Scanned negatives from 110 Film

[bmattock]

Took this photo in 1981 in California, with a Pentax Auto 110 SLR. The film was Kodak Kodacolor II. I scanned it today with my Epson 4490. I just placed the negative face down on the glass and put a piece of anti-newton glass over the top to keep it flat. Scanned with Vuescan, scratch removal at minimum, color restoration turned on. Edited/cropped with The GIMP.

Results: not too bad, considering it is 28 years old, from a 110 negative, and not really all that great to begin with.

Click the image to see full size scan.

 

[ZeissFan]

Bill, that looks good. Where did you get the anti-newton glass?

The Pentax was a good little camera. They got quite a bit of positive press back in the late 1970s.

 

[bmattock]

Bill, that looks good. Where did you get the anti-newton glass?

The Pentax was a good little camera. They got quite a bit of positive press back in the late 1970s.

I had purchased a glass from BetterScanning for my 35mm scanning before I transported my dedicated 35mm scanner up to Michigan. It didn't really work all that well for its intended purpose, but it seems to work pretty well for the 110 negs.

 

[sooner]

Bill, the picture looks good. I have a Pentax 110 as well, and the local lab had to scatch its head before realizing it had the masks to develop the 110. My son uses it now, and I had pretty good luck scanning it on a V700. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Steve M.]

I always liked the format for 110. Less stretched out than 35mm. It was too small to do any enlarging, or at least much, but it's small size meant the cameras were tiny too.

You scanned your neg pretty much the way that I do my 4x5's on the 2450. I just tape it to the glass and it does a fine job, but then it's a lot easier to get a 4x5 neg to stay flat compared to a 110 neg..

 

[bmattock]

Hey Bill, that does look very good. Did you place the film emulsion side up toward the ANR glass or down toward the scanner lens? Thanks, Thomas

I put the negative on the glass with the emulsion side down, and the ANR glass on top, with the 'fuzzy' side against the non-emulsion side of the negative. I was surprised that I did not get Newton Rings from the negs since they are emulsion down on the scanner glass, but for whatever reason, no problems so far.

 

[bmattock]

Here's another I just came across and scanned. Camp Pendleton, California, circa 1982. Again, Pentax Auto 110, Kodacolor II film. Yes, that's me. I had hair then, and a suit, apparently. What can I say, I was into ska. Rudeboy Bill...




I was 21 years old. Gadzooks.

 

[back alley]

Here's another I just came across and scanned. Camp Pendleton, California, circa 1982. Again, Pentax Auto 110, Kodacolor II film. Yes, that's me. I had hair then, and a suit, apparently. What can I say, I was into ska. Rudeboy Bill...




I was 21 years old. Gadzooks.

you actually looked sorta friendly...😉

 

[capitalK]

I love the skinny tie.

 

[rya]

Not to break in on your thread, but I let walmart scan a roll for me a few months back. I can't access files right now, but here is one I posted on the internet a while ago:

 

[Rayt]

Wow! That Pentax 110 is nice. Didn't think 110 can be that good.

 

[Seele]

I have a near complete kit of the rarer Super version, and certain miss Verichrome Pan; there is a site with information on reloading the 110 cartridges, but I never manage to do it properly, even though I have a grocery bag full of still-sealed, certified dead films for trying to get the cartridges opened as intended.