When I first saw the BetterLight scanning backs for large format, it dawned on me that in theory they are simply a flatbed scanner placed at the focal plane of the lens. I'm sure that it's a bit more comlpicated than that in practice, but the basic principal seems accurate. So that got me thinking, could you place 35mm, 120 or 4x5 film in an enlarger and focus it onto a flatbed scanner at 8x10. I know that I would have to experiment with the light intensity and color balance, but it seems like it should work. It also seems that it would improve the effective resolution since you would be projecting the 35mm or 120 slide or negative over more pixels. Has any one ever tried this? Did it work?
Also, has any one ever tried scanning a slide or negative on a regular flatbed scanner (one not meant for transparancies) using an external light source, like the sun or an enlarger lamp?
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
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