Scanning with a digital camera

I just loaded the new release of NLP and wow. I already was extremely happy but this has kicked it up a notch. Having the four new linear versions is killer.
This really is the best product out there to convert film images. Outstanding and so easy and fun to use.
 
Those are adorable Ricky and the colors look great!

People have never said this about scanning before but NLP makes it fun!
 
Hi All,

Several questions;

1) Regarding the Nikon Macro's; 60 M or 105 M. Is there any preference? My understanding is that optically they are both very good.
2) I will use purchase either a D 610/D 750 or D 800. The attraction of the 610 is that it is lighter. I know I will use it more for other purposes. Do the extra MP in the D 800 mean a lot. Is it simply down to the size of print that you can make?

Thanks in advance
 
jalLee2001 said:
Hi All,

Several questions;

1) Regarding the Nikon Macro's; 60 M or 105 M. Is there any preference? My understanding is that optically they are both very good.
2) I will use purchase either a D 610/D 750 or D 800. The attraction of the 610 is that it is lighter. I know I will use it more for other purposes. Do the extra MP in the D 800 mean a lot. Is it simply down to the size of print that you can make?

Thanks in advance
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Maybe someone will tell you the 105 is the better lens, but I think the biggest difference you’ll see is the working room needed. For this purpose the 60mm is ideal but for other kinds of macro photography a 105mm is more useful. I would recommend saving yourself some cash and buying a 55mm AI-S micro. You don’t need or want autofocus for “scanning”. Regardless of the lens you choose, any of the Micro Nikkors will be pretty sharp stopped down.

The D610 is small and light but also feels like a consumer product. The larger size and weight of the D800 series is very noticeable but also it feels more like a professional product. The difference in MP count is, in my opinion, significant (especially when “scanning” 35mm film, but less so for larger formats with multiple images combined into one).
 
jalLee2001 said:
Hi All,

Several questions;

1) Regarding the Nikon Macro's; 60 M or 105 M. Is there any preference? My understanding is that optically they are both very good.
2) I will use purchase either a D 610/D 750 or D 800. The attraction of the 610 is that it is lighter. I know I will use it more for other purposes. Do the extra MP in the D 800 mean a lot. Is it simply down to the size of print that you can make?

Thanks in advance
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If you plan on using the Nikon ES-2 copier (which I do and highly recommend), it works with these lenses:

AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 G
AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED (in conjunction with included 62mm Adapter A)
AF Micro-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D (in conjunction with included 62mm Adapter B)

I used the D750 and got fantastic results. I skipped the 800 and went to the 850 (now the Z7) because 36mp is not that big a jump over 24mp, but 47mp is.
 
Applet said:
Will a 55mm work good for both 35mm scans and 6x6 medium format scans?
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You want a lens that can do 1:1 macro. You may need extension tubes for the 55mm to do that.
I highly recommend an AF 1:1 macro lens that you can use with LiveView. Optical focus will not be sufficient to focus on the grain (or at least will be very hard to do - I could not whether manually or using non Live View af).
 
keytarjunkie said:
..You don’t need or want autofocus for “scanning”. Regardless of the lens you choose, any of the Micro Nikkors will be pretty sharp stopped down.
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I 100% disagree. You do want an AF lens for scanning film. It is able to focus on the grain in LiveView, which is very fiddly and time consuming if you try manually, and if you try to focus through the optical finder then you will have very disappointing results.

All the micro Nikkor lenses are high quality, but you want to use an AF one.
 
Has anyone used a Nikon ES-2 with a Canon setup? I am thinking of getting one for my 60D + 60mm EF-S combo but not sure how easy it will be to get everything connected at the correct distances.
 
Siluro said:
Has anyone used a Nikon ES-2 with a Canon setup? I am thinking of getting one for my 60D + 60mm EF-S combo but not sure how easy it will be to get everything connected at the correct distances.
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It should work as that lens is 1:1 and has the same 52mm filter thread as the Nikon 40mm macro DX lens.
Focus distance would be different but you can adjust that on the ES-2 copier by sliding it in or out.
 
Huss said:
It should work as that lens is 1:1 and has the same 52mm filter thread as the Nikon 40mm macro DX lens.
Focus distance would be different but you can adjust that on the ES-2 copier by sliding it in or out.
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Sadly, I don't think it will work. I tried adapting my Nikon 60mm Macro to a Fuji APS-C camera and even with the ES-2 extended fully the image was severely cropped. I'm assuming the same thing would happen on the Canon.
 
Noblex 135 Sport, Fuji C200, Z7 scan, negativelabpro.com




Crop from left side:



This is a single shot capture from the Z7. Not multiple images stitched together. I didn't even know the dood on the left had tattoos!
 
Siluro said:
Has anyone used a Nikon ES-2 with a Canon setup? I am thinking of getting one for my 60D + 60mm EF-S combo but not sure how easy it will be to get everything connected at the correct distances.
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I'm using a Nikon ES-1 with a Samsung NX 500 camera and a 60 mm macro lens. APS-C sensor size, crop factor 1.5, so similar to your Canon 60D. I use a couple of 52 mm extension rings between the lens and the ES-1, to get the negative to the correct distance, otherwise it will be cropped. Works great!
 
F6 Sigma 135 Art NLP 2.1

F6 Sigma 135 Art NLP 2.1

First attempt with NLP 2.1
 

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