A few years ago I purchased the Plustek Opticfilm 120. I have been very pleased
with it. It gives results much superior to my Epson V750 flatbed scanner.
Unfortunately it was discontinued but Plustek recently introduced a
replacement, the Opticfilm 120 Pro albeit at about twice the price of the one I
bought.
Allan
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[mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jan Decher
Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:08 PM
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Subject: [rollei_list] OT: Film Scanners
Daniel,
The Braun medium format filmscanner you linked to is way beyond my
“Schmerzgrenze” [pain threshold] for what I am willing to pay for a scanner.
I bought a used Epson Perfection 4870 PHOTO last March, which is one model
above the scanner I had in Vermont until 2012. It came with all the fim holder
from 35mm to 4 x 5 and worked flawlessly for about half a year until it
suddenly conked out.
I can’t find anybody in Germany who is willing to work on it. And the Epson
service gives me the classic “built-in-obsolescence” response: "No more parts,
buy a new one!" Very annoying.
Unfortunately, due to Corona, there are also no repair cafés open right now,
where I could give it a try with some guidance. The current Epson scanner with
the same features is Epson V800 or V850.
Jan
On Jan 6, 2021, at 8:21 AM, Daniel Ridings (Redacted sender "dlridings" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Edit: I am 100% sure that the Braun / Relecta medium format film scanner is not
better than my 18+ year old Epson Perfection 2450 Photo flatbed. In fact, it is
not even as good.
I'll post comparison scans of the same Rollei negative later. The major problem
is internal reflection.
Don't waste your money.
Daniel
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On 5 Jan 2021, 11:17, Daniel Ridings < dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Jan.
Yes, I too was finally satisfied with the lens after I saw that portal. I
haven't succeeded all that often, but I have acquired a monopod now, so I hope
that will help.
I do a lot of business with Fotoimpex. I really appreciate their dedication to
analogue materials. I have a Swedish supplier with the same focus, but not
quite the same extensive inventory.
On these, I took a reading for 400, but then opened up a tad, probably about a
third of a stop. I think most of the time I could take a reading for 1/250 and
just use 1/200 and the same for the other speeds.
I developed another roll last night taken in flat light, even one at the
inevitable kitchen table at home, 1/25 @ 2.8.
One thing about Fomapan 400 is that it wants to roll back up. Right now it is
rolled against the tendency and stuffed inside the tube left over from a roll
of kitchen paper towels. A few hours usually helps.
This is the first roll I scanned with my new scanner, a Braun FS-120 film
scanner. I bought it from:
https://scandig.com/filmscanner/braun/braun-fs120.html ;(around München I think).
The Reflecta MF-5000 comes from the same OEM (Pacific Image ...) but Scandig
gave the Braun a decisive edge, so I went with it. The price is the same.
Not 100% sure it is worth the extra cost compared to a flatbed. My Epson 2450
is at least 18 years old (I used it in my first paw 2002) and I was starting to
feel a little worried about getting a good replacement. I tried the Epson V600
(cheap) but it went back on the shelf. I figured that if I tried the V850 and
was unhappy, I'd be edging up to the cost of a dedicated film scanner. They
have been coming and going out of stock, so when it came back, I went with it.
Have a good year, and be safe!
--
Daniel Ridings
Bräckavägen 17
S-43742 Lindome
Sweden
+46 70 729 12 53
