After trying to scan another 4x5, my Epson 3200 yielded an image with Newton's rings. So I tried flipping the tranny over the "wrong" way (emulsion side down) to keep the warped film off the glass. This solved the problem of creating rings. Then using Photoshop I flipped the image around the right way. The image looks just as good as when it is scanned the in the "correct" (emulsion side up) position.
Has anyone else tried this?
I'm not sure why Epson wants you to scan trannys with the emulsion side up anyway. Because of the effective "depth of field" of flat bed scanners, I don't believe the focus distance is a big concern like it is with film scanners. Is there something that I'm missing here?
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