[filmscanners] RE: suggestions for scanning single frame 110 format?

["Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@ix.netcom.com>]

> From: Dieder Bylsma
>
> I have come across a collection of 20 or so single frame clippings
> from the old 110 film format.
>
> I'm stuck scratching my head trying to figure out how to scan them
> with any sort of scanner. It all boils down to size of the frame
> (tiny) and also the inherent curl across the negative which causes it
> to bow nicely.
>
> Can't do it with the Nikon film scanner because the curl exceeds its
> depth of field.
>
> can't do it with glass slide holders because I get really nasty
> newton rings.
>
> can't do it with anti-newton ring slide holders because the
> anti-newton device results in an even more grainy result that looks
> like the scanner was covered with sand when it was scanning.
>
> any suggestions as to how I could deal with this?

I had lousy results with anti-Newton glass, too. Since you only have a
limited number to scan, I suggest paying someone else to do it, maybe on a
high-end flatbed scanner.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com

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