spanish_inquisition
Spanish Inquisition
I have been working with film for ~6 years now and over the years I have used several dedicated film scanners (at yearbook and college newspaper) and then several flatbed scanners with film scanning capabilities.
I always liked having the "full-frame" experience, i.e. having the entire frame in the print or scan. Unfortunately most scanner holders these days crop the top and bottom edges of the film (a tiny bit, but it's annoying). So I made a simple film holder out of two 4"x6" fridge-magnet type sheets (got them from ACE Hardware in Berkeley for less than $3). I taped them on one side and the whole contraption works really well.
Below are some images of the holder itself and a few comparison scans at 2400 dpi, scan sharpening disabled, no sharpening or post-processing whatsoever (100% views).
a. with the homemade magnetic holder
b. with the supplied canon holder
c. with the film laying flat on the glass (emulsion facing down)
There is little or no difference in detail in all of these scans, but I like that I can get the whole frame in the scan. This kind of holder can be used with any scanner and I can't see why it can't work with 120film.
Ghe
I always liked having the "full-frame" experience, i.e. having the entire frame in the print or scan. Unfortunately most scanner holders these days crop the top and bottom edges of the film (a tiny bit, but it's annoying). So I made a simple film holder out of two 4"x6" fridge-magnet type sheets (got them from ACE Hardware in Berkeley for less than $3). I taped them on one side and the whole contraption works really well.
Below are some images of the holder itself and a few comparison scans at 2400 dpi, scan sharpening disabled, no sharpening or post-processing whatsoever (100% views).
a. with the homemade magnetic holder
b. with the supplied canon holder
c. with the film laying flat on the glass (emulsion facing down)
There is little or no difference in detail in all of these scans, but I like that I can get the whole frame in the scan. This kind of holder can be used with any scanner and I can't see why it can't work with 120film.


Ghe