Try this group on Yahoo which covers the Epson 4870 and 4990:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epson4870/
On Thursday, September 15, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Shannon Stoney wrote:
From: <sstoney@xxxxxxx> Subject:
Is there a digital photography list? I have a question about the Epson 4990 scanner and scanning big negatives on it.
In case it's ok to ask that question here: I looked at one of these scanners today. It seems that when you scan an 8x10 negative or transparency, the film sits right on the glass. I would think that that could cause newton rings or focus problems. The holders for other sizes of film hold the film about 1mm away from the glass. I read somewhere on the internet that the focus for this scanner is sort of between 0 (on the glass) and 1mm (in the holders). So I wonder if you can tell in the prints that the focus is not spot on. Maybe this doesn't matter.
But what about the newton rings?
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