110 film on Coolscan V

[andy]

Has anyone had success scanning 110 film with a Nikon Coolscan V?

Nikon support has said that this can only be done on the 9000 and with an
optional adapter.

I have seen other messages on scanning 110 film in general. It seems that
many of us have snapshots in this format from years ago.

Thanks,

Andy

 

[Kennedy McEwen]

Has anyone had success scanning 110 film with a Nikon Coolscan V?

Nikon support has said that this can only be done on the 9000 and with an
optional adapter.

I have seen other messages on scanning 110 film in general. It seems that
many of us have snapshots in this format from years ago.

You either need to mount the 110 frames in slide mounts (you can get
special mounts for this) or get hold of an FH-3 (or, at a push and FH-2)
film strip holder. Even then you will need to create a special to type
insert to hold the 110 film, but there is no excuse other than pig
headedness for Nikon not supplying this adapter with their latest 35mm
scanners.

 

[im5150too]

You either need to mount the 110 frames in slide mounts (you can get
special mounts for this) or get hold of an FH-3 (or, at a push and FH-2)
film strip holder. Even then you will need to create a special to type
insert to hold the 110 film, but there is no excuse other than pig
headedness for Nikon not supplying this adapter with their latest 35mm
scanners.

Not only did they not supply it with my Coolscan V, trying to find one
in stock anywhere in the US is just about impossible. I have 126
strips that I want to scan, and I've been told this would work with
the adapter. I have 2 on backorder, no word when they will arrive.

 

[Kennedy McEwen]

Not only did they not supply it with my Coolscan V, trying to find one
in stock anywhere in the US is just about impossible. I have 126
strips that I want to scan, and I've been told this would work with
the adapter. I have 2 on backorder, no word when they will arrive.

Hmm... perhaps I *should* auction off the several FH-2s that I still
have from older scrapped Nikon scanners on Ebay after all. The last
couple I saw on there closed without *any* bids though. :-(

By the way, it isn't that difficult to *make* your own film holder with
an old slide mount, a couple of strips of card and a craft knife. The
proper Nikon part doesn't look like it was given much more thought in
its design anyway, so I hope you aren't too disappointed when your wait
finally ends.

 

[im5150too]

Hmm... perhaps I *should* auction off the several FH-2s that I still
have from older scrapped Nikon scanners on Ebay after all. The last
couple I saw on there closed without *any* bids though. :-(

By the way, it isn't that difficult to *make* your own film holder with
an old slide mount, a couple of strips of card and a craft knife. The
proper Nikon part doesn't look like it was given much more thought in
its design anyway, so I hope you aren't too disappointed when your wait
finally ends.

It sounds like I'm going to be.... at least when I see it, maybe I
will be able to jury-rig up something better....

 

[Don]

It sounds like I'm going to be.... at least when I see it, maybe I
will be able to jury-rig up something better....

To try and put your mind at rest, somewhat, I personally find the FH-2
strip holder to be just perfect! I never use the SA-21 strip film
adapter and would be very happy if instead of that Nikon supplied the
FH-3 with the NikonScan V aka LS-50.

Finally, just to second what Kennedy said, you can use either FH-2 or
the FH-3. They both fit into the MA-21 slide adapter. My first scanner
was an LS-30 where FH-2 was supplied as standard so I just use it in
the new LS-50 as well.

It's just perverse and despicable that Nikon would omit this most
essential part from the LS-50. Typical! (fx: shakes head)

Don.

 

[Toby]

FWIW I have created glass adapters for my 4000 using glass mounts. I
removed the glass pieces and used double sided tape to mount them into
normal glassless plastic mounts (after having shaved off plastic where
necessary inside and removing the locking pins)--then used tape to hinge the
two halves (and added tape on the other side to achieve equal thickness). I
use this with film strips, and get much better edge-to-edge sharpness than
with the filmstrip adapter.

It is a bit of a bitch to use, since the film moves in the mount, but it
works, and it could certainly be used with smaller sizes of film such as
110.

Toby

 

[Baron Sloan]

Has anyone had success scanning 110 film with a Nikon Coolscan V?

Film Scanners are a professional tool designed for scanning 35mm film,
whereas the 110 format was only ever used in snapshot cameras.

 

[Helmut Faugel]

Film Scanners are a professional tool designed for scanning 35mm film,
whereas the 110 format was only ever used in snapshot cameras.

And this was the reason for Kodak to sell Kodachrome 64
in 110(and 126) format?

Pentax did even offer a SLR with lenses from 18 up to 70 mm
and Minolta sold two nice SLR cameras with a zoom lens:

http://www.cameraquest.com/pentx110.htm
http://www.kameramuseum.de/1minolta/zoom-110-slr.html
http://www.kameramuseum.de/1minolta/minolta-zoom-110.html

 

[im5150too]

It sounds like I'm going to be.... at least when I see it, maybe I
will be able to jury-rig up something better....

Found my FH3... on Ebay of all places.... cancelled my E-Cost old backorder.

 

[Ken]

Film Scanners are a professional tool designed for scanning 35mm film,
whereas the 110 format was only ever used in snapshot cameras.

You've obviously never seen a Pentax 110
http://www.cameraquest.com/pentx110.htm

 

[Ian Buckner]

You've obviously never seen a Pentax 110
http://www.cameraquest.com/pentx110.htm

Quite a nice little camera. I think I still have mine somewhere,
unless my wife threw it out.

Regards
Ian