Want to Buy WTB: Betterscanning Variable Height Mounting Station

[samuel-k]

Admittedly, this is a long shot given their popularity and relative low supply-- but if anyone is interested in selling their Betterscanning Variable Height Mounting Station, please reach out to me. I'm primarily interested in fluid mounting for the V850 so either version of the mount (fluid / fluid + dry) will do. I'm based in the US and willing to pay any costs associated with international shipping, as needed.

(It appears from this forum and others, that Betterscanning.com has been defunct for some time, despite their website still being up and running.)

I expect to be waiting for some time but will update this thread if/once I've found a seller.

Thank you!!

 

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[koraks]

Welcome aboard @samuel-k ! I hope you'll receive a positive response to your ad. In case this doesn't materialize, feel free to engage the community in finding alternative solutions to the challenge of getting optimal resolving power in your scans.

 

[samuel-k]

Welcome aboard @samuel-k ! I hope you'll receive a positive response to your ad. In case this doesn't materialize, feel free to engage the community in finding alternative solutions to the challenge of getting optimal resolving power in your scans.

Thank you! I spent quite some time (and am still) researching optimizing the V850, and I feel like I could write a series of essays on flatbed scanning in 2025/2026!

It seems a fairly common suggestion is a DIY inverse mount using any glass and calibrating the height with washers (or other shims), so I'm looking into that in case I don't hear from any sellers.

 

[Franswa]

It seems odd to me that we haven’t seen a 3D printed version of BetterScanning’s offerings, given the popularity of its use with other photography related gear.