SF Bay Area scanner rental

[richardman]

Anyway, my point is that if you process your film properly and other things being right, then a V700/V750 will give you excellent scans to work with and print. I would not hesitate to recommend going that route at all. You can spend a lot more money for an Imacon and the like, but the incremental improvements will be small.

[donteatmemountainlion]

Exposure seems okay, though I'm somewhat of a novice. I used HC110.

What in the developing might cause the grain?

...and thanks a ton for all the assistance.

[donteatmemountainlion]

re: v700

at this point I'm just looking for a scanning solution, any solution. Imacon isn't necessary, but my hope is that I can use the scanner I have (the 1680) and save the purchase of a 700 for down the road. At this point all available funds need to go in to the camera, not the scanner.

[Bob Salomon]

Exposure seems okay, though I'm somewhat of a novice. I used HC110.

What in the developing might cause the grain?

...and thanks a ton for all the assistance.

The longer the film is wet the greater the grain that can result. So over developing, over washing, over pre-rinse, over fixing, can all result in greater grain.

[donteatmemountainlion]

Is that it?

Is it possible to examine the negative to see if the grain is there? or will it only really show up when scanned in detail?

[richardman]

Just look at it with a loupe. At a pinch, use your 50mm for the 35mm camera :-)

Spend the money to get the V700. Eat ramen for a month :-)

[donteatmemountainlion]

Will do.

I have one negative which I'd messed up and exposed to light...so the negative is totally black (at a cursory glance). So if it is totally lightstruck then it should be all black. I'll scan that, theoretically it should have no grain less what the film inherently has.

[donteatmemountainlion]

...and I'D happily eat ramen for the month, but I'm not sure my wife and kids would be so happy with that.

...well maybe the kids would, but not my wife

[Roger Thoms]

Definitely contact Rayko, if I recall the have a Imacon. Also try the Harvey Milk Photo Center, they have Epson scanners available for members use. Their membership rates are very reasonable.

Roger

[angusparker]

Rayko has Imacon and I think are reasonable plus you can do PP and huge inkjet prints right from the same desk. Epson v750 does a good job with MF, not as good as a dedicated MF scanner but good, if you shoot 4x5 it's a no brainer. Vuescan software makes scanning easy and effective.