I recently got my hands on a Nikon coolscan 8000 ED scanner pretty cheap, so I figured I would scan alot of my 6x7 film. In the past I cut my 6x7 120 film into groups of 3 because that is how they fit neatly into pages that fit into binders (either 8.5x11 or A4 size). That , I believe is pretty standard practice. Nikon, it appears in their infinite wisdom, makes their 120 film holder such that it can only hold strips of 2 6x7 exposures. If you put anything larger, the edges get crimped by the upper holders that click into place and there is a screw that pops up ready to scratch the emulsion of the 3rd frame. What were they thinking? Interestingly, if they maintained the film strip scan length that is available on the 35mm strip holder, on the 120 holder it would have accommodated 3 6x7 frames. So why not?
So to scan my film to I have to cut all the strips of 3 frames into strips of 2 and 1? Or is there an alternative available? Does the "optional" glass covered holder accommodate strips of 3 6x7 frames even if it will only scan 2 at a time? I assume that someone must have come across this issue before me (since the scanner has been available for about 3 years or so). Any interesting solutions? I haven't checked yet but I have a feeling I am going to be one exposure shy on the 6x4.5 films also. Any suggests, or should I just suck up, grit my teeth and cut my film strips? Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
