WOW! I had never heard of this tecnique. I'm afraid I don't understand.
Do the negs have to be floating in film cleaner WHILE I scan them? How
is that achieved? Or just before and THEN covered with foil? Do you know
of a place or a book where I could learn about this? You're really
telling me something here.
Ludovico Fischer
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 23:57 +0000, Martin Orpen wrote:
> On 13 Nov 2007, at 23:19, Ludovico Fischer wrote:
>
> > What I think is the problem with the
> > flatbeds, is that they don't focus well. I am currently experimenting
> > with the heigth adjusters for the tansparent adapter to find the best
> > setting.
>
> Flatbed focus is much easier to work with than drum focus.
>
> Drum focus is adjusted in microns - flatbeds often have a depth of
> field that can be measured in millimetres.
>
> Keeping the originals flat is a problem with flatbed scanners. If you
> are careful, and have a scanner with a decent size bed, you can "fluid
> mount" originals on the scanner bed.
>
> It's easier than doing the same on a drum because you can mount the
> negs using film cleaner instead of scanning oil and save yourself the
> pain of the post-scan cleanup. Floating the originals in fluid and
> then covering them with scanning foil will keep them perfectly flat,
> remove dust, hide scratches and improve the tonal range.
>
> And, if it sounds like a lot of trouble to go to, you could always get
> them scanned by a professional :-)
>
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