Hi,
I'm about to buy a holder from Doug at Betterscanning.
My Epson 4990 works well, and the stock holders are ok.
I scan 4x5 and 120 film.
What I like about the Epson holders:
1. I can load two sheets at a time, easily.
2. I don't have to tape film to a pane of glass
What I don't like about the Epson holders:
1. Loss of film edges
2. Difficult to load curly 120 film
3. No height adjustment
There are two things advantageous to the BS holders (wet-mounting):
1. Full-frame scanning
2. Optimal height adjustment
A big minus with BS holders, for me, is taping the film.
It takes more time, and seems very fiddly, not to mention I hate the idea of fingerprints, or dropping the neg on the floor (it'll happen).
I don't want to tape negs, if I can avoid it, so I'm considering buying the wet-mount station only.
Will this be good enough for scanning 4x5 and 120?
Do the advantages of wet-mounting outweigh the hassles?
Should I get the wet- and dry-mounting station, learn how to tape negatives, and accept a slower rate of scanning (i.e. more time to set up each negative for scanning)?
I've read all the pertinent posts, but still, your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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