Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ernst Dinkla" 
<E.Dinkla@c...> wrote:
> 

Hi Ernst; Could you elaborate on the fluid mount carrier? Is it 
based on the Nikon glass carrier, and does it use the smae fluid as 
a drum scanner? 

Steve K

> With the fluid mount carrier of the 8000 that I have build, the 
scratches
> and dust on the film (including old B&W films) are much reduced. 
The grain
> is also visible in many cases. Polaroid 665 negs are resolved to 
nearly the
> grain over the entire surface scanable (6x9) and that is a fine 
emulsion. It
> is an indication of what the Nikon 8000 is able to. That it also 
can reduce
> the grain is another advantage.
> 
> Ernst