When I got rid of the ES-2 I kept an ES-1 which only does slides so I can still do HDR if necessary. The ES-1 can fit thicker slides than the ES-2, like thick plastic mounted slides. Can the JJC scanner fit the thicker slides ?
I don't know. It holds every type of mount that I have, paper or plastic. It can even hold
two paper mounts in one slot. How thick are the 'thicker' ones?
Not that thick - the Nikon one could only hold the thin card mounts. This review says they have to be less than 2mm -
https://www.throughthefmount.com/articles_rev_es-2.html Many of my slides wouldn’t fit
I don't have any mounts as thick as the plastic one seen in that review.
My micrometer says the thickness of two of my
non-Kodak paper mounts is 0.08 inch, essentially 2mm. It's a tight fit, but they go in and out with no problem. Two of my
Kodak paper mounts measure 0.09 inch, and that's too thick. So, the same as the ES-2, I guess.
However, three Kodak mounts can be easily slipped into the film gate without using the slide carrier. That's 0.135 inch, more than 3mm. That might also work with the ES-2.
More: I just realized that using the device without the slide carrier can position the slide a bit closer to the lens, which helps with the magnification limitation I mentioned earlier. And it increases the distance between the slide and the diffuser, so it also minimizes the potential drawback of dust on the diffuser. Perhaps it will be
bye-bye slide carrier for me.
