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    Re: Scanning Mounted 8x10 Film Epson Flatbed

    Quote Originally Posted by Regular Rod View Post
    The thing about the Epson V700 (and V750?) is that the film has to be on the platen glass for anything larger than 5x7.
    I'm not sure why, but the forum has almost no discussion about using the lower resolution lens (i.e., the 8x10 lens) with a mounting station. If the best film height for this lens is variable (like the high-resolution SHR lens), it might actually exist slightly above the scanner bed, not directly on it, and require a mounting station for the very best critical results.

    I suspect V700/V750 users who do careful film-height calibration for the SHR lens forget that doing the same tests for the lower resolution lens might be a very good idea, and prove a mounting station produces the best results for both lenses.

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    Re: Scanning Mounted 8x10 Film Epson Flatbed

    Adding more serendipity. I settled on using the 8x10 film guide with 8x10 piece of AN glass laying on the V700 platen. I then lay dry 5x7 or 8x10 negs emulsion down on top of that and use manual cropping with Vue Scan. Sometimes I need to tape a neg down, but mostly not. I set scan for final print size at 300 dpi.

    Works for me on this particular scanner better than any other combo I tried.

    I am a hobbyist, not a professional.

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    Re: Scanning Mounted 8x10 Film Epson Flatbed

    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Moe View Post
    Adding more serendipity. I settled on using the 8x10 film guide with 8x10 piece of AN glass laying on the V700 platen. I then lay dry 5x7 or 8x10 negs emulsion down on top of that and use manual cropping with Vue Scan.
    Doesn't scanning through the AN glass affect the scanned image quality?
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    Re: Scanning Mounted 8x10 Film Epson Flatbed

    Perhaps, but in my 20x30 Costco enlargements, I don't see it. They cost $9.00.

    Good enough for government work as we used to say.

    I am not a fan of using these methods, and prefer normal wet darkroom enlargement procedures.

    I only need to please myself.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lachlan 717 View Post
    Doesn't scanning through the AN glass affect the scanned image quality?

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