[filmscanners] Re: SS120 Glass holder

["Bard Martin" <bardmartin@earthlink.net>]

Craig  --  Perhaps you have a "bad" version of the SS120 glass holder's
glass, although your guess is as good as mine as to what creates the
undesirable effect.  Anyway, I've not noticed the "mosaic" pattern you
mention in my scans, although otherwise the holder is as badly engineered
as the regular 120 holder.  (In both holders it is much more of a chore than
it should be to position a 120 image on a strip of film so that you can
actually scan the image you're interested in.)  You might try getting an
exchange from Polaroid, but since they seem to have stopped producing the
holders that might be difficult.  Also, earlier postings have mentioned how
to buy the glass directly from its manufacturer, but I haven't saved them.
--  Bard Martin

> From: "" <craig@aucklandphotographer.co.uk>
> Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:14:09 -0000
> To: bardmartin@earthlink.net
> Subject: [filmscanners] SS120 Glass holder
>
> I have seen a few posts regarding the holder and wanted to gauge others
> opinions about its effects on scanned images:
>
> I have used the holder since it was released; mainly to hold the film flat
> and to enable full frame scans without carving the edges of the other
> holders. I quickly found that the anti-newton glass created a mosaic/pattern
> (for want of a better description) on scans - this is much more pronounced
> on negatives than transparencies. Has anyone else experienced this? I now
> only use the holder in desperate situations and have found it to be an
> expensive waste of space..... I have printed the images (up to 40x30inch)
> and compared to images that were scanned without the glass holder the effect
> isn't immediately noticed but under careful inspection it can clearly be
> seen - since I noticed this I haven't really used the holder....
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Craig
>
>
>
> Craig Auckland | Photographer
>
> [ Telephone ] +44 (0)7930 337 226
> [ Facsimile ] +44 (0)7931 607 428
> [ Electronic mail ] craig@aucklandphotographer.co.uk
> [ Online portfolio ] www.aucklandphotographer.co.uk
>
> The studio, 17 Elton Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 1NG, UK
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> Unsubscribe by mail to listserver@halftone.co.uk, with 'unsubscribe
> filmscanners'
> or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or
> body

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe by mail to listserver@halftone.co.uk, with 'unsubscribe 
filmscanners'
or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or 
body