Re: FW: Panoramic Scanning

["Larry J. Clark" <ljclark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(Thanks for indulging the non-pano aspects of my quest...)

The roller makes more sense.  Should have taken a closer look.
As far as taping Minox film...In submini everything is more
critical.  You try and minimize your handling and manipulation
of film, since any little glitch becomes a huge glitch.  Also,
with an 8mm fram on 9.5mm film, you only have .75mm to play with
on each side.

However, depending upon the HP S20's ability to digest thicker
media, I may be able to fabricate a carrier.  Some submini
folks use a cardstock carrier with appropriate sized holes for
their format.

Life is much more complicated when you want it all -- Good,
fast, AND cheap!

Mike Sinclair wrote:
> 
> I believe the HP S20 uses a rubber roller and capstan and not sprocket
> holes. The former is much more accurate for short film lengths (< 6
> exposures). You can scan Minox film (and APS, 16mm, etc - smaller than 35mm
> film). Simply (and carefully) tape strips of 35mm film to the sides of the
> smaller film to make 35mm. This seems to work very well but is kind of a
> kluge. For the smaller Minox film, you should be able to cut a
> Minox-film-strip-sized rectangle down the middle of a piece of 35mm stock
> and tape the Minox film to it to scan.
> 
> BTW, the S20 is a true 2400 dpi sensor though at that resolution, it's known
> to be a little soft but very usable. The new HP software, not backward
> compatible with the older scanner, works very well with longer 35mm strips
> of positive or negative film (ie - panoramic lengths). See Steve Hoffman's
> review @ http://www.sphoto.com/s20.html

Larry 
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