HP ScanJet G4050
(HP use requires additional purchase of: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274039510759)
Newly designed model to allow for full frame scanning! (see below for further info).
A few notes about scanning 8 mm film: 8 mm film was created in the 1920s and quickly became the most popular home movie format. Usage of 8 mm film lasted well in to the 1980s until VHS cameras finally became affordable. 8 mm film is still manufactured and continues to have a niche with film students.
This negative holder is designed to sit inside the stock 120 film holder (directly on the glass)
that shipped with your Canon or Epson scanner. Utilizing your OEM
holder may not be strictly necessary with some scanners, but utilizing
your stock holder aids in proper positioning and can help avoid calibration and focus issues. 8 mm movie film was never intended to be used (and subsequently scanned) as a still photo format. The frames are extremely small and you cannot expect to extract an image of the same quality you could from a 35 mm film. This is a newly designed model that finally allows for full frame 8 mm scanning. With our old model, few customers noticed or cared that they were not able to get 100% edge-to-edge scanning. The new model features two cut out sections as displayed in the photos above. The two sections that are borderless are 38.5 mm in length. If full frame scanning isn't critical to your needs, you can scan the entire frame all at once. For those frames where you want to capture the entire image, you align those images in one of the two borderless areas
.
Important: Our film adapters for flatbed scanners are not designed to be used with uncut filmstrips. You may need to cut your film to adapter length for proper use. Also please note that this item comes with one holder. Photo above shows disassembled two halves of the adapter. Specifications:
Outside dimensions: 200 x 55 mm
Scanning windows: 190 x 6.70 mm
Material: Solid plastic
Features: Unlike some models, this holder features a recessed film channel that holds your filmstrip firmly while also helping avoid scratches.