Home made digital scanning!

[kombizz]

Not many people can afford a reliable good film scanner (i.e.:<a href="http://www.scannerslide.net/minolta-dimage-scan-

dual-ii-film-scanner/">Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dual II</a> , or <a

href="http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/scanner/scoolscan_9000/index.htm">SUPER COOLSCAN 9000

ED</a>). Does it mean their world will end?<br>

The answer is <b>no</b>, if only you are one of the <u>dedicated photographer </u>who intended to get the best result

with hard working practice.<br>

I was searching for these kind of dedicated photographers and I reached to Mr Cheshireman's hard working home made

film scanner.<br>

Here I would like to share with you all his efforts in obtaing the best result of digitising a film roll.<br>

<a href="http://cheshireman.livejournal.com/60183.html?view=358679#t358679"><b>Retake a narrow film to a digital SLR

camera</b></a><br><br>

What do you think? <br>

Does it worth it?<br>

[keith_b1]

<p>I have my own 'beat the system' setup with a DSLR, macro lens that focuses to 1:1 or nearly 1:1, and some kind of device to hold the slide/negative rigidly to the lens+camera; plus Lightroom. Slides copy fairly well, with Kodachrome the best by far. Color negatives are more of a mixed bag--some cannot be successfully converted, others can. Black and white negs do pretty well. Are they as good as a scan from a $1500 film scanner? No.</p>

[mike_hallock]

<p>Let me tell you people. Canon Printers are GOOD scanners. I do a lot of slide conversion and black and white film printing with the MP980 series printers. Prices are very good for Canon Printers.</p>