Epson V300 - Extra Negative Trays?

[fotofanatic]

I know, so lame of me to have Leica equipment then scan on a 300. My next purchase is def going to be a v700. Meanwhile, does anyone know where I can get extra negative trays to speed up the process?

Also, does the v700 allow for 24 negatives at a time? Anyone know of one that can handle 36 negatives - well?

[kully]

Ring up Epson in whichever country you live.

Assuming it [your country] is big enough to have dedicated support they'll be able to send you the holders for some money, second-best is that they refer you to their next biggest support department in another country which will sort you out.

As a point of reference, Epson UK sell replacement v700 120 and 135 holders for £10 each.

[payasam]

On the surface it seems reasonable to want a scanner whose quality matches that of the cameras and lenses used, but the reality is that the final use to which the scans are to be put is what matters.

[Dwig]

Originally Posted by fotofanatic

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Also, does the v700 allow for 24 negatives at a time? Anyone know of one that can handle 36 negatives - well?

The v700 can swallow 24 35mm negatives at a time in the form of 4 strips of 6 frames each. If your film is in shorter strips that can't be assembled into 6 frame "teams" (e.g. 5 frame strips that you aren't willing to cut) you can't fill the carrier completely. Most of my old negs are in PrintFile 35-7B pages which hold 7 strips of 5 frames each. Since I don't want to cut the strips shorter, I can rarely scan more than 20 negs in a batch.

No scanner limited to an 8x10 scanning area, as the v700 & v750 are when scanning film, can scan 36 exposures in a single batch. 36 35mm negatives take up more than then 80 square inches available unless you overlap the sprocket areas which would cause great difficulty in designing a carrier that held the film truly flat. Five strips of 6 yielding 30 frames might be possible, but would be an engineering challenge to do well.