New V500, Now What?

[PollitowuzHere]

What's the best DPI setting for the V500? I know the maximum DPI setting isn't noticeable, it only serves to pad the file size.

[charjohncarter]

Venchka, offered this basic tutorial for scanning. I think it is very good. He recommends 800 for 4x5, 1200 for 120, and 2400 for 35mm.

http://www.kenleegallery.com/html/tech/scanning.html

[venchka]

Scanning B&W for the green channel only seems worth the effort. I'll give it a try.

[Roninman]

Does anyone else have problems with the negative carriers/trays that come with the V500? If there is any curl at all to the negative these trays do not flatten the filmstrip enough. I get a lightening around the sprocket holes of the film while scanning-really ANNOYING. Any help would be most appreciated.

Are these what I need?: http://www.betterscanning.com/scanning/insert35.html

[venchka]

Can you explain the problem around the sprocket holes. I would love to be able to scan the edges of the film, but my holders only show a narrow strip of black around the image. I set the scan window (dotted frame) to the edge of the actual image. I don't have a V500.
The glass inserts are said to work well.

[charjohncarter]

Originally Posted by venchka

Scanning B&W for the green channel only seems worth the effort. I'll give it a try.

Let us know, my extensive testing has now shown much.

[venchka]

Originally Posted by PollitowuzHere

What's the best DPI setting for the V500? I know the maximum DPI setting isn't noticeable, it only serves to pad the file size.

Somewhere between 1,600 and 2,400 DPI is the limit of the optics. Anything larger is guesstimated software added dots that were not part of your original.

[Roninman]

Thanks Venchka, here is a sample :


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I am just using the epson software, not vuescan. any help would be most appreciated. It doesnt happen every time but only when i notice quiteabit of curl in the negative.

[PollitowuzHere]

Using a variation of Venchka's method, some results with the Epson software. Film used is 35mm Portra 160NC for the first one and 35mm Kodak Gold 100 for the other one.

[venchka]

I failed to mention that I use an anti-static brush and canned air. Those two items do a better job and are a lot faster than ICE. Keep up the good work.

[rog]

What is like the maximum print size one can get with the v500 scans from a 35mm neg.?

thanks

[Stuart John]

It depends on what you will do with the print and what film you were scanning in the first place. I can comfortably make 8x10 inch prints that may go in a frame on top of the TV or on the sideboard. I have made tests for 12x18 inch and if viewed from more than 4 feet away the test looked fine. Not 12x18 prints that I would want to put my nose up to but hung on a wall view from 4 feet they would be fine...

[Stuart John]

Here in this thread are some large samples from the V500 that I posted look for the posts by Stuart Moxham thats me.

http://photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/00XjV3

You will find some large samples there from 35mm V500 scans download them and make some test prints..
I don't know of anyway to upload large images here..

[kuzano]

Originally Posted by Stuart John

It depends on what you will do with the print and what film you were scanning in the first place. I can comfortably make 8x10 inch prints that may go in a frame on top of the TV or on the sideboard. I have made tests for 12x18 inch and if viewed from more than 4 feet away the test looked fine. Not 12x18 prints that I would want to put my nose up to but hung on a wall view from 4 feet they would be fine...

If somone actually goes up to one of your prints over 12X18 inches in size and puts their nose up to them, I consider it perfectly legitimate to sneak up behind them, YELL "MORON!!!", and whack em on the back of the head. What idiots.

[al1966]

Thank you all for saving me the money, I was pondering one of these but will go and hire the use of a drum scanner instead. At £20-30 per hour or with quite healthy discounts for half days I can get a lot of scans done for the cost of the V700. The V500 just does not quite look up to the quality I need.

[rog]

ok, so a 12x18 print is reasonable and acceptable. Would it pay off to buy v750? Is the quality that much better then the v500?
Like if you want to scan an image for let's say a magazine would it make a difference? I think that if one would like to have perfect scans and prints for a show you better go to a professional lab, right?
Although i have seen some very acceptable prints from 6x6 negs for a show, up to the size of 20 inches.
And that aside my images are full of grain and unsharp already so as long as it does not pixelate i am ok with it.

So is the v500 about the same as the v750 or is it totally different?

Originally Posted by rog

What is like the maximum print size one can get with the v500 scans from a 35mm neg.?

thanks

[Stuart John]

it's reasonable if you hang it on the wall and don't look to close. Did you download any of my samples from the link and make a test (I can't upload anything big here). That is the only way for you to decide for yourself before you buy one. I don't think the scans would be good for magazines or for perfect prints. Nobody puts the magazine on the wall and reads it from 4 feet away. The V750 is better than the V500. The Nikon Coolscan 9000 is even better. Magzines will likely take the neg or slide and drum scan themselves.

Download the samples from this link if you can and make some test prints because it is cheaper than buying a scanner and then not likeing it.

http://photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/00XjV3

[rog]

I will make some testprints first now, thanks for the link!