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Epson 4490 scanner stuck red light6/21/2023 ![]() Scanning those dark areas seemed to throw the scanner exposure out of whack. It was very important to ensure I cropped-out the "film borders" in the preview window, before I scanned the frame. I got into the habit of leaving my film strips under a stack of books for a few days before I scanned them. If your film holders are similar, this could account for some of your lack of sharpness. The 4990 film holders do not hold the film flat. Since I am not that good at reading negatives, I only scanned positive film with the 4990. ![]() My 4990 really struggled if the film was under or over exposed. However, the results were just plain disappointing. There were some differences according to which software I used (Vuescan, Epsonscan or Silverfast Lite) and I got better results if I did not manipulate the image with the scan software (beyond white-point and a bit of sharpening). I initially purchased an Epson 4990 Photo flatbed scanner (which I believe was Epsons top of the line Photo flatbed at the time) and after working at it for months, the best I could do with properly exposed, 35mm slide film (Provia 100) was to achieve barely acceptable results that looked bad if printed larger than 6" x 9". In my experience, if you are expecting the same (even nearly the same) quality from 35mm film scans on a consumer-grade flatbed scanner as you get from your DSLR - you will continue to be disappointed and frustrated. Somebody might correct me on this (I am not familiar with the scanner you mention).
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