Microtek M1 user experiences

[Andrew ren]

BarryS,

I think for our purpose and the design of the M1(E.D.I.T), all we need is a firm/flat/no reflection glass to hold the film base firmly flat, the lens still scan the film itself glassless. so I think should work the same. All I am concerning is the extra 2mm-thick ag glass will make the lens focusing even more difficult, possibly.

will load crops of final images from those 2 different setups if you guys interested.(as cardboard frame with tape stretching/ag glass on clear glass)

Colin, Thanks.

Andrew

[David A. Goldfarb]

Andrew--Does anti-glare glass act the same as anti-newton glass?

Newton's rings are interference patterns caused by reflections between the base side of the film and the glass. Anti-reflective glass will reduce those reflections without adding any texture that can show up in the scan, but might not always be as effective as textured anti-Newton glass, so it depends.

[Andrew ren]

Here is the test.

all the direct o/p from SW pro 7, the only adjustment is the minor level adj for the Anti-flare glass version, seems give me a slightly low contrast, which is not a bad thing ..


AR-- I taped a whole plate size anti-reflection glass(2mm in thickness) on top of the clear glass tray.

CB-- home-made 2mm-thick 5x7 cardboard frame.

CG--clear glass! tape the neg on the glass tray.

[Andrew ren]

and this the test shot.

canham57, 105/8 fujinon

[Andrew ren]

alright, just cannot resist it. :_)

re-modified 57 holder from the 4x5 holder:

without film

[Andrew ren]

with 57 loaded.

[BarryS]

Interesting, but it looks like there's no longer any mechanism that stretches the film flat. Maybe that's fine, most holders just hold the film securely, but the EDIT system normally tensions the film lengthwise. So is it working for you with good center to corner sharpness?

[Andrew ren]

Interesting, but it looks like there's no longer any mechanism that stretches the film flat. Maybe that's fine, most holders just hold the film securely, but the EDIT system normally tensions the film lengthwise. So is it working for you with good center to corner sharpness?

the parts 1&2 still have there rubber feet to grab the film, same like the 45.
the longsides(5) of the 57(both sides) are all sit on top of the bar, overall, it's pretty flat.
I trimmed down the rubber feet on 3&4 about 1/2mm lower, just be able to grab the film edge, yet won't move the film as you try to close and push the secondary flipper on.

[BarryS]

Nice--that sound like it's going to work pretty well.

[Matus Kalisky]

Waking up an old dragon - I have just recently started to use a Microtek F1 with SilverFast Ai Studio version 6.6.1r2 and encountered the banding problem.

I did only a few scans up to now, but I did get some bands in few of the them. These bands (usually 1 or 2) run "along the scanner" and have different width and are lighter than the underlying image. I have seen these when scanning at 1200 and 2400 spi with 48->24 bit setting with 6x6 and 4x5 scans. No dust&scratch removal. No "filters" (like sharpening) were turned on.

I will test more - but what are the experiences of other users?

Plese find bellow an example - first a full 4x5 scan (with STRONG levels and curves adjustments to make the bands more visible) and second a 100% from a 1200 spi scan.

Concerning the image itself - it is one of my first 4x5 studio attempts. I indeed need have a lot to improve on the background (it was a black cotton fabric - not black enough)