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    Question If betterscanning.com is dead, what are the alternatives?

    Hey y'all,

    So as we all know, it seems betterscanning.com is dead (RIP). However, many of us wish we could've gotten one of those sweet variable height carriers while the gettin' was good. So, what do we do now? Has anyone found or made a suitable alternative (for wet and dry mounting)?

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    Re: If betterscanning.com is dead, what are the alternatives?

    I am also wondering this.

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    Re: If betterscanning.com is dead, what are the alternatives?

    Just make one?
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    Re: If betterscanning.com is dead, what are the alternatives?

    If 3D printing is an alternative I designed a glass-less holder with adjustable hight for calibrating focus.
    For 5x7 with adapters for 4x5 and 9x12.

    https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5722055
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    Re: If betterscanning.com is dead, what are the alternatives?

    It's easy enough to tape your film onto the underside of a sheet on non-reflective glass from my local framery, cut a black card mask to go over it, and jacked the glass up off the scanner bed with suitable shims/washers/coins. For my Epson 4990 I used four one pence coins, thus raising the cost of the entire setup to about £3.04.

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    Re: If betterscanning.com is dead, what are the alternatives?

    Quote Originally Posted by dave_whatever View Post
    It's easy enough to tape your film onto the underside of a sheet on non-reflective glass from my local framery, cut a black card mask to go over it, and jacked the glass up off the scanner bed with suitable shims/washers/coins. For my Epson 4990 I used four one pence coins, thus raising the cost of the entire setup to about £3.04.
    Exactly!
    “You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
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    Re: If betterscanning.com is dead, what are the alternatives?

    I hate scanning

    I copy

    with digi
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