120 film scanners

Epson V500/700 etc allow you to set the scan area yourself so I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to scan the rebates. V500 can be picked up new for about £120 and produces pretty good results.

Andy
 
If you get an epson v500 and build you own holders (see here, here and here), then it's no problem to make sure the rebates are included.
 
Andysnap said:
Epson V500/700 etc allow you to set the scan area yourself so I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to scan the rebates. V500 can be picked up new for about £120 and produces pretty good results.

Andy
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Thanks, I was looking at the V500/600 thinking it would be enough for web use.

Cuchulainn said:
If you get an epson v500 and build you own holders (see here, here and here), then it's no problem to make sure the rebates are included.
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Thanks, that's interesting. Reminds me of when we used to print full frame negs and the client wanted black keylines around the image, we used to take a file to the metal neg carrier and make them slightly bigger.

Oh happy simple days :)
 
treeman said:
... Reminds me of when we used to print full frame negs and the client wanted black keylines around the image, we used to take a file to the metal neg carrier and make them slightly bigger.

Oh happy simple days :)
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Simple days I agree. I used to edit films with a frame counter, scissors and a splicer.
 
If you are prepared to consider secondhand and have the space you could get lucky and pick something like this up.

They don't come up every day but it is not unusual to see perfectly usable drum scanners go for under 300.
 
Cuchulainn said:
If you get an epson v500 and build you own holders (see here, here and here), then it's no problem to make sure the rebates are included.
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I tend to use the film area guide route but curly negatives can sometimes be a pain, is there any reason why just a piece of glass resting on the top wouldn't work? Or am I missing something? And if it would, what would be the best glass to use?

Cheers

Mark
 
Threeracers said:
I tend to use the film area guide route but curly negatives can sometimes be a pain, is there any reason why just a piece of glass resting on the top wouldn't work? Or am I missing something? And if it would, what would be the best glass to use?

Cheers

Mark
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You'll see Newton rings caused by reflection and interference. So some people used "special" anti-Newton glass, which I believe is not much else than fine milk-glass, so that the reflections are diffuse.
 
Brians first link mentions "acid-etched non-reflective glass from a local framing shop" and notes acid etched side against the negative so perhaps I should pop into my local framers on Monday morning.

Update to follow gentlemen......

Mark
 
I've always used my V500 for 35 and 120 negative scanning. Using the lomo digitalizer for holding the 35 negs, I use the holder that came with the scanner to do my 120s but I notice with both holders the problem with curly negatives. Would also be interested in a great solution for combatting this issue.
 
Yup, you don't want matt glass since it can cause a loss of contrast in the scan by scattering too much or even leave a noticeable pattern on the neg. The acid etched should avoid this. Placing the neg directly on the scanner glass can both give newton's rings and puts the negative away from the optimal focal plane.
 
The framer didn't actually know what acid etched glass was but sold me a piece of his non reflective glass and it seems to work. Just posted this in the show-us-yours thread but to save you hunting here it is;

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That was on a V700, film area guide and glass, non reflective side down.

This is the same, scanned without the glass sitting on top;

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Tricky to pick up and it really attracts fingerprints so I intend to attach a strip of tape leaving an overlap to hold it with.

Glass was £2.40

Mark
 
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