Scanning with a digital camera

[sojournerphoto]

I'm using an old 6 by 7 enlarger with a copy stand adaptor. Enlarger £12. Copy stand adaptor £25 new. Lightpad - more, but it does bigger than 8x10

Pentax K1d plus 100mm macro is able to make sharp images corner to corner on 35mm.

Cheap and effective if you have the camera to start with

 

[css9450]

Baby Rolleiflex, Rera Pan 100, Rodinal 1:50 + Nikon D7000, Micro-Nikkor 60mm/f2.8

Bell's is a microbrewery based in Kalamazoo, MI.

 

[Shac]

This is my set-up - Sony A7r2, Olympus OM 85/4 bellows lens, Nikon PB-4 bellows, & of course adapters. Not shown is the Dracast LED light panel

Results I get copying negs and slides - as good as a dedicated slide scanner for my needs

 

[Ricoh]

This thread is contributing to someones retirement.
The BEOON I put a bid on landed at $560 😱

You may read favourable results from others using a 50mm enlarger lens with a Leica M, eg M240, but I have tried unsuccessfully with both a Componon-S 50mm f/2.8 and an El-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8. In both cases the BEOON column will not retract sufficiently to enable critical focus. The BEOON was designed to be used with a 50mm camera lens for 1:1 registration, and it does indeed as I found out. But corner sharpness is not perfect with the 50mm Summilux even stopped down to f11 as recommended.

 

[Dayrell bishop]

One of my first attempts

One of my first attempts

Light source was a colour enlarger head upside down and of course the enlargers neg carrier, hand held canon 6d with 50mm f 1.8, with extension tubes.neg is about 24 years old.

 

[jkjod]

Here are a couple more from my scanning set up. Overall I'm super happy with how these turn out. I use a home made copy stand, EM-5 II in High res mode with a 55/2.8 Micro Nikkor. I also have an old "negatrans" 35mm holder that has a knob to advance the film from frame to frame. So I load it up, and then can transport the frame across my light source easily.

This is HP5+/EI 1600/Microphen 1+0

hp514.17.7-Edit.jpg by jkjod, on Flickr

hp514.17.17.jpg by jkjod, on Flickr

 

[Huss]

M3, Summaron 35 3.5 goggled, Fuji C200, D750 scan.
Nov8s-1 by desmolicious, on Flickr

 

[ErikT]

Does any one have a solution for holding film flat—when doing DSLR scanning—that includes the full frame of the film (including the borders/rebate edges)?

The film border includes information I want to preserve when scanning. I really really want to have the entire film scanned.

I have gone through many different options, but can not find a working solution. All existing holders and masks (from scanners or enlargers et cetera), use the border to hold the film flat—covering the rebate edge.

The only thing I can think of now, is to design and build a custom holder solution. Something like ANR glass with small holes and a vacuum pump, sucking the film flat (like those Contax SLRs ... )

 

[Huss]

You could use masking tape or sellotape.

 

[Doug A]

Does any one have a solution for holding film flat—when doing DSLR scanning—that includes the full frame of the film (including the borders/rebate edges)?

I put the negative, emulsion side up, directly on the light table, cover it with an 8.5" by 11" sheet of ANR glass, put the copy stand on top of the glass and take the shot. I can get away with this because I use a small copy stand (a Leica BEOON) that is easy to move around.

 

[Wenge]

I used to scan 120 film w/EP5 and 50/2 Oly Zuiko (4/3 w/adapter) on a copy stand and got the best scans...then i bought the Primefilm 120..which gives much better, and easier results w/Vuescan, and is a no brainer now.
Also if I were to shoot again w/m4/3, I'd wonder how the 50/2 performs on the latest Pen because it's the sharpest lens I used to scan film, including the fact (for my setup) it beat both the 55/2.8 micro Nikkor and the 60/2.8.

 

[Huss]

Nikon F6, Zeiss 35 f2 ZF.2, Kodak E100GX expired 2005 shot at box speed, D750 scan.

Flickr unfortunately makes it much more contrasty than it actually is.

ZeeLeavesS-1 by desmolicious, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

I put the negative, emulsion side up, directly on the light table, cover it with an 8.5" by 11" sheet of ANR glass, put the copy stand on top of the glass and take the shot. I can get away with this because I use a small copy stand (a Leica BEOON) that is easy to move around.

Might I ask where you sourced an 8.5x11" sheet of ANR glass, and how much it costs? Thanks in advance!

 

[maddoc]

Kienzle Phototechnik in Germany is selling AN glass in various sizes and maybe also custom cut size. It might be a good idea to send them an email ask about size and price. http://kienzle-phototechnik.de/home...IIc__Vall/leitz_focomat_ic_iia_iic__vall.html

 

[maddoc]

Nice one! I think you can still reduce contrast to your liking?

Nikon F6, Zeiss 35 f2 ZF.2, Kodak E100GX expired 2005 shot at box speed, D750 scan.

Flickr unfortunately makes it much more contrasty than it actually is.

ZeeLeavesS-1 by desmolicious, on Flickr

 

[Huss]

Nice one! I think you can still reduce contrast to your liking?

Thanks! Away from flickr it looks fine. For some reason uploaded to flickr makes it look like clarity/contrast sliders have been pushed.

 

[Doug A]

Might I ask where you sourced an 8.5x11" sheet of ANR glass, and how much it costs? Thanks in advance!

I bought it from Focal Point. I don't remember what I paid.

https://secure31.webhostinghub.com/~fpoint5/

 

[dourbalistar]

Kienzle Phototechnik in Germany is selling AN glass in various sizes and maybe also custom cut size. It might be a good idea to send them an email ask about size and price. http://kienzle-phototechnik.de/home...IIc__Vall/leitz_focomat_ic_iia_iic__vall.html

Thanks for the recommendation, maddoc. I live in California, so international shipping on a small piece of glass might not be worth it.

I bought it from Focal Point. I don't remember what I paid.

https://secure31.webhostinghub.com/~fpoint5/

Thanks, Doug! I'll check their website.

 

[Huss]

I bought from these guys, they are in Los Angeles:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SCAN-TECH-...hash=item2a93bde213:m:mVeOr55xMTckFIB76GHIPOQ

 

[dourbalistar]

I bought from these guys, they are in Los Angeles:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SCAN-TECH-...hash=item2a93bde213:m:mVeOr55xMTckFIB76GHIPOQ

Brilliant, Huss, thanks!