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This has been mentioned before in passing, as in "scan the two halves and stitch together". I understand the second bit (I can do it in Affinity Photo, just like making a panorama shot), but the first part raised several questions for me. Questions like... if you scan each half as a negative isn't it unlikely the tones of the two halves will match up? And... what do you do about film holders?
Then I found this youtube video from a guy named (I think) Dmitri, who shows how he did it. I found a shorter one as well which was a silent set of screen shots. Part of the point of both was fixing the settings, which presumably addresses the first question. Both used Epson Scan, and I use Vuescan Pro; I presume the equivalent is to check the Lock Exposure box?
Dmitri also showed how he had cut his own film holders from a desk mat that he got from Ikea. It looked a really cool idea, sorts the Newton's Rings, and provides a simple way of keeping the film in the exact same orientation while sliding it across. The only trouble is, I can't find the sort of mats he was talking about, and I've no idea of the measurements (when asked in the comments he just says he used the 120 film holder as a template). I suppose for a more practical person this would be a doddle. Has anyone done this, or worked out a different way to make film holders for 4x5 on an Epson V500/550/600?
Then I found this youtube video from a guy named (I think) Dmitri, who shows how he did it. I found a shorter one as well which was a silent set of screen shots. Part of the point of both was fixing the settings, which presumably addresses the first question. Both used Epson Scan, and I use Vuescan Pro; I presume the equivalent is to check the Lock Exposure box?
Dmitri also showed how he had cut his own film holders from a desk mat that he got from Ikea. It looked a really cool idea, sorts the Newton's Rings, and provides a simple way of keeping the film in the exact same orientation while sliding it across. The only trouble is, I can't find the sort of mats he was talking about, and I've no idea of the measurements (when asked in the comments he just says he used the 120 film holder as a template). I suppose for a more practical person this would be a doddle. Has anyone done this, or worked out a different way to make film holders for 4x5 on an Epson V500/550/600?