Great video! You've had exactly the same experience with flatbeds as me! I do so agree with what you're saying. I got a PrimeFilm XE after trying several scanners and DSLR. Worked so much better.
I scan with a DSLR, 50mm prime lens, set of cheap extension tubes, LED tracing table, and a set of 3 plastic negative carriers (for Wolverine and other standalone scanners). No glass between the negative other than the lens itself. I can burn through a roll of 36 exposures in less than 15 minutes and end up with thick 24mpx RAW files. Here's a sample: flic.kr/p/QvJBK1 For the occasional times I shoot color film, I run the RAW scans through ColorPerfect Plugin.
I scan very few images, the vast majority of my film photography is 35mm black and white which I wet print any of these images I might want. I do scan medium format and colour, but I only use my v800 scanner about once a months. I do use it in a room without carpets, keep my scanner covered when not in use and all film holders are kept in air tight bags. When I hang my films to dry I do so in the bathroom, which is usually the least dusty room in any house. I then take my sleeves in there to put them into storage. I use micro fibre dusters to clean my scanner when I get it out and put it away. I also dust my film holders in the say way and I used both canned air and a blower on my negs, and always wear lint free gloves. By far my best investments is an incredibly soft antistatic brush, the difference it has mage in unbelievable. I had a nearly £500 scanner I was thinking of throwing away through frustration and a £5 brush saved the day. I still keep up my regime of avoiding dust the best I can. Subscribed to your channel.
Why do you not search for "Reflecta MF 5000"? It's a brand new film scanner like the old Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED. It's not a cheap one. It costs here in Europe around 1,400 to 1,5000 Euro. You could use it for your 35 mm-Films (135) and also for medium films (120). I like to recommend "VueScan" as the needed scan-program. It's not so expensive like SilverFast but it works very well.
I get on great with my Epson film scanner. I don't use glass in the neg holder. To keep the negs flat I put them in neg holders and press them for a couple of days under a pile of books. Perfectly flat. Use "tack rags" (car sprayers use them to remove dust before painting a car) and anti static cleaner. When not using your scanner keep it in a dust free environment and use a plastic bag cover to keep the crap off. Try not to use it as a general purpose office scanner. Have you considered photographing your slides and negatives with a digital camera? You need a macro lens and a white light source. Or you can find a 35mm slide copier fairly cheap, back in the day they were used for making 35mm slide duplicates. Fitted to a DSLR they convert film into digital. Any colour correction white balance can be done in camera or post. Much quicker than scanning, quality is down to the camera and optics. Or just buy an enlarger and do it as intended. If you don't have a darkroom, work at night.
+Jon Janson those are all acceptable methods, but I guess I didn't convey the quality I was getting from my Nikon Coolpix V. My scans with that scanner blew away any flatbed scanner or DSLR macro copying method. There are some people who are using a dslr and combining multiple images in post and getting some great results. Nice tips on dust reduction. Dust is the nemesis of film photography.
Great video! You've had exactly the same experience with flatbeds as me! I do so agree with what you're saying. I got a PrimeFilm XE after trying several scanners and DSLR. Worked so much better.
I scan with a DSLR, 50mm prime lens, set of cheap extension tubes, LED tracing table, and a set of 3 plastic negative carriers (for Wolverine and other standalone scanners). No glass between the negative other than the lens itself. I can burn through a roll of 36 exposures in less than 15 minutes and end up with thick 24mpx RAW files. Here's a sample: flic.kr/p/QvJBK1
For the occasional times I shoot color film, I run the RAW scans through ColorPerfect Plugin.
I scan very few images, the vast majority of my film photography is 35mm black and white which I wet print any of these images I might want. I do scan medium format and colour, but I only use my v800 scanner about once a months. I do use it in a room without carpets, keep my scanner covered when not in use and all film holders are kept in air tight bags. When I hang my films to dry I do so in the bathroom, which is usually the least dusty room in any house. I then take my sleeves in there to put them into storage. I use micro fibre dusters to clean my scanner when I get it out and put it away. I also dust my film holders in the say way and I used both canned air and a blower on my negs, and always wear lint free gloves. By far my best investments is an incredibly soft antistatic brush, the difference it has mage in unbelievable. I had a nearly £500 scanner I was thinking of throwing away through frustration and a £5 brush saved the day. I still keep up my regime of avoiding dust the best I can. Subscribed to your channel.
Why do you not search for "Reflecta MF 5000"? It's a brand new film scanner like the old Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED. It's not a cheap one. It costs here in Europe around 1,400 to 1,5000 Euro. You could use it for your 35 mm-Films (135) and also for medium films (120).
I like to recommend "VueScan" as the needed scan-program. It's not so expensive like SilverFast but it works very well.
+wolfgangshr seems like a nice scanner but it is a significant investment at that cost, and that's the problem.
I get on great with my Epson film scanner. I don't use glass in the neg holder.
To keep the negs flat I put them in neg holders and press them for a couple of days under a pile of books. Perfectly flat.
Use "tack rags" (car sprayers use them to remove dust before painting a car) and anti static cleaner. When not using your scanner keep it in a dust free environment and use a plastic bag cover to keep the crap off. Try not to use it as a general purpose office scanner.
Have you considered photographing your slides and negatives with a digital camera?
You need a macro lens and a white light source.
Or you can find a 35mm slide copier fairly cheap, back in the day they were used for making 35mm slide duplicates. Fitted to a DSLR they convert film into digital. Any colour correction white balance can be done in camera or post. Much quicker than scanning, quality is down to the camera and optics.
Or just buy an enlarger and do it as intended. If you don't have a darkroom, work at night.
+Jon Janson those are all acceptable methods, but I guess I didn't convey the quality I was getting from my Nikon Coolpix V. My scans with that scanner blew away any flatbed scanner or DSLR macro copying method. There are some people who are using a dslr and combining multiple images in post and getting some great results.
Nice tips on dust reduction. Dust is the nemesis of film photography.
Dust isn't so much of a problem in darkroom printing. Only the emulsion side of the film is in the plane of focus.