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PIE PrimeFilm XA Plus does well by keeping the negatives flat. Get a kick on the instruction manual "If the film does not feed properly turn it on the side and bang it lightly" With this scanner I get a complete scan as the V700 I was missing out on the grain that makes a complete scan.
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Things to do when stuck at home...
A couple of years ago I had to replace my old Epson scanner which I'd had for around a dozen years. I'd got around two thirds of my slides copied and when I started scanning with the new machine I noticed a definite drop in quality. To be blunt, the new scans were horrible. Mushy, lack of detail and lots of chromatic aberration. It seems newer scanners have something in them called FARE, so instead of a basic scan you get a retouched and "enhanced" image.
I played around with the thing for months using virtually every combination of control available to me. Still awful. When I did a direct comparison with slides I'd previously scanned, the difference was unbelievable.
So I boffed it off and it's been gathering dust ever since. Anyway, I was chatting to a pal of mine a few weeks back and we got talking about those old slide copying lenses you used to be able to buy and I had an idea. Why not make a slide holder and photograph it with my camera? Would it work? Only one way to find out...
A block of wood with a square hole for a tripod clamp at one end, a slide holder made out of some brass plate and bits of aluminium found in the garage at the other and a 60mm macro lens on the camera. Gave it try just shooting against a bright white sky.
Well, here is one of the results and you can judge for yourselves. Apologies if you've all sussed this ages ago and are already doing it anyway, but I'm well chuffed with it.
Anyone want to buy a virtually unused scanner in pristine condition..?
For the record, 86227 Golden Jubilee waits at Ipswich with a Norwich - London service on 23rd September 2002.
Minolta Dynax 5000i Boots 100 colour slide
Did this one @ 5000 DPI. Don't really see my need for 10,000 DPI MAX that this scanner claims it can do.
Project 365 (one photo per day for 2021 taken on 120 film)
Event: Project 365
Location: Kitchen at Home
Camera: Mamiya RB67 Pro-S
Lens(s): Mamiya Sekor C 90mm f/3.8
Film: Ilford Delta 100
Shot ISO: 80
Light Meter: Minolta Spot Meter F (2 stops over brightest)
Exposure: 1/4 @ f/16
Lighting: Vivanco VL300
Mounting: Tripod - Manfrotto
Firing: Cable release
Developer: Ilford DD-X(1+4)
Scanner: Epson V800
Post: Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (dust removal)