9000 ED. Glass v. "Fluid Mount"

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Alan Browne

For the 9000 ED there exists a Cachet doohicky called:

"Cachet Image Mechanics Fluid Mount Tray for Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 &
9000 ED Scanners"

I assume by fluid mount they mean a contact fluid similar to that used
in drum scanners. Is that so?

Anyone here use it?

How easy is it to clean the fluid off of the film afterwards?

Thanks,
Alan
 
Alan Browne said:
For the 9000 ED there exists a Cachet doohicky called:

"Cachet Image Mechanics Fluid Mount Tray for Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 &
9000 ED Scanners"

I assume by fluid mount they mean a contact fluid similar to that used in
drum scanners. Is that so?

Anyone here use it?

How easy is it to clean the fluid off of the film afterwards?
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Much discussion of these matters here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coolscan8000-9000

(See you there!)

You might be thinking of the Grecco carrier:

http://www.aztek.com/Products/NIKONKAMIHOLDER.htm

But in any case, if you join that group and search
its archives, you'll find lots and lots of posts concerning
glass carriers and fluid-mount carriers for the LS-8000
and LS-9000.


rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com
 
rafe said:
Much discussion of these matters here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coolscan8000-9000

(See you there!)

You might be thinking of the Grecco carrier:

http://www.aztek.com/Products/NIKONKAMIHOLDER.htm

But in any case, if you join that group and search
its archives, you'll find lots and lots of posts concerning
glass carriers and fluid-mount carriers for the LS-8000
and LS-9000.
Click to expand...

Thanks,
I'll take a gander. The make appears to be "Cachet Image Mechanics".

Cheers,
Alan
 
1) the fluid evaporates very quickly..not much cleanup.

2) somewhere photo.net has described inexpensive home-made antinewton
glass carriers for 8000/9000 and these might (?) be used as wet mount
carriers.

3) film flatness is easy with antinewton glass or even with a good
glassless carrier (which is not standard with V or 5000, but was
standard with IV). wet mounting reportedly facilitates better Dmax, but
it may not contribute to inkjet images that are well managed in
Photoshop.. certain kinds of scenic images intended for mural
enlargements might benefit, but I don't believe prints within my size
range (up to 13X19) would benefit at all, certainly not on matte paper.


4) one can construct an antinewton glass carrier for V and probably for
5000, but Nikon's FH-3 film carrier does a beautiful job of flatness
without glass so I've lost my enthusiasm for having a machine shop
build something special...though FH-3 is hard to find now, and it's
fussy to use. antinewton glass for the IV's FH-3 carrier would cost
almost $40 and would probably break occasionally in use, according to
what I've read..it has to be very thin glass to be used in that
carrier. I use antinewton glass with my flatbed and Doug's special
carrier for 120...it's 1/8" thick, not likely to break, and it does
contribute significantly to sharpness.
 
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