Hi Bruce, I've encountered some problems with film curl and 6x7 negs, but it can be minimized. First, I don't allow the lab to roll my film. I tell them to just sleeve it and hang it. When they give me the roll, I cut it into individual frames, leafing the sleeve in place. I then place the indivicual frames in the pockets of a negative file page. You can buy pages that fit a three ring binder and hold nine individual frames each. When the negs are stored flat on flat pages, the curl is greatly reduced. I've also found that some films curl much more than others, at least the way they come from my lab. Portra is relatively flat. NPC and NPS 160 have considerable curl. Perhaps the base is thinner. The scanner that I most often use, an Agfa Duoscan 2500 T, is also well suited to the task. The 6x7 carrier holds six negatives, each in an individual tray. A cover clamps the neg firmly in place on each edge. I find that if I gently flatten the negative as I'm closing the cover, I can get it almost perfectly flat. Paul Stenquist
Bruce Dayton wrote: > > Although I have been scanning for quite a long time, I now have a big > question. Last night I hooked up a new Epson Perfection 2450, so that > I could scan my 67 film. Everything went together flawlessly and all > the software worked (ViewScan & PaintShop Pro). My big problem is > with film flatness and focus. My scans are incredibly soft. I looked > at the holder and found that film can have a mind of its own (not > laying flat). I even tried just laying the film directly on the bed, > but since nothing presses against it, the film was not much flatter. > > Those of you who scan 120 film - how do you do it? Do you have issues > with film flatness? Is there something else I have failed to do? > > Thanks for any of your ideas, > > Bruce Dayton > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
