The Lomography DigitaLIZA 120 Scanning Mask holds your 120 medium-format negatives flat and in place so you can properly scan them with a standard flatbed scanner with a backlight/transparency unit.
Unlike other scanning masks, the DigitaLIZA accommodates the digitization of experimental analog photographs by scanning the whole negative strip without defining the frames individually. This lets you scan overlapping exposures, doubles, triples, and panoramas.
| Film Type | 120 (medium format) |
| Scanning Area | 7.2 x 2.3" (184 x 58mm) |
| Distance | Between film & scanning plane: 0.05" (1.2mm) |
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Well, I don't normally buy Lomography products, but I needed something like this and bought both the 35mm and 120 sizes. I was pleasantly surprised. Build quality is great and they're easy to use, with the magnets.
I have only one complaint, which is that since the lower end Epsons only put the transparency unit down the middle of the bed, and this isn't like the normal holder that extends out to the side, it is very difficult to get it exactly straight on the scanning bed. I'll need to cut some cardboard piece or something to space it out from the side.
Despite this, I am giving this one 5 stars where I gave the 35mm only 4, because the 120 adapter has the very useful feature of letting me scan three 6x6 frames, where the V500's included adapter only shows two frames at a time - even though the V500's transparency unit is long enough for three. Binder pages for 120 film take strips of three. So with just the Epson holder, I need to cut a strip of three, scan two, reload the strip and scan the last one, and this holder saves that step.
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This product is well designed to fit the film and make alignment easy but it doesn't actually work in my scanner because of its size. Only buy it if you're certain your scanner will accept something so bulky.
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I currently copy my negatives 'ghetto style' - as it is called. I hold the negatives up by a bright window and photograph them. At first I was using artist's tape to keep them flat on vellum paper. That was too much handling and I got the texture of the paper in my images (not that it was the most terrible thing).
The DigitaLiza holders keep the negatives nice and flat - and keep them from being overly handled and getting scratched.
So, whether you have a proper scanner for negatives or not, if you like old school photography these film holders are really helpful!
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