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Right, but something must be pressing down as well to make the film stay flat, no? 8x10 is large and the last time I scanned it, I got lots of newton rings regardless of which side was up

What do you put on top of the film to hold it down? I spoke with a rep at Aztec who told me to use Edmund optics glass. I know Focal Point makes ANR glass too. I called Edmunds and they told me the...

Has anyone come up with a solution for scanning 8x10 film on the larger Epson scanners? Wet mount, dry mount, ANR glass, I'm curious to see what's out there. I have a big project coming up digitizing...

Does anyone have experience scanning 8x10 film on a 10000XL? I have a 12000XL (same specs as the 10k I believe) and am trying to find a source for a custom holder that will keep the film flush with...

Does anybody out there have an EPSON 10000XL or 11000XL and can post some test scans?

The image quality you get from a BetterLight system is absolutely unparalleled in the world of CCD sensors. The only way to describe it is, take a photo with your CCD based camera, open it in...

I'm looking to purchase a Fatif 4x5 monorail camera used -- does anybody know of a dealer or have one to sell? I have been looking on eBay for some years with no luck.

Hey everybody, I'm considering purchasing a used 150mm Rodenstock Apo-Sironar lens. I'm having a hard time gauging from reviews and heresay whether or not the Sironar S is appreciably sharper than...

Also, in reading up on these "digital" lenses, it seems the primary advantage is the very short focal lengths, which allow you to do wide angle stuff with a CCD back, which has a tiny image plane....

Hi Nate, thanks for your thoughtful explanation. Most of this stuff I know intuitively but it helps to have it explained like this. That is what I was wondering -- it seemed like a better idea to get...

The other thing I was thinking was maybe I should use a 120mm lens that has coverage for 8x10 to get a 4x5 image comparable to using a 180mm lens, like a Nikkor SW 120mm?

Also, as DoF capability increases with Focal Length decrease, will I get noticeably greater DoF with a 180mm lens vs. a 210, assuming all other factors remain the same?

Hi everybody, thanks for your replies. I just don't think I'm going to be able to afford these "digital" lenses. I'm looking for something in the 150-180mm range. $500 ballpark. Suggestions? Is there...

I recently moved from an 8x10 Cambo Monorail with two lenses (240mm Nikkor and 360mm Caltar) to a 4x5 with a 90mm F8 Fujinon, a 120mm F6.8 Schneider Angulon and a 210mm F5.6 Rodenstock Sironar N. I'm...

All I can say is, after 3 scanners in a month I gave up and bought a used BetterLight. I eventually got one of the LiDE scanners to work by using black paint over the LED, but it took forever. Many...

Hi Everybody,

I'm pretty new to this forum. I am trying to construct a LF scanning back for my 8x10 setup as described in this whitepaper that others have referenced here:
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