Designing a new film scanner; need your help

[rfaspen]

FWIW, I just finished scanning a few 35mm negatives with both my Konica-Minolta Dual-Scan IV, and my Leica M240 on the BEOON. The dedicated Dual-Scan IV edged out the camera scans in resolution -- very odd. I don't think its a function of the grain being picked up and accentuated, but I guess it could be. The digital camera scans edged out the film scanner in terms of tonality. Both methods have enough quirks to be time-consuming.

Anyway, I guess I'm confused and not sure which of these to continue with. For MF negs, the choice is much easier as my only option for MF is the digital camera route.

A first-world problem to be sure.

 

[jzagaja]

Interesting option - if you expose Kodak Vision send to lab they usually develop for free such a short gauge. I suspect scanning 4k-10k on Lasegraphic, Xena etc. (non Bayer sensor) wouldn't cost much. I'm interested to see possibilities compared to my Scanmate 4000.

 

[Steve M.]

You won't be scanning negatives with any degree of quality using a phone because the negs need to be backlit.

Of course, there's this solution, and I like it, but just don't have any hopes that it will equal the results of a dedicated film scanner.

https://www.popphoto.com/gear/2011/07/how-to-scan-negatives-using-standard-scanner-0

 

[Bandiahegyrol]

pro solution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBvaBzvrTTo

 

[jzagaja]

There is no better solution than glue all your frames and send to high-end cine scanne like Lasergraphics Director, it will be quick, high resolution up to 10k, HDR, even fluid mount, cleaned professionally.

 

[Jockos]

Sooo.... What's up?

 

[Bandiahegyrol]

Sooo.... What's up?

Is this project alive?

 

[Fujiowski]

Which phase is this project in and when can we expect a delivery date?

 

[Bandiahegyrol]

No one has info about quejai?

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Maybe they disappeared and took their (truly, on paper) amazing scanner with them once they saw that the greatest number here thought they deserved to get a scanner this advanced for less than $600.

Pshaw.

 

[Bandiahegyrol]

Wrong, an update is coming soon.

 

[jzagaja]

Microscope cameras use pixel shift, hdr, live stitching. Why not take microscope with XY table and for 250-500$ try?


Anyone has e.g Touptek?

 

[Bandiahegyrol]

period

period

Wrong, an update is coming soon.

Maybe i was wrong, or fooled.
They do not answer private messages a time ago, when i wrote my positive message, they said an update is coming soon.
Thats a pity.

 

[Gregm61]

Forever vaporware. Probably all it ever was.....

 

[jpk]

I don't think such negative comments are decent. I am working on a d.i.y. project of similar extent and can tell you that it's very easily possible to suddenly find yourself a year or so behind expectation.

Imagine you fry a part on your pcb and need to re-design everything (of course you want to include all accumulated improvements), order parts, solder it, assemble it into your existing hardware and do all the following modifications: that alone would cost you months of hard work. Likely you also have a family, a job, and many other things to do...

Please be patient and support this great idea of a scanner. Or help actively. But don't throw mud at those people!!!

 

[Scapevision]

like I said earlier, school project done, other things get in the way 🙂 we'll be lucky if we ever see it

 

[WoodallP]

Hi,

There seems little mention here of IR scanning for dust and scratch removal. Maybe purists don't like it but it sure does make life simpler and most of the time it does a great job if the software is good. If only for that reason colour scanning is essential. Obviously IR doesn't work with classic B&W but that is why I use XP2.

Otherwise, a resolution approaching a real 5000 dpi, 135 and 120 up to 6x9, good density and fast. I'd also quite like to see Silverfast support, I know it has its detractors but (and this is a big but) once you have the full version with the separate HDR software and you are scanning raw and post processing it all starts to make sense. Yes there are still bugs and there is a steep learning curve but once you have got there it is great to use.

 

[codyshootsfilm]

Bump. What happened dude??? Major bummer.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

I thought about this thread recently and was wondering if there was an update. I'm sad to see there isn't. With that said, I applaud people for actually trying to come up with something new and better. Some projects don't happen, and that's fine, there is no reason to be so resoundingly negative about an attempt.