Re: What is "fluid mount"?


1. Does the film need to be wiped/dried after such scanning?
In practice no, because the fluid is so volatile that once the actate cover
is removed it evaporates before you can wipe it off. It becomes
petrochemical fumes to be breathed. :-) Personally I wouldn't do this at
home.

2. Do I have to use new fluid for each scan?
Because of (1.), yes.

The other reasons for wet mounting:

1. Imperfections in the film are filled-in
2. Maintains flatness with respect to the focal plane

The second is the reason fluid mounting is available even with some
professional flatbed scanners, i.e. Scitex EverSmart.

And one last question: my understanding from the two URLs you provided
is that wet mounting is a characteristic of "drum scanners". The Epson
Perfection V750-M PRO however is described as a flatbed scanner. Do you
have an idea what this means regarding the nature of wet mounting in
this product?

I was surprised to hear that Epson offered this as an option in a consumer
scanner. Don't they realise there may be potential liabilities down the
road, i.e. fire, medical? This may be a reason Nikon hasn't come out with a
wet mount tray for their medium format scanners, although third party
vendors have.

Dane


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