Very well explained. Easy to follow. Excellent examples. Watching this video has definitely made me feel better about sitting on years of developed (and undeveloped) film. I decided on keeping my scanning in-house because there’s so much of it, and I knew there was an easier and more cost effective way. The Google Gods have introduced us. Thank you for your online presence. Cheers.
Great tutorial and crazy timing. I just picked up an old 35mm film camera and was looking at ways of scanning without a scanner. I have a a7III so this is fantastic! Now i just have to figure out how to do this in Capture One.
My DIY set up is kind of similar, but instead of a box I used a plastic plumbing tube from my hardware store, I also lined the inside of it with a piece of black craft foam. I glued a thin metal cokin filter holder adapter ring to one end so I could screw it straight onto the end of my macro lens. To hold the film I made an almost identical set up to yours but just used the black plastic cover from a notebook instead of a donut box. I find the dslr scans I make with my nikon D750 are at least just as good if not better than my plustek scanner can do. If I ever shoot 120 film though I may end up using a copy stand like a lot of people do. The tricky part is holding the film flat, but I'm not paying hundreds of dollars for a piece of designer plastic to do that when I can make something myself.
I just made my scanner incorporating a strobe which gives me great color temp and i can dial in correct exposure depending on density of neg- slide. Shudder speed 200 and flash duration around 2000. Very sharp.
Love the low tech light box! Sometimes people can make photography overly technical. Getting enough light to keep the f-stop above 5 is what I am concerned about. I think I will attach a white acrylic diffuser to the light box and point an LED flashlight at it or maybe use my flash with an extension cord. Keeping everything square and steady is also a concern.
Great video and idea. I like the film transport - I wonder how well someone could replicate it on a 3D printer. Once the design is finalized, put it in the public domain or sell them. :)
Can I use my Nikon D3200 with the kit lens included which is a 18-55mm? I can't buy another lens for the time being. I am not scanning 35mm I want to scan 6 x 6 negatives from 120 film
I still use an Epson scanner for my negatives and whilst it does a good job it's an incredibly slow and tedious process. I've considered using my camera to do essentially the same as you do here. I've shot one slide that I backlit with a torch and got really good results and was able to completely restore the image in Photoshop using the RAW file. Going forward I'll likely use my scanner less and less.
At around the 12 minute mark you do mention if we use a macro lens ... does that mean you used a macro lens on these examples? I'm wondering if using a non-macro lens is possible, or not. Thank you -- good video.
Many, many other people get 24 or much more MP out of 35mm. Grain IS NOT the end of resolution. Grain is not digital, contrary to what commons myth tell you and they overlap. Also there is grain aliasing, that is easily mistakable for grain when you don’t register at a high enough resolution.
Twenty years ago people believed that 35mm film was equivalent to 20MP, imagine the surprise when every advancement in film scanning dug out more and more that we did not know was there. It is now argued to be over 100MP. As scanners get better, future scans will improve the images you already have. There is a reason why digital movies are archived onto film. How many people can even find their 20 year old digital photos? Yes, a lot gets mistaken for grain when it isn't although some shoot high iso film to get grain on purpose to lend itself to that type of image they are conveying.
Very well explained. Easy to follow. Excellent examples. Watching this video has definitely made me feel better about sitting on years of developed (and undeveloped) film. I decided on keeping my scanning in-house because there’s so much of it, and I knew there was an easier and more cost effective way. The Google Gods have introduced us. Thank you for your online presence. Cheers.
Great tutorial and crazy timing. I just picked up an old 35mm film camera and was looking at ways of scanning without a scanner. I have a a7III so this is fantastic! Now i just have to figure out how to do this in Capture One.
Awesome. After going through various sites your method offers the simplest and the most effective one. Thanks.
My DIY set up is kind of similar, but instead of a box I used a plastic plumbing tube from my hardware store, I also lined the inside of it with a piece of black craft foam. I glued a thin metal cokin filter holder adapter ring to one end so I could screw it straight onto the end of my macro lens. To hold the film I made an almost identical set up to yours but just used the black plastic cover from a notebook instead of a donut box. I find the dslr scans I make with my nikon D750 are at least just as good if not better than my plustek scanner can do. If I ever shoot 120 film though I may end up using a copy stand like a lot of people do. The tricky part is holding the film flat, but I'm not paying hundreds of dollars for a piece of designer plastic to do that when I can make something myself.
I just made my scanner incorporating a strobe which gives me great color temp and i can dial in correct exposure depending on density of neg- slide. Shudder speed 200 and flash duration around 2000. Very sharp.
Great tutorial!
Amazing thank you so much!!!!
Love the low tech light box! Sometimes people can make photography overly technical. Getting enough light to keep the f-stop above 5 is what I am concerned about. I think I will attach a white acrylic diffuser to the light box and point an LED flashlight at it or maybe use my flash with an extension cord. Keeping everything square and steady is also a concern.
Incredible!
Great video and idea. I like the film transport - I wonder how well someone could replicate it on a 3D printer. Once the design is finalized, put it in the public domain or sell them. :)
What a great excuse to go out and buy donuts.
This with Luminar 4? 👍🇨🇭
Can I use my Nikon D3200 with the kit lens included which is a 18-55mm? I can't buy another lens for the time being. I am not scanning 35mm I want to scan 6 x 6 negatives from 120 film
I still use an Epson scanner for my negatives and whilst it does a good job it's an incredibly slow and tedious process. I've considered using my camera to do essentially the same as you do here. I've shot one slide that I backlit with a torch and got really good results and was able to completely restore the image in Photoshop using the RAW file. Going forward I'll likely use my scanner less and less.
awesome. will it be possible also to scan positives?
Absolutely.
@@LavikkaPhotography Dude you just need to check out Negative Lab Pro. It's a plugin for lightroom and does all the conversion for you, cheers!
Where are you getting the lighting from?
Just an overhead light pointed at the wall. If you dont have a video then just a desk lamp or even an led flash light.
At around the 12 minute mark you do mention if we use a macro lens ... does that mean you used a macro lens on these examples? I'm wondering if using a non-macro lens is possible, or not. Thank you -- good video.
You can use any lens but you may need a macro adapter to be able to get full coverage.
@@LavikkaPhotography Thank you, I really appreciate your prompt response. Very helpful.
What's name of the black tape you use?
gaffers tape
Many, many other people get 24 or much more MP out of 35mm.
Grain IS NOT the end of resolution. Grain is not digital, contrary to what commons myth tell you and they overlap.
Also there is grain aliasing, that is easily mistakable for grain when you don’t register at a high enough resolution.
Twenty years ago people believed that 35mm film was equivalent to 20MP, imagine the surprise when every advancement in film scanning dug out more and more that we did not know was there. It is now argued to be over 100MP. As scanners get better, future scans will improve the images you already have. There is a reason why digital movies are archived onto film. How many people can even find their 20 year old digital photos? Yes, a lot gets mistaken for grain when it isn't although some shoot high iso film to get grain on purpose to lend itself to that type of image they are conveying.
So shoot it? Finally i have something to use my revolver on
You have a typo on your title, didn't see it but did not want to correct it?
Good catch! I guess you could call it "Double Exposure" title.