Sorry for a second image from a previous outing (guess I'll eventually delete the first one). I try to avoid that kind of thing...
...but I have scanning notes that will , no doubt, interest 0.0007 percent of the population. See previous for development notes.
Using
Lomography's Digitaliza scanning mask (old style), I couldn't get scans sharp enough out of the Epson V700 to see any form of grain structure, which usually means everything is out of focus. I did find a solution, using Epson Scan software, in case anyone's interested...
-- Scan height on this mask is 1.2mm, but Epson's own holders (which I no longer have) are adjustable from 2.5 to 3.5mm. My results were *very* soft, so I raised the mask by 1.75mm (using US quarters as spacers) to 2.95mm.
-- I switched from "film area guide" to "Film (with film holder" to force use of the higher resolution lens. I didn't think Epson Scan would recognize images from Digitaliza, but it did. Note you won't be able to scan sprocket holes using this option.
-- Film type: B&W Negative
-- 16-bit greyscale
-- 3200 dpi (6400 looked worse)
-- target size "Original"
-- turn off unsharp mask (sharpen yourself in post)
All of this seems to do the trick. Grain right off the bed wasn't 'tack' sharp (it's a flatbed scanner, after all), but definitely readable, and easily sharpenable.
The fun of Rodinal developer is sharp grain. I want some grain, darn it.
