Newbie seeks advice on scanning 5 x 7 inch b & w negatives

[djdister]

Again, for very little investment and effort, you can make a simple glassless negative holder out of two pieces of mat board, sandwich the negative in that and then use the "film area guide" setting when scanning.

This is an example of a low res scan using this simple method: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u3XzZMadfl...906-07-503.jpg

[Smorton]

Oren, how will I get the negative off the glass without a mount? I could make one out of something I guess. What about the AN glass?

Thanks

Smorton

[Smorton]

Again, for very little investment and effort, you can make a simple glassless negative holder out of two pieces of mat board, sandwich the negative in that and then use the "film area guide" setting when scanning.

This is an example of a low res scan using this simple method: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u3XzZMadfl...906-07-503.jpg

What a scan!!! djdister, do you the AN glass?

Thanks

Smorton

[djdister]

What a scan!!! djdister, do you the AN glass?

Thanks

Smorton

No. No glass, just two pieces of mat board sandwiched together with a just-under 5x7 area cut out.

[Oren Grad]

Oren, how will I get the negative off the glass without a mount?

Sorry, bad choice of word on my part. I should have said "from the glass" or similar. In "film area guide" mode the film should literally sit directly on the glass. No mount needed.

[Smorton]

Thanks. I will try it.

Smorton

[Smorton]

One more question: I can get anti glare glass from a local glass shop for almost free. I asssume this is not the same at anti newton glass, correct?

Thanks

Smorton

[Oren Grad]

One more question: I can get anti glare glass from a local glass shop for almost free. I asssume this is not the same at anti newton glass, correct?

Correct. It is not the same.

[Smorton]

Thanks.

Smorton

[Jim Andrada]

I think you'll get nice scans on the glass with the film area guide. Start there and see how you like it before getting fancy!

I've gone to fluid mounting for anything smaller than Whole Plate. There's a (mis)perception that it's incredibly difficult or time consuming. I actually timed myself and mounting a 4 x 5 or 5 x 7 on the Epson fluid mounting unit took 23 seconds from start to finish. I have a video somewhere of myself doing it. Except for trying to see how quickly I can do it, I don't rush quite that much, but it never runs over a minute or so to get a nice mount. The central area of the scanner has a higher resolution than the full bed and it's optimized for off the glass mounting using the 2nd lens in the unit.

I'll be upgrading to a better scanner in the next few weeks, but for the price the Epson is quite good.