dave_pozzi

<p>Hi, I have recently got <a href="you can find R on ebay">one of these diffuser called Strobella,</a> you can grab one on ebay for few euros. It' great for macro, even with the flash on the hotshoe it provide an even and soft light, although I prefer to shoot with the flash off-camera with a 45° lateral lighting.<br>

I use to shoot outdoor and it's very light and portable and allows to change rapidly position.</p>

Thank you for your suggestion. I just got a 4490 to couple my mamiya 7 and made the test myself.

I placed a 6x7 B/W negative (this pic of my girlfriend http://www.photo.net/photo/7994312 ) in the 4 possible positions on the scanner, i.e.:

1- in the film holder with the emulsion (matt surface) up. This is the position recommended by Epson

http://www.photo.net/photo/7994296

2- in the film holder with the emulsion (matt surface) down.

http://www.photo.net/photo/7994292

3- on the glass with the emulsion up

http://www.photo.net/photo/7994294

4- on the glass with the emulsion down

http://www.photo.net/photo/7994293

I scanned the same neg at 12800 dpi (max resolution available) , 8 bits grey, no automatic correction.

Please have a look to the results (the right eye cropped from the original):

I spent a lot of time looking for any difference in terms of focus accuracy, yet I couldn't find any, can you?

Hi, I'm new in the forum and in London UK as well. Does anybody know

and recommend a pro lab to develop and make contacts from TMAX400 in

London?

Thanks,

David