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Hi Guys, I wanted to share my know-how for those who want to scan their curly old negatives (or even reverse color films).
The best option in my opinion would be scanners with Ifra-Red channel for film defect correction. I used Epson V600 myself. I also experimented with Plustek, V600 winning absolutely.
Major problem with flat bed scanners and curly films is Newton rings. There are different suggestions on internet, including use of Anti-Aliasing glass with matte surface, which require film being scanned up-side-down. This method result in loss of sharpness and texture.
I've found another way to deal with it - you can use yellow sticky note paper. The glue used in sticky notes actually is not sticky and leaves no traces on glossy film substrate. You will need stack of 3-4 sticky notes (to get thickness same as a film holder), cut a thin (0.5mm) stripe. Stick it on a glossy side of film between frames. I did it every 2 frames on 6 neg stripes. This will make film un-bend and not touch the scanner glass. It will also allow you to scan film right side down. Your Epson scanning software may struggle to automatically detect frames, so you'll need to change to normal scanning mode (no automatic frame detection). This is minor inconvenience, though...
6:14AM, 23 October 2019 PDT
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