Those who scan with a DSLR: what do you use to hold the film?

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Title says it all. I'm using a copy stand, macro lens with extension tubes, small light table, and a film holder from an enlarger, but it's a bit inelegant. Anybody have a less clunky way of holding the film?

 

[lukitas]

I use the film holder, in the enlarger, with the camera mounted on the column.
Took off the base board, laid everything flat on its' back, so I can see through the viewfinder.
Not very elegant, but it works.

cheers

 

[KM-25]

Anti Newton glass carrier for either my enlarger or Nikon 9000ED. I used to do this just for quick and dirty scans but with the D810 I think it is equalling the Nikon 9000ED to be honest. With 120 or larger film I can shoot multi frames and stitch so it is actually exceeding the scanner.

I think DSLR scanning is the future....

 

[HuubL]

slide duplicator attachment...? It worked for me with my D40, but only for the central part of the negative/slide. In practice, I use the V500 more often. I hate the negative holders, but still haven't ordered anti Newton glass for it. With regular glass plates, you have to be careful to avoid Newton rings.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

So far its ok but doesn't work well for BW negs. Muddy tones.

I'm getting muddy tones, too, but I have been trying out different workflows in Lightroom and the scans are starting to come around. The resolution and sharpness are equal to the 5000ED scans I used to get, though. I think there's a lot of potential here.

Thanks, y'all, I have been wondering if I might find some kind of anti-newton glass solution. The enlarger carrier does hold the film pretty flat, though, with air on either side:

https://instagram.com/p/3SD7rkvEdw/

Perhaps I will just try to rig it so that it isn't clanking around.

 

[KM-25]

Good point about muddy tones in black and white, thankfully have a darkroom.

 

[edge100]

Enlarger film carriers. I have 35mm, 6x6, 6x7, and 4x5.

Works far better than any scanner negative holder I've used.

 

[Godfrey]

Title says it all. I'm using a copy stand, macro lens with extension tubes, small light table, and a film holder from an enlarger, but it's a bit inelegant. Anybody have a less clunky way of holding the film?

• For mounted slides, a Nikon ES-1 slide duplicator stage
• For strips of negs or transparencies: a film holder made of stiff card stock that I fabricated to suit.

The notion of getting a couple of enlarger film holders and using that instead of my paper holders is interesting... I imagine the ones from a Beseler 4x5 enlarger would work well. 🙂

G

 

[robbeiflex]

Canon Duplicator 35 with roll film adaptor.

[/url]photo-3 by Robert Somogyi, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[a.noctilux]

I use BEOON.

like in this post:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148962

Arnaud

 

[Noll]

I hacked a 35mm film carrier from an old flatbed scanner. The carrier only contacts the sprocket holes and allows me to pull the film through one frame at a time. I tape this to my light box. It is, admittedly, inelegant though.

 

[pvdhaar]

I usually rig up something very simple from a couple of Lego Technic pieces (some liftarms, axles, pins, and some elastic band) that I can clamp a neg between. Using Lego wheels laying flat makes that it doesn't shift/slide when I exchange negs. The DSLR is on a separate tripod.

 

[John E Earley]

 

[mcfingon]

The film on my rig is held by the neg carrier in an old enlarger. Full details here (already posted in a previous topic):
http://members.iinet.net.au/~fingon/howto/making_digitizer_mark_three/

 

[mcfingon]

Sample scan from rig:

 

[Fernando2]

I use Nikon PB-5 + PS-5, adapted to my Canon 5DmkII via an adapter ring.