Kirk is still right . The point here is that this is a low cost, mass produced product and if you want to get the absolute best results you need to go beyond what the manufacturer offers. In this case, speculation but based on many conversations with Epson, they offer no 8x10 holder for scanner because 1) it wouldn't fit well and 2) it probably never occured to them that anyone would be scanning 8x10 or at least not enough people to make it worthwhile mass producing.
Brian, you may or may not improve things. You probably will but won't know until you try. We are talking samll differences here and the problem is that the best focal point can vary from scanner to scanner. The tolerances just aren't as tight as we would like as careful photographers bu tthey are about as good as you can get for the money.
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