scanning 35mm film tip

[d_ross]

I just discovered, perhaps slowly, but to get good scans from 35mm negs in my EpsonV700 I mount the negative in a slide mount, keeps everything perfectly flat.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Not always, slides can curve too, especially near the edges. I sometimes have to remove slides from the mounts and place the film in my glass carrier on my nikon 8000ED scanner because slides that have been in mounts for years can develop curves from the effect of humidity and such over time. If you scan it right after mounting though, it might stay flat enough to scan nice at that time.

 

[David Goldfarb]

You can also use a glass slide mount, if you don't have the option of a glass film carrier.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

You can also use a glass slide mount, if you don't have the option of a glass film carrier.

I forgot about those, since I already have a glass carrier, but i bet that would work well for those using scanners that don't have a glass carrier!

 

[d_ross]

Seems to work for me. I usually have only a slight curve in my 35mm B&W film and I have found that the Gepe mounts keep it perfectly flat. I wish there was some way I could do this without cutting my film strips, but cant with the V700 mounted slide holder.

 

[d_ross]

I'll have to try the glass mount in the V700, not sure what will happen. I do know that monting the films makes a big difference to the scans though.

 

[RayPA]

Not always, slides can curve too, especially near the edges. I sometimes have to remove slides from the mounts and place the film in my glass carrier on my nikon 8000ED scanner because slides that have been in mounts for years can develop curves from the effect of humidity and such over time. If you scan it right after mounting though, it might stay flat enough to scan nice at that time.

Yup. I used to print slides at a pro lab, and we never printed from mounted slides, it was SOP to remove the slide from the mount. However autofocus on scanners is pretty good these days.



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[mllanos1111]

Nikon years a go sent me a book about scanning when I first purchased an LS-10. They recommended placing the neg in a glass slide carrier with anti-newton glass. If I remember correctly they said to remove one of the pieces of glass to prevent problems.

 

[hans voralberg]

Any one here try wet mounting yet ? Worth it ?

 

[maddoc]

I had a lot of problems scanning curled films with both my Nikon Coolscan V ED and the Epson V700. For the Nikon the optional FH-3 holder did the job but batch scanning isn't possible this way because the film holder has to be manually inserted for every 3 frames.

For my V700, I bought the ANR glass inserts from Doug and since the curled film still lift's them up, I kind of fix the glass inserts with small pieces of rubber band on top of the film. ANR glass on top (fixed with rubber band) makes a huge difference IMHO.

 

[retow]

I had a lot of problems scanning curled films with both my Nikon Coolscan V ED and the Epson V700. For the Nikon the optional FH-3 holder did the job but batch scanning isn't possible this way because the film holder has to be manually inserted for every 3 frames.

For my V700, I bought the ANR glass inserts from Doug and since the curled film still lift's them up, I kind of fix the glass inserts with small pieces of rubber band on top of the film. ANR glass on top (fixed with rubber band) makes a huge difference IMHO.

As far as results are concerned, would you rather recommed the Nikon Coolscan V ED or the V700 for film scans.

Retow

 

[dmr]

I just discovered, perhaps slowly, but to get good scans from 35mm negs in my EpsonV700 I mount the negative in a slide mount, keeps everything perfectly flat.

I find just the opposite. With the SD IV it seems that negatives usually are flatter and auto-focus just fine. Slides seem to be the ones where I've had to adjust the focus.

 

[maddoc]

As far as results are concerned, would you rather recommed the Nikon Coolscan V ED or the V700 for film scans.

Retow

This depends on your personal workflow. Since I use both, 135 and 120, a MF film - scanner was a must for me since lab-scanning is to expensive here. The Coolscan 9000 is very expensive and from reviews in the internet, the V700 came close to the Coolscan V ED (which I had). I didn't use the V ED anymore (and sold it) for two reasons, batch scanning and tonal range (dynamic). With the Epson scanner I get better results regarding tonality and contrast using the Epson software and without any tweaking / PS. The Nikon delivers slightly sharper scans (also the scans show grain much more compared to the V700) and better dynamic range with carefully adjustment of the exposure.

In short, if I would a) only use 135 b) only shoot 200 ISO max with Leica's ASPH lenses and c) not more than two rolls per week, my vote would be the Coolscan V ED for over all better image quality.


Cheers,

maddoc