Filmtoaster - a device that works with your camera to digitize negatives (only 2400$)

[Tijmendal]

http://www.filmtoaster.photography/filmtoaster

What do we think of this? Price is 'only' 2400$ (introductory price is 1700$)

 

[mfogiel]

Looks interesting - obviously it would be necessary to check how good these sliders are for holding the negs flat , plus the parallelism issues that could result from the lens mount directly on the box. I suggest the proposed price should also include a 40mp full frame camera...

 

[Dante_Stella]

It is, as the criticism has been (they in fact recite it), a monstrously expensive copy stand. It might gain traction with people who don't understand that PITA that LED light sources are with dust and scratches - or don't understand that the claimed process times de-emphasize the fact that a film scanner can run unattended (as opposed to requiring human intervention every thirty seconds) or that the resolution they generate from 6x9 negatives is astronomically higher than the 24mp you would get out of a typical DSLR.

Dante

 

[sevo]

A pretty impressive price for a medium format enlarger head...

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

a monstrously expensive copy stand

That's my take! Handy but insanely priced for what it is. If you consistently shoot one format, like most people, and have a DSLR, it's easy to set up something that works well for next to nothing, ie., copy stand, negative carrier, light pad.

 

[Keith]

They have to be kidding? That's a lot of money considering what else you need to get up and running. I wish them luck!

 

[Chromacomaphoto]

One assumes aimed at rich hipsters who are new to film and don't know about copystands and a macro lens?

 

[bsdunek]

Seems like a lot of money for a light box with a camera mount. I have a 35mm slide/film copier that goes right on my Nikon like a lens. Seems to work fine. It's probably 45 years old. Kind of like these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Opteka-Digi...462659?hash=item3abd071b03:g:m7AAAOSwG-1Wtp21
http://www.ebay.com/itm/35mm-Slide-...806718?hash=item4af351d67e:g:pWoAAOSwwbdWN6M8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Albinar-Dig...216195?hash=item4d379865c3:g:s3EAAOSwgQ9V6F50

 

[jsrockit]

One assumes aimed at rich hipsters who are new to film and don't know about copystands and a macro lens?

Because we all know that hipsters are the only dumb people in the world right? 🙄

 

[Dante_Stella]

Because we all know that hipsters are the only dumb people in the world right? 🙄

"This is path-breaking."
"You don't understand our super special product."
"You feel threatened by it."
"You're insecure about change."
"This is disruptive."

So says every 25-year-old man-child marketer who wants to play on other people's insecurities (or is too unaware of the world to realize his claims aren't in the least true).

The beauty of being older is that your prefrontal cortex is fully formed, and you know that shiny unicorns don't exist.

Dante

 

[Dwig]

Looks interesting - obviously it would be necessary to check how good these sliders are for holding the negs flat ...

No matter how good they are, they won't be a good as they could be. This style carrier is OK for "batch" work where you load a strip of several negs and dupe them in sequence. For the best results, though, you need carriers that hold the film on all 4 sides, like those made for the Imacon scanners, particularly with 120 negs.

 

[Bille]

http://www.filmtoaster.photography/filmtoaster

What do we think of this? Price is 'only' 2400$ (introductory price is 1700$)

That price is for the box, a light source and film holder? 😀

 

[Tijmendal]

One assumes aimed at rich hipsters who are new to film and don't know about copystands and a macro lens?

Normally good marketing is necessary for those folks to take the bait. That site looks so bad.

 

[harpofreely]

Going to call it like I see it: a good old-fashioned rip-off.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Pricing is out of reasonable range. All they offer is lightbox/camera stand with frame holders. Which is nothing new, nor expensive DIY solution existing for years.

 

[MikeL]

I've been using a Leitz BEOON ($100) with digital camera mount adapter ($25) (for the camera I already had) and light box ($75). I'd be happy to sell my unit for $850, half off their price, if anyone is interested!

 

[bmattock]

Lomo says you can do it with your cell phone.

http://www.amazon.com/Lomography-Smartphone-Film-Photo-Scanner/dp/B00BZSZL64

Seems legit. 😉

 

[Scapevision]

Looks like not only Leica can sell overpriced simple things

 

[BLKRCAT]

I could see it being an attachment for Leica SL.

 

[Scapevision]

They forgot to attach the hasselblad logo