat beds?
raid
Dad Photographer
Yes, they are flatbed scanners that are known to do a good job with scanning when used with the Better Scan glass.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Yes, they are flatbeds but capable of even LF scanning, Joe. It was a major upgrade for me from CanoScan 8600F to V700. Overall I'm very happy with V700, but the "band in the sky" which is caused by not so good 35 film holder (so I've read but haven't looked into it too much) is driving me crazy. Other than that, I'm happy and the Better Scan glass should solve the band problem.
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can they do 120 negs?
Gerry M
Gerry
Raid,
My .25c worth. I have had Minolta SD IV, V500 and V700. For MF, the V700 is good. For 35mm, not so much. For 35mm, the SD IV is much, much better. No contest, even with upgraded holders & ANR glass. I still have the SD IV and am hoping that it just keeps on ticking.
Gerry
My .25c worth. I have had Minolta SD IV, V500 and V700. For MF, the V700 is good. For 35mm, not so much. For 35mm, the SD IV is much, much better. No contest, even with upgraded holders & ANR glass. I still have the SD IV and am hoping that it just keeps on ticking.
Gerry
Gerry M
Gerry
Yes, and LF to 8X10.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
arpinum
Member
Canoscan 900f slightly better than V600, lower price.
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i will have to investigate further...deep in the bowels of my basement is a large box of 120 negs from my mamiya 6 days...
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it would be nice to play with my old negs in photoshop and see how they compare with the ones that i printed.
and to have a e file of some images...
and to have a e file of some images...
Gerry M
Gerry
There have been some decent buys on used V700, popping up from time to time.
raid
Dad Photographer
Eric T
Well-known
I am disappointed by my 35mm and MF scanning on my V700. My scans just aren't sharp. I just shot a roll of 35mm Porta 400 on my Leica R8. I was mostly using a 21mm R lens. I had the roll developed and scanned by a local Walgreens. I then took about 16 of the negatives and scanned on the V700. I was astonished and disappointed to see the difference. The Walgreens scans were very sharp. The V700 scans appeared to be overexposed and blurry. I was using the negative holder that came with the V700.
Any advice on improving my V700 scanning would be greatly appreciated.
Any advice on improving my V700 scanning would be greatly appreciated.
Gerry M
Gerry
What software were you using? Have you tried anti-reflective glass over the negatives? Or just the negs w/o holder with emulsion side up?
raid
Dad Photographer
Then I would need two scanners, and this is not what I want.
maddoc
... likes film again.
When I want excellent tonal range over emphasized grain and contrast for BW films (135) then I prefer my V700 every time over the Coolscan 4000ED (which in turn is more convenient to batch scan a complete roll at once and Nikon Scan is better to use for color material than Epson Scan software).
The important thing with the V700 is a) to have the film 100% flat (and it will start curling during long scan sessions due to the heat under the closed lid) and b) to get the height of the film-holder properly adjusted (by changing the direction of the small plastic feet in the holder or omitting them completely).
Sufficiently flat film can be achieved by storing the film over night tightly rolled and with the emulsion side facing outwards. After I learned this I have never had to use the ANR inserts from better scanning again.
The Epson holder for 120 films is much more critical to use since the film is not supported at one end (3 frames of 6x6 give a strip that is slightly shorter than the provided length inside the holder). In this case the last frame usually starts slightly curling inside and is difficult to get flat. 4x5 sheets are thicker and can be perfectly mounted into the holder. Again, the 4x5 and 120 film-holder can and most probably be adjusted similarly to the 135 film holder to bring the film into the focal plane of the scanning lens.
After a lot of usage, the plastic holder start to wear and get wobbly and from this point is becomes more and more difficult to get the film hold steadily in position. I am now on my second set of original Epson holder and use the V700 since 2007.
The important thing with the V700 is a) to have the film 100% flat (and it will start curling during long scan sessions due to the heat under the closed lid) and b) to get the height of the film-holder properly adjusted (by changing the direction of the small plastic feet in the holder or omitting them completely).
Sufficiently flat film can be achieved by storing the film over night tightly rolled and with the emulsion side facing outwards. After I learned this I have never had to use the ANR inserts from better scanning again.
The Epson holder for 120 films is much more critical to use since the film is not supported at one end (3 frames of 6x6 give a strip that is slightly shorter than the provided length inside the holder). In this case the last frame usually starts slightly curling inside and is difficult to get flat. 4x5 sheets are thicker and can be perfectly mounted into the holder. Again, the 4x5 and 120 film-holder can and most probably be adjusted similarly to the 135 film holder to bring the film into the focal plane of the scanning lens.
After a lot of usage, the plastic holder start to wear and get wobbly and from this point is becomes more and more difficult to get the film hold steadily in position. I am now on my second set of original Epson holder and use the V700 since 2007.
venchka
Veteran
Raid,
V700, Betterscanning ANR holders. You're good to go.
Eric T,
Scanning is an acquired skill that takes lots of practice. GOOGLE Ken Lee scanning tips. Ken's tutorial makes all the difference. Also, go through you scanner's settings. There are several default settings to make things easy and give bad scans. Turn that stuff off.
If you have more questions, give me a shout.
My LUG Gallery was produced entirely with an Epson Expression 1680 from the Dark Ages. Nothing in there I am asahmed of.
Wayne
V700, Betterscanning ANR holders. You're good to go.
Eric T,
Scanning is an acquired skill that takes lots of practice. GOOGLE Ken Lee scanning tips. Ken's tutorial makes all the difference. Also, go through you scanner's settings. There are several default settings to make things easy and give bad scans. Turn that stuff off.
If you have more questions, give me a shout.
My LUG Gallery was produced entirely with an Epson Expression 1680 from the Dark Ages. Nothing in there I am asahmed of.
Wayne