The FH-869GR film holder enables the correction of off-vertical images thus avoiding degrading the image through software interpolation. It functions with both the LS-8000 and LS-9000. The negative or transparency is kept flat by being sandwiched between glass frames mounted on the top and bottom lids. The maximum rotation is approximately 6° in either direction. It comes with masks for various 35mm and medium formats.
The image to be scanned is placed, emulsion side down, on top of the mask. Because the normal warp of film is upwards, this means that contact is made with the top glass, which has an anti-Newton ring surface (it has a frosted appearance).
Masks
The openings in the seven masks included with the FH-869GR carrier are
| 24mm x 58mm* | |
| 24 x 65 | |
| 56 x 56 | |
| 56 x 69 | |
| 56 x 76 | |
| 57 x 41 | |
| 57 x 82.5 |
* Remainder of opening must be masked if standard 24 x 35 frames are to be scanned.
Note
Under NikonScan 4.0, insertion of the FH-869GR automatically causes a reset of the exposure setting whether or not that option has been selected as a preview setting in the "Preferences" tab.