An interesting set of experiments Don, and done in your inimitable style. I could not justify the cost of a dedicated film scanner, but bought a general purpose flatbed with a backlight built into the lid. It's a Canon 8400 (I think). I recall the last time I used it, avoiding colour casts and getting the contrast to be something sensible the the main problems. Both solveable in post processing, but a lot of faff. The scanner came with a set of negative holders for 35mm slide, 35mm negative and (the real reason I bought it) 120 6x6 negative. It was a cost effective way of digitising the few negs I wanted to scan from the Rolleiflex. I don't think this model is current any more, but I dare say that there are replacement models and they don't really cost much more than a general purpose scanner without backlit lid.
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