Can't get sharp scans from my Epson v800 on film negatives, comparison against Frontier.
Hello, I just got a new to me Epson v800
I've been doing quite a lot of that trial & error and manual reading, I can't seem to make an actually sharp scan off my 35mm negatives.
I am using the stock film holder.
I've tried all 5 different heights adjustments, the best results so far were the closest to the glass, and adding a stack of paper on top and then press down hard on the scanner, but it still doesn't look even 20% close to my frontier scans.
What could I be doing wrong?
I scanned some polaroids and instax, directly on top of the glass, and they are SHARP as a knife, I tried the same with the 35mm negatives, and they were super out of focus.
First picture is using Epson Scan 2, developed on NegPy
Second photo is silverfast (demo), which is sharper, but still not quite as sharp as the third photo, which is Frontier
4th photo is an instax square scan which is tack sharp.