Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I have these and have used them for DSLR scanning negatives. They're pretty good overall but they don't keep curly films fully straight because there is nothing across the negative over the six frames (for 135 format) that the holders show.
Yes, I tried them briefly last night, and I'd agree with your comments. They're "pretty good". So far, each of the three negative holders I own has different benefits. The Pixl-latr keeps negatives nicely flat because they butt up against the diffuser, but it's a pain in the backside for aligning and advancing pre-cut strips. The Essential Film Holder is quick and efficient for aligning and feeding film, but curly strips can be tricky to feed past the window, and it doesn't keep them as flat as I'd like. The Digitalizas are easy to load whether for one individual negative or a strip (but no good for a continuous roll), and it keeps them quite flat lengthways (especially for 35mm), but they can still bow across the width.
I had hoped to end up with just one solution I liked, and sell the others - but thus far it looks like having all three is useful
Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I've never tried Fomapan 200 but have used some other curly films. I mostly avoid them as, apart from scanning, they can be difficult to get onto developing spools.
The Fomapan 200 I shot was 120, and I didn't let it hang for as long as I should. I have some rolls left, and I'm not going to waste them... so, next time I shoot it, I'll let it hang for a full 24 hours with weighted clips - then I'll store them in the glassine sheets and place them between a couple of big, heavy books for a few weeks. Maybe that'll tame them a bit... but Foma 200 is notorious for lengthways curling
Shame, really, as it's a very nice film...