Betterscanning altternative: Epson V850/800 holders work for V750/700

[djdister]

Welly, The first picture is 6x6 on the default holder, the second one is an optimized height with the v850 holder. same level of unsharp mask. the only difference was the application of a contrast curve on the 750 one. Zoom in and you will see the difference. I can try to do some more as I understand the limitation in the comparison.

So, the v850 holder scan appears to be quite a bit sharper than the v750 holder scan...

[Moopheus]

Bob, I haven't done what is in the following link because I've managed to get the film under the tabs(sorry, still need to record a video for that one). the following would accomplish getting the film in the same plane

http://www.stockholmviews.com/epson_...850tweaks.html

If you read through the comments on this link, it seems that Epson f'd up the holders and had to redo them. So if you've got a bad one you might be able to get a replacement.

[welly]

That second one looks sharper alright. I may have to make a purchase.

[Deval]

That second one looks sharper alright. I may have to make a purchase.

Welly, personally I was having issues keeping my film flat on the medium format holders more than my 4x5 scans which may account for the difference. If you are getting acceptable scans with the default holder, no reason to jump ship, especially if there are any rumors out there on design improvement..maybe wait for a new batch to come out at least. I was just happy that it fit perfectly well in my 750 and made it a lot easier to optimize than my betterscanning holder.

[Pali K]

Received mine yesterday and though I am having the same problem keeping the film flat, I think these are a significant improvement over the v700/v750 holders. I was able to achieve better detail at the highest setting and the fact that I don't have to manage inserting ANR glass for color negatives really speeds up the setup process.

My overall 120 image is better than the previous holder with ANR glass so I can't really complain about the flatness issue.

Pali

[Moopheus]

I just got mine too, and my initial impressions are basically the same--focus is clearly much improved over the original, flatness still seems to an issue, but still also improved. Taping to the bettescanning glass still beats it for flatness. However, I've only made a few scans to determine focus, so there may be room for improvement there.

[richardman]

I got mine and it's much easier to set focus plane than the old 4x5 holder. Definitely keeping it.

[Jim Cole]

Is there any reason that the new holders won't work with the older 4990?

[Deval]

Good question Jim. Do the 700 holders work for the 4990. If so then you are in luck and I would bet they would fit

[Jim Cole]

Deval,

I don't know that either. I guess I need to research a bit more. Thanks.