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  1. Alan Edward Klein

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    Epson V850 Discontinued?

    My V850 film holders have 5 positions for focus which works well. The lens is factory calibrated to focus on the 3mm default setting on the film holders. I did find one holder that worked better one notch setting off that. There is also glass to hold the film flat. But that adds to dust...

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    Epson V850 Discontinued?

    ...difference(with some trial and error to get it right) but it's still less than great as there are only 3 adjustment positions. The BetterScanning holder not only gave me better film flatness, but by using grub screws for feet that can be adjusted a fraction of a turn at a time, you can...
  3. Hassasin

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    Novel way to avoid Newton rings when scanning negatives on a flatbed.

    ...also possible that best place to be is right on the glass and wet scanning maybe th actual best way to get the most. Something like Betterscanning holders have been shown to get the most due to neat height adjusters built in, and AN glass helps keep film flat. Another way is to get a piece...
  4. koraks

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    Betterscanning.com still active?

    If you search on this forum for 'betterscanning' you'll see lots of discussions involving a lack of responsiveness. https://www.photrio.com/forum/search/6449958/?q=Betterscanning&o=date
  5. MattKing

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    ANR Film Holder Recommendations for Epson V700 / Flatbed

    ...people who have had no success obtaining any response to attempts to contact betterscanninn.com or Doug Fisher - the person behind the Betterscanning business. I don't think I've seen any indication that anyone has had success reaching him in years. He was good to deal with when I dealt with...

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    ANR Film Holder Recommendations for Epson V700 / Flatbed

    ...like this seems to be the closest option I can find for what I'm looking for, but the smaller size of the opening would prevent me from installing larger custom "masks" like in the betterscanning method. Has anyone purchased or is aware of any epson 8x10 ANR setups that might be comparable?

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    FP4+ Mushy Grain

    ...the game has moved on. And it's DSLR or mirrorless cameras that have taken the high ground for 'scanning' negatives. It's a shame for Betterscanning, but businesses and niche enterprises come and go in a technology war. On the other hand their are now many companies making negative holders...
  8. SodaAnt

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    FP4+ Mushy Grain

    Obviously. The Epson holders are poorly designed (especially the 120 and 4x5 holders) and I’ve been looking for a better replacement without success for some time now.

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    FP4+ Mushy Grain

    A Betterscanning holder will not increase the resolution of the scanner.
  10. SodaAnt

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    FP4+ Mushy Grain

    I’d like to try a Betterscanning holder, but the company appears to be defunct. They don’t respond to orders and don’t answer emails.

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    FP4+ Mushy Grain

    I've used the Epson with a Betterscanning holder that not only uses ANR glass to keep negatives flat but also offers micro adjustment for height far better than fiddling around with the 'work or not work' feet of the Epson holders. And I can still say that an Epson V700 > V850 are rubbish at...

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    Epson V850 Pro 120 Negative Holder

    What I'm wondering is how hard would it really be to replace defunct Betterscanning products with some small levelers added to an Epson compatible holder, put some ANR glass in it and wet mount the negative to the bottom as appears to be the "best quality" approach to running our V850's?
  13. Tel

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    Wet mount fluid in Europe?

    Betterscanning has ideas for generic products that work. The brand names might be different, but I expect you can find the fluid (it's just mineral spirits). http://www.betterscanning.com/scanning/cheapfluidmounting.html
  14. MattKing

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    Epson V850 Pro 120 Negative Holder

    Doug Fisher is Betterscanning, and in recent years many have had difficulty reaching him.
  15. bernard_L

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    Banding on MF B/W negative

    ...make the problem stand out. Not a s*****r calibration issue : I repeated after swapping the strip from one to the other slot of the Betterscanning holder; defect unchanged. Turned the 3-frame strip head-tail: unchanged. A long shot at a possible explanation. My agitation routine: every...

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    Want to Buy WTB: Better scanning two strip 120 holder with ANR glass for EPSON 4990.

    Hi! If anyone has an old two strip ANR glass holder for the 4990 from BetterScanning, please hit me up! I have a one strip holder, but I'd much much rather scan half a roll at a time.
  17. fs999

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    Testing Caffenol

    ...FA 645 75mm f:2.8 ED Adox CMS 20 ISO film in home made Caffenol CLCN 15min @ 20°C Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 at 2400dpi and Betterscanning MF Film Holder When digitizing over exposed or over developed film are not a problem, when enlarging with masks you can also get good results...
  18. Darian J Martyniuk

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    Betterscanning.com

    I'd be interested in that holder if you're considering selling it, do you know if it will take a 6 x 24 negative?
  19. adeyoujo

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    Betterscanning.com

    No idea, but it did make me wonder if you could use it in a DSLR scanning setup?
  20. Alan Edward Klein

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    Betterscanning.com

    I still have the Betterscanning 120 holder for the V600. But I don't use it because I've upgraded to a V850. What would the holder be worth on the secondary market?
  21. adeyoujo

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    Betterscanning.com

    It seems that as of Aug. 10. He still is. Not sure of the why's and the whats going on with being so hard to get a hold of. I had thought it was health related, but don't know for sure.
  22. GRHazelton

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    Betterscanning.com

    I hope Betterscanning is still in business. I have its film holders for 120 for my Epson V700. With some fiddling the BS holders give corner to corner sharpness, far better than the Epson's orginal holders.
  23. jtk

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    Betterscanning.com

    If that is true it'd be nice to share his contact info. Betterscanning carriers have not been "large format" carriers as much as they've been 120.
  24. jtk

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    Betterscanning.com

    ...whitener vaporized leaving something warmish. Epson-brand carriers are made out of soft plastic rather than the hard stuff used by Betterscanning. It would have been easy for Epson to make proper carriers, they didn't have to be hand-built like Betterscanning, but they seem to have no...
  25. jtk

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    Betterscanning.com

    fwiw I'm sure wet scanning is the ultimate with flatbeds HOWEVER the adjustable carrier from Betterscanning was significantly better than the non-adjustable as well as the AN glass carriers from Betterscanning. One big disadvantage with AN glass carriers is dust, which is not a problem with...

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    Betterscanning.com

    New at scanning, have V850 and have read that betterscanning film holder is the most accurate for 4x5 reasonably available. I've sent order and several follow-up emails with no reply. Does anyone have info on what I may be missing? Website seems active, are they still offering holders? Any...
  27. jtk

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    Can anyone please help me identify the color problem in these these scanned TIFFs?

    Sadly, Epson seems never to have put their brains into film holders: using several versions of BetterScanning film holders even my long discarded Epson 3200 scanner could make almost-good scans from 35mm and that was decades ago. fwiw I think Epson's shortcoming, even today, has to do with...

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    Quality comparable to Hasselblad Flextight?

    ...most of that and cannot believe that, based on direct experience, the examples of any V800 series were done after adjusting for focus (BetterScanning, etc) and fluid mount. Laying a negative on the glass or using the stock holders with out those adjustments isn't a fair comparison. TO BE...
  29. grat

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    Epson V800 holders : harnessing the collective knowledge

    ...Oh-- a youtube poster by the name of Nick Carver did an evaluation of the various scanning options on his v700, with the title of "Comparing 5 Epson Film Scanning Techniques". His conclusion was that the betterscanning wetmount was best, and the v850 tray was second, beating out the v700 tray.
  30. Jeremy Mudd

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    Tell Me What I'm Doing Wrong Focusing - Rate These Terrible Photos

    For the 600, its just above the glass bed height - somewhere between 2 and 3mm if I recall correctly. I use the Betterscanning.com adjustable film holders with the ANR insert on 120 and for me that combo works great. They raise the neg to the optimum height and keep it flat with the ANR insert...
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