6x17 scanning

[fw1]

Hello ; I have set up a digital printing platform, using an Agfa Duoscan HiD, and an Epson 1160 / Lyson quadtone inks, which works very well with 4x5 negatives, not least because there is a dedicated glassless film holder for the scanner which holds the negatives very flat. I have a problem, however, when I try to scan my 6x17 negatives and transparencies - there is no dedicated film holder, and I end up scanning film which is not fully flat on a glass bed, which also produces Newton's rings.<p>

 

My question ; has anyone found an elegant solution to scanning 6x17 film, ideally a glassless holder which is able to keep the film rigid and flat? Is it worth considering buying a 6x17 carrier from a 5x7 enlarger, which could then be inserted into the scanner?<p>

 

Happy New Year to everyone on this forum!

[oliver_ruether]

until you find or construct your glassless holder, try to scan the

matte site of the film. thats what I do with my 8x10 Negatives on a

normal flatbed scanner. This way, my experience says, the film seems

to be flat, without Newton´s rings.

Oliver

[bob_salomon]

I scan mine on an Agfa Arcus II using the 5x7 mask and have no

problems. Altough I have not outputted a print larger then 17" the

17" print looks great.

[fw1]

Thnaks for your replies. Bob ; is there a dedicated glassless 5x7

Agfa holder available for the duoscan scanners? If so, this could be

the answer.

[thilo_schmid]

Have a look at <a href="http://www.diacover.de">DiaCOVER</a>. They

have excellent flatbed scan holders even for 6x17.

 

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Regards,

[fw1]

Thilo - thanks, that is a very interesting link.

[tim_atherton2]

Just remeber that Agfa is now out of the scanner business in N.

America now.

[thilo_schmid]

Tim,

 

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AGFA has quit consumer digital imaging. That does not mean, that they

are totally out of the scanner business. It more likely means that in

the future they will not try to compete with EPSON & Co, but with

manufactureres like Linotype/Heidelberg. The latter have never

entered the consumer market, but they sure do manufacture good

scanning solutions. If not the best ones.

 

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Regards,

[tim_atherton2]

I was just going by the following press release

Tilo: "Agfa announced it will discontinue the sale of

its digital camera and desktop scanner products in North America, as

of December

31, 2001. This includes all markets in Canada, the United States and

Mexico.

�This decision is part of a regional strategy to create a renewed

focus on Agfa�s core

competencies in the areas of photography, graphic arts prepress, and

medical and

technical imaging,� said Heikki Koskimies, President and CEO, Agfa

Corporation."

 

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The point being, don't expect to buy a new Agfa scanner (Duoscan,

Arcus or otherwise) in the Americas any time soon.

 

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Tim A