xpan - scanning

I use an Epson Perfection 3200 Photo flat bed scanner ( a model long superceded) with the 35mm negative adaptor to scan Xpan transparencies (you could do negatives in either b/w or colour just as well). You can also just lay Xpan slides in their big card mounts in the 5x4 opening in the medium format adaptor plate and crop to suit. Both methods work well.

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Andrew More
 
Epson V500, that's what I use for MF and 35mm. I also shoot Mamiya 7 pano, which is similar neg size to XPAN. I can take 4 flames together.
 
Olsen, which holder would that be? I've just recently purchased an Xpan and as I have the 9000 ED I'm interested in the different ways to scan the Xpan photos with it.


Olsen said:
Nikon 8000/9000 ED. They even have a dedicated negative holder for the long negative.
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sahe69 said:
Olsen, which holder would that be? I've just recently purchased an Xpan and as I have the 9000 ED I'm interested in the different ways to scan the Xpan photos with it.
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The glass rotating holder (FH-869GR). I have one for my 8000 and it includes an Xpan mask. The carrier has masks for all the films sizes it can handle (645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9, and 2 different 35mm panoramics, one of which fits xpan).

I don't think the regular non-rotating glass holder works for any kind of 35mm film, including xpan. That one is the FH-869G but you want the 869GR.
 
Chriscrawfordphoto said:
The glass rotating holder (FH-869GR). I have one for my 8000 and it includes an Xpan mask. The carrier has masks for all the films sizes it can handle (645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9, and 2 different 35mm panoramics, one of which fits xpan).

I don't think the regular non-rotating glass holder works for any kind of 35mm film, including xpan. That one is the FH-869G but you want the 869GR.
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Thanks very much for your answer. But at the same time.... damn! I have already the FH-869G. I'm quite sure it didn't come with a pano mask (didn't doublecheck yet).

I wonder, though, what's the reason for the limitation with the FH-869G ? Could the 9000 be fooled into thinking it has just swallowed a FH-869GR instead of the non-rotating one?
 
sahe69 said:
Thanks very much for your answer. But at the same time.... damn! I have already the FH-869G. I'm quite sure it didn't come with a pano mask (didn't doublecheck yet).

I wonder, though, what's the reason for the limitation with the FH-869G ? Could the 9000 be fooled into thinking it has just swallowed a FH-869GR instead of the non-rotating one?
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Don't try to fool it. The reason I say the GR is needed is for the mask. The 8000 and probably the 9000 too suffers bad flare if you put a neg in without a mask to cover the clear edges. I suppose you could try making one from black construction paper before spending the money on the new carrier. I had assumed you didn't have a glass carrier yet, in which case it is much easier just to buy the rotating one.
 
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Chriscrawfordphoto said:
Don't try to fool it. The reason I say the GR is needed is for the mask. The 8000 and probably the 9000 too suffers bad flare if you put a neg in without a mask to cover the clear edges. I suppose you could try making one from black construction paper before spending the money on the new carrier. I had assumed you didn't have a glass carrier yet, in which case it is much easier just to buy the rotating one.
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This is exactly right. I was lazy in the beginning w/ the GR in my 9000 and the little indent on the left even let flare in. So I took the time to make the mask perfect and I now tape the slide in two corners to keep it from moving when I close the holder. This works really, really well as I can give the whole deal one final blow of canned air and get nearly dust free, sharp as heck scans from my XPan Kodachromes.

A few recent ones can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23585735@N06/sets/72157612226326832/

It is well worth it to get a good system down. Once you do that, then it becomes a lot easier.
 
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andrewmore said:
I use an Epson Perfection 3200 Photo flat bed scanner ( a model long superceded) with the 35mm negative adaptor to scan Xpan transparencies (you could do negatives in either b/w or colour just as well). You can also just lay Xpan slides in their big card mounts in the 5x4 opening in the medium format adaptor plate and crop to suit. Both methods work well.

Regards

Andrew More
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I have been using a Epson 3200 for years and have NEVER really gotten what I would call a sharp scan! I use Viewscan with it and love the software but not the hard ware. I am thinking about getting one of the newer Epson flat bed scanners with the wet scan kit. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Or perhaps there might be a better solution to the wet mount flat bed? Hopefully someone will have some good advice!

I just picked up another Xpan 2 and just joined this forum. I am Mark Hilliard from Pawleys Island SC and make my living from fine art nature. I am co-owner of the Waccamaw Nature Photography Center here where I have a large gallery, studio and a modern photography training center where we teach various aspects of Nature Photography.
 
I have tried EPSON V750 flatbed scanner at school for many times and I would never scan anything serious stuff with that under 4x5 sixe. I think the quality is just crap. Super soft scans. They say that it helps a lot if you use those third party film holders... I am sure it helps, but I have no experience with them.

I use my Nikon Coolscan V scanner with Vuescan. With this, you have to scan the frame in two parts. By using color lock -options from your scanning software, you can get exact same colors in both parts. Open PS CS3 or CS4 and use photostitch. That's it. PS photostitch is just super amazing. Super fast, super fantastic stitching. With this method, I get tack sharp 4000 dpi scans. If I remember correctly, the longer side of the scanned whole frame is about 11000 pixels.

With flatbed...no... Only for really small prints or web pictures.
 
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I have read that with the optional 120 glass carrier that the 9000 would scan the entire span image! Is this true? Otherwise I wouldn't spend the money on the 9000.
 
I have been using a Nikon 9000ED scanner for 35mm, 6x6, and pano for two years. It is a wonderful scanner.

Cheers,
 
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