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bwaysteve
28-Mar-2008, 17:15
Could anyone sugeest a scanner in the $500-600 range that will scan 8x10 b&w negs?

Walter Calahan
28-Mar-2008, 17:41
I use an Epson V750, with a piece of anti-newton ring glass to flatten my 8x10 negs.

The V700 will do just fine.

I'm sure Microtek has something equal or perhaps better.

The secret is the anti-newton ring glass. http://www.fpointinc.com/

Ted Harris
28-Mar-2008, 17:44
Microtek M1, Epson V750, Epson 700. The Microtek and 750 are at the upper edge of your price range.

D. Bryant
28-Mar-2008, 19:17
Could anyone sugeest a scanner in the $500-600 range that will scan 8x10 b&w negs?


If you can find one in good condition the Agfa Duoscan or Agfa Duoscan 1200 is an excellent choice. You maybe able to find one in the $100 to $300 price range. THe Agfa scanners are actually Microtrk scanners. The Duoscan will scan at an actual 1000 spi optical and the 1200 scans at a true 1200 spi. THe downside is that it requires a SCSI interface but Ratoc SCSI to USB converters work very well for about $100.

The Fotolook software isn't so hot but the Silverfast package or Vuescan works quite well with this scanner.

Don Bryant

nelson_chan
28-Mar-2008, 21:11
I use a V750 with a sheet of anti-newton glass and am still getting newton rings. any other suggestions before I start dousing my 8x10 negs in wet mount solution?

thanks.

sanking
29-Mar-2008, 13:12
I use a V750 with a sheet of anti-newton glass and am still getting newton rings. any other suggestions before I start dousing my 8x10 negs in wet mount solution?

thanks.

Some films, T-MAX 100 for example, have a rather shiny emulsion surface that will give Newton rings with some scanners if you place the negative emulsion side down on the scanner bed. Putting a piece of AN glass on top to keep the negative won't help in this case. Not much you can do about this unless you fluid mount, or use some type of frame to keep the negative away from the glass. There are AN sprays that you could try, either on the negative or on the bed of the scanner.

Sandy King

Songyun
29-Mar-2008, 18:29
I use an Epson V750, with a piece of anti-newton ring glass to flatten my 8x10 negs.

The V700 will do just fine.

I'm sure Microtek has something equal or perhaps better.

The secret is the anti-newton ring glass. http://www.fpointinc.com/

Which one did you buy?

nelson_chan
29-Mar-2008, 19:05
thanks sanking. i forgot about the AN sprays. do you have to clean the negative after spraying it? also, where do you buy they spray? thanks in advance.

Andrew ren
29-Mar-2008, 19:18
Chan,

try this should you in Canada, as Prazio is an Ontario company, http://prazio.com/

or the Kami stuff:
http://www.lithcoproducts.com/prods/kamiproducts.htm

Yes, you should clean them after scanning.

Andrew

Rory_5244
29-Mar-2008, 21:41
Naturally, you can use an Epson 2450, scan 4 4x5 sections of your 8x10 sheet, and stitch it together like I do. :D

johnwnyc
30-Mar-2008, 18:38
I use a V750 with a sheet of anti-newton glass and am still getting newton rings. any other suggestions before I start dousing my 8x10 negs in wet mount solution?

The trick is to lift the negative off the scanner bed.

Tape the negative to the a "frosted" side of the ANR glass. Then place the ANR glass down on the bed, forming a sandwich of scanner glass-negative-ANR glass. Then use rubber small shims to raise the glass off the scanner bed about 2-3mm. (Find the height that yields the sharpest setting.) When scanning with Epson Scan, select the "Film with Film Holder" setting.

You could pony up $$$ for a third party film holder, but since you already own the ANR glass, you could get there yourself with slightly more effort. Most people get better scans through wet mounting, but one can also get very nice scans via dry mounting.

Jim Ewins
30-Mar-2008, 20:49
I use a Epson 4990