Epson V500 Scanner:glass bed cloudy

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I've noticed that my V500 Scanner is developing a mottled cloudiness to the underside of the glass bed. Either it's some coating in the process of degrading or it's some dirt which should be removed.

Sounds like a "one weekday evening" kinda job which I think will involve flipping it over and some exploratory screw-drivery: just wondering if anyone else has had this?
 
mikeleslie said:
I did with a canon scanner, took about 10 minutes to take it apart and clean it.
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Thanks Mike. And you noticed a big improvement?

Update: 4 screws out, glass bed cleaned and replaced.

Hmm. I'm still getting some pixillated images for some reason which cannot be the neg (can it?) so I must have messed with the settings in the Epson Scan s/ware. Maybe try again tonight, maybe just move on and put this down to cheap Chinese film which seems a tad unfair given that in natural light and viewing at naked eye zero magnification my negs look bright and interesting.

Any thoughts lovely people?
 
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:lol:20mb, pffft. I've got passport photos bigger than that....:lol:
 
Well guys, I've had a busy evening with no time to mess about with images. I'm thinking I might just grab some nice flat 120 neg which I've scanned previously and scan a frame or two again. Should that come up okay I think I can blame curly Asian film and write it down to experience but should the rescan have similarly degraded quality I can give my scanner a serious look..
 
Tikka, the grain on some of those is dire! Did you try "the one I scanned previously" approach that you suggested? That should determine whether the scanner itself is going south, or it's just carp film...
 
ChrisR said:
Tikka, the grain on some of those is dire! Did you try "the one I scanned previously" approach that you suggested? That should determine whether the scanner itself is going south, or it's just carp film...
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Not yet. MOT day on the car so a tad rushed about but tomorrow. I am unequivocal that the image through the viewfinder was sharp, the negs look sharp and well contrasted....
 
Phew, I've just rescanned some colour Ektar negs and am pleased and relieved to report that the scans are as clear and bright as they were the first time I put them through about a month ago.

Therefore my problems are attributed to the cheap and curly Chinese film. Now whether the film is degrading, whether there was something in the way it had been processed, whether it was in the way it curled away from the glass bed on the scanner, I know not and, right now I care not.

I'm glad it's not my scanner:thumbs:
 
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Good news.
 
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