Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

I use Kami fluid to fluid mount negs/trannies directly onto the glass bed of 
my Epson Expression 1680. Overall, I find that I get sharper results with 
minimized grain using this method compared to using the supplied film 
holders. It may be that my scanner simply focuses better at the bed level 
rather than the 2.5mm farther focus throw required for the holders. 
Whatever, I'm satisfied with the results.

Sorry to say that Aztek is the only supplier that I know of. The downside is 
that you can buy four bottles for only a little more than a single bottle; 
either way, though, the shipping cost is outrageous! Unless you do quite a 
lot of scanning, four bottles would probably last nearly a lifetime. <g>

Alan Huntley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peterzakos" <peterzakos@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Fluid-mounting with Nikon 8000/9000




Hi all.  A while back I posted a question about using a fluid-mount
film holder with the Nikon 8000/9000 scanner but got no replies.
Doesn't anyone on this forum use Kami (i.e."lighter fluid") to mount
their film for scanning?  I've heard that it helps a lot with dust,
scratches and Newton rings in comparison to the Nikon medium format
glass holder.  I do not experience these problems to a significant
degree but I was wondering if there are any other benefits to fluid
mounting in comparison to glass-only (e.g. sharpnes, resolution,
tone, etc?).  If so, are any additional benefits significant/notable
enough to warrant the $500 pricetag for such holder kit.  The only
source I know of is Aztek.  Does anyone know of any other (i.e. less
expensive) sources?
Thanks, Peter.






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