Scanning Medium Format Film - Epson V600 Photo 

Matt, thank you dude. I'm TRYING (keyword) to get the video editing flow going here to starting turning out more "content"

Hey Ryan, sorry I'm just now replying to your comment but I know your pain. The Epson Scan 2 software is HORRIBLE and I purposely put off updating my Macbook because of it. Since I started doing these "Roll Reveal" episodes, I've since switched back to my PC for editing because it has the original Epson Scan software. The annoying thing is that there are a lot of settings (bit type, resolution, quality, etc) are all hidden behind other settings so there isn't really a "professional mode"

One tuber says to run the B&W negs as color , he says it will only enchance the B&W

The only color printing I've done over the years is via the digital scan. I really loved spending time in the darkroom printing B&W stuff whenever I was in college but color film, that's a whole different ball game. I would also really like to have some of my negatives professionally scanned to do some compare and contrasts versus the Epson. That's another limitation with the flatbed vs drum scanning is you need that higher resolution if you plan on doing larger prints.

Somewhere on the instruction choices it tells you that you have a choice for digital copy or for printing as the 2 preview screens look different. I also had no problem with laying neg`s on the glass ,don`t need to be perfect as photo shop will fix it with a click. I was doing 35 and 110 the same way sometimes as he , also noting they were 50+ old and then after a quick dip in photo shop i would print 4x6 test photos and they turned out quite well if you had ever seen the prints when they come back from kodak in the day you know you was on the road to right. The only difficulty I had was it would leave one or 2 neg`s with a green show but photo shop handles that too. I`m no expert yet but feeling better with the results. You print off the one that goes in the library it has the final work up. And still can be adjusted more yet a later date just so you can get moving along.

Hey Marc - for the price point, it's hard to beat. Right now there is a massive up rise in "DSLR/Mirrorless" scanning methods but I personally haven't had the chance to try it out yet. The worst part about the Epson is the software which is really why I made this video! In hopes of trying to at least shed some guidance

Hey Luke, thanks for the love! Good eye, and yes sometimes I will flatten them out by putting them into film sleeves and then putting into a 3-ringed binder of other negatives. Another tip (if your lab will allow it) I have them cut the negatives whenever they're developing my roll. That seems to be the biggest quality of life upgrade instead of having them "roll" it into an envelope or something.

Found out that "Digital Ice" only works with color negatives.

THere are other settings like matt and so forth that might need adjusted.

Yeah, but when you extend the bix- it will re-expose again, which will overexpose the image as you said

@@eladbari depends on what you use to scan, for me it only exposes after i hit auto or i change something manually, but changing borders in epson scan does not reexpose

A lot of hardware stores (not big box stores like Home Depot) cut glass for older windows. Cut a piece of cardboard to the size you need, then take it to the store and ask them to cut you a piece. If that doesn't work, buy a picture frame and take the glass out of it. Cut it at your own risk, however.

Yeah he didn't mention it not important

Honestly, I've never had issues with the focusing or anything. I actually would like to do a video on seeing if there is any differences in scanning quality if I used a film holder, glass, etc.

​@@CoryMarrPhotography Also, placing the shiny surface of the film onto the shiny surface of the scanner glass, gives you Newton Rings...that's not something you can generally fix in post, that is a major reason to get your film out from physical contact with the scanner glass. For MF 120 film I got this holder, works great: www.betterscanning.com/scanning/models/v600.html Give that site a look!! HTH, CC

Oh, that's a really good question. I think you should be able to just lay the slide film directly onto the glass, like how I scan my negatives. The biggest issue (I think) would be reflections from the plastic. If you do end up scanning them, let me know what you ended up doing and what worked best for you!

@@CoryMarrPhotography The other problem is the slight curve or wave on the card mount, a much flatter way is much better, for that the picture need to be out of the projection mount. (But that is another story)

Well you can always deal with that portion in photo shop, a little extra work but for now.

Yeah for sure! I used to do a decent amount art shows/fairs where I sold prints. The biggest my Canon printer could do was 13" on the widest side, so the largest prints I personally did was 12x12" and they turned out awesome!

I personally have not scanned 6x9 film in it, however, there's zero reason why it shouldn't. As long as its medium format (6 x whatever) the V600 will scan it. If you're doing 4x5, you'll need the Epson V850 since it has a wider scanning area compared to the cheaper V600.

Thanks for the reply Cory.

Thanks for the info! Thankfully I rarely ever have newton rings but I've personally never tried using a 3rd party film holder - how are they?

What's that in Vuescan. Epson Software is soft and out of focus

No, not any more. I used to have a LEE filters kit but I rarely used it and ended up selling it

🙂 I use mine but most of time 2stop soft . I don’t know what I was thinking when I was buying 4stop filters. Even I don’t know if somebody using 3stop filters . Yeah I’m stuck with it now 😉...by the way great job editing 👍

Yeah I used to not use it solely because of the wait time BUT after playing around with it, I thought it was worth it since I would find myself wasting so much time in photoshop clone stamping out dust specs whereas with the ICE, it cleans things up a lot faster. But, be warned, it doesn't always work. I've had really foggy/contrasty photos throw it off, it came out very blurry and washed out in the shadows. Had to go back to the old school way for those specific types of scans.

Yes and less Sharp

Yes wrong settings selected

Depending you can scan up to 16 negs at a time and its all up to your dpi setting ,, 300, 600. 1200. 2400 the bigger the number the longer it takes and how much room it uses on the hard drive for storage.