dritz Posted September 7, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 7, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Reflective scans against the glass are sharp. Transparency scans in a film holder or on glass are soft... ok, they're crap. I'm scanning 100 ASA Ektachrome. Both SilverFast and Epson software produce nearly identical results. Any suggestions on focus? I do select the right settings for the holder. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adan Posted September 7, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 7, 2015 Hi, Dean. What sized Ektachrome? And what sized prints (or whatever) are you scanning as reflective? What resolution are you trying to use? Do you have, and are you using, the adjustable-height film holders? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 7, 2015 Share #3 Posted September 7, 2015 Reflective scans against the glass are sharp. Transparency scans in a film holder or on glass are soft... ok, they're crap. I'm scanning 100 ASA Ektachrome. Both SilverFast and Epson software produce nearly identical results. Any suggestions on focus? I do select the right settings for the holder. Thanks. The only transparency or negative scans you can do on glass are for 8x10 film and using the film guide, any other format should be scanned using the film holders. The film holders have adjustable feet for set heights, detailed in the instructions. You need to conduct a few simple tests to determine which height to position the feet to get sharp focus. Even so, some users find that the set heights are somewhere between where they want to be, so use the Betterscanning film holders that have fully adjustable feet. On the assumption you are scanning 35mm (because this is a Leica forum) you will find the V700 isn't going to be very sharp anyway, the light source is too diffused for 35mm but perfectly OK for medium format. So even at maximum resolution you aren't going to get scans as sharp as a Plustek 35mm scanner, but this has all been discussed many times in the forum. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_livsey Posted September 7, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 7, 2015 Does the V700 not have the dual lens system? Is it that the reflective scans, although sharp, are using the lower quality lens and those in the film holder which i understand "triggers" the higher quality lens are soft because there is an issue with that lens? Is there not a quality setting on reflective that "triggers" the better lens and if that is invoked does the quality drop, indicating as above a problem with that lens? Is this a new scanner? If so invoke warranty. Has this just started and previously OK - repair? Is this "new" S/H, talk to the seller about issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 8, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 8, 2015 The V700 does have the dual lens setup, and it is the film holder or film area mask that triggers it. But there can be a massive difference in quality if the film holder height hasn't been tested for focus. The other thing we don't know is if any image degrading dust removal software has been used, beginners at scanning often think it is a great idea, but using ICE can turn a perfectly acceptable image into rubbish by over processing it. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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