Scanning XPan panoramic negs -- suggestions?

[Colin Corneau]

There are many scanners for regularly-sized 35mm film - Nikon, Polaroid, etc.

But I'm wondering if there are any suggestions for frames that are 24mm x 65mm (XPan), not just the regular dimensions of 24mm x 36mm.

I'd like to avoid flatbeds for negatives - if so, I'd just as soon make prints in the darkroom and scan those.


Thanks,
Colin

[Robert Oliver]

you might look into a nikon medium format scanner and a custom neg holder if you want to end up with a scan and don't want to use a flat bed scanner.... I think i remember reading about doing it that way. I used to get my xpan transparencies drum scanned.

I wouldn't want to do a 3rd generation scan from a print...

[drew.saunders]

You could do this with the Nikon Coolscan 9000 (or 8000, available used), preferably with the FH-869G glass holder. The FH-869G has AN glass and comes with guides for various medium format films, and I've never gotten newton rings from it with 6x4.5cm film. You'd just scan using the 6x7 settings and crop (pre- or post-scan).

[Don Hutton]

I use a Minolta Scan Multi Pro; which has been discontinued for some years now, but they do turn up from time to time. It can scan Xpan negs at 4800DPI and it's optical resolution comes very close to that. There is a fellow who has recently had new filmholders machined for the scanner which help to produce outstanding results.

[bdkphoto]

Microtek 120tf will work, they have holders for 35 Pano as well.

[George Stewart]

Imacon (now Hasselblad) used to make the Photo and 343 scanners. You might be able to find a used one and have Hasselblad make you a custom holder. They made me a custom 35mm holder that showed part of the sprocket holes.

[ljsegil]

The Nikon FH-869G holder for the 9000 (?8000 also?) has a precut mask for the XPan format. Works very well. Can post an example later if desired.
LJS

[ljsegil]

Now if Nikon and the 9000 only offered a good solution for scanning 6x17. I dread the thought of double scanning and stitching, but have not found an alternative. Anybody aware of anthing that works?
LJ

[Larry Menzin]

Now if Nikon and the 9000 only offered a good solution for scanning 6x17. I dread the thought of double scanning and stitching, but have not found an alternative. Anybody aware of anthing that works?
LJ

Imacon does 6x17.

[ljsegil]

but will the Nikon 9000? Not that I have figured out, anyway, though things I figure out are few and far between.