What is FLUID MOUNT Scanning?

[Frank Petronio]

You can wet mount on anything and you can ruin anything if you're sloppy. I'd not worry about it at first, get your workflow figured out and work simply, then you'll be able to try it and see if it is worth it to you.

Just get the Epson 700 unless the prices are close to the 750 (the 750 is just some bs marketing and extras of dubious value).

[kevs-2323668]

thanks Frank!

[Tony Evans]

Also info here. http://www.betterscanning.com/

[IanG]

This is a technique that's surprisingly old in fact it was first used in the late 1920's to get the best from 35mm negatives. There's an article published in 1927 on wet mounting negatives against glass for the reduction of graininess in enlargements

Two things affect the apparent graininess (as opposed to film grain) found in prints and also scans. The first is the inherent grain structure of the film and the second is usually overlooked but it's the structure of the surface of the emulsion after the whole process cycle. In recent years Kodak and Fuji have caught Ilford up (possibly gone past) in the hardening of emulsions during manufacture.

Ian