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Clever idea for scanning film

Posted: May 2nd, 2017, 6:25 pm
by jsachs

Re: Clever idea for scanning film

Posted: May 3rd, 2017, 3:31 am
by Dieter Mayr
Very nice idea, thanks for sharing.
I did something similar with medium format negatives my mother has from way back time.
My film scanner is not capable of processing medium format, so I took a white sheet of paper, illuminated it with 2 halogen spots, put a glass plate above it and put the negatives on top of the glass.
My first attempt was with a fuji bridge camera, with I think 6 MP, and later, when I had a DSLR, I did it again with higher resolution.
The negatives were black and white, so the color temp was of no importance at all.

Re: Clever idea for scanning film

Posted: May 3rd, 2017, 5:13 am
by Winfried
There are many ideas like this in the internet.
Last march I hold an workshop about this topic during the "Eppsteiner Fototage 2017"
Although I own a Canon CanoScan FS4000 US and a Nikon Coolscan LS-V ED I bought the Pentax Film Duplicator (quite pricey).
But no more trouble with interfaces (SCSI) or drivers. :-)
The results depend (naturally) on the quality of the slides/negativs and I found details in the slides, I never recognized before.

Re: Clever idea for scanning film

Posted: May 3rd, 2017, 5:32 pm
by MarkT
Very clever, thanks for sharing. Might I suggest a second sheet of glass, to keep the negatives flat... Great idea for a few old 4x5 negs and positives I've got that the Epson V500 just can't handle.

Re: Clever idea for scanning film

Posted: May 3rd, 2017, 5:39 pm
by jsachs
You have to be careful using a second sheet of glass so as to avoid Newton's rings. Better if you secure the film by its edges or from the ends.

Personally, I might use a light box instead of a tablet or monitor as a light source, but not everyone has one.

Re: Clever idea for scanning film

Posted: May 4th, 2017, 2:32 am
by Dieter Mayr
Mark, I have used a pair of rulers put on the borders of the negatives to keep them flat.
I have used steel rulers, but if it isn't too light everything straight will do.