addicted2light

<p>Given that a drum scan costs anywhere between 50 an 200 bucks, and that scanning with an Epson v700 (or another flatbed for that matter) barely scratches the quality a good medium / large format camera is capable to deliver, I ended up with a technique that others may find interesting.<br> Basically it involves taking multiple shots of each single frame with the camera put on top of the frame itself - so avoiding alignment issues - then stitching them in a panoramic software or in Photoshop.<br> <img src="http://www.addicted2light.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/setup_01.jpg" alt="" /><br> It's simple, fast - way faster than a flatbed, and much more that having to wait for the drum scans to be delivered by the courier - and quality wise gives excellent results. I thought it was worth sharing.<br> At the first link you can find the full comparison, including crops from a Dainippon drum scanner, and at the next the technique is discussed thoroughly.<br> http://www.addicted2light.com/2012/11/23/best-film-scanner-canon-5d-mark-ii-vs-drum-scanner-vs-epson-v700/<br> http://www.addicted2light.com/2012/11/29/how-to-scan-films-using-a-digital-camera/<br> But to see the kind of results you can get here a couple of examples. <br> This have been shot on a Hasselblad 500c/m + the 80mm Planar on tripod, with the mirror locked up and a cable shutter release, on Kodak Ektar 100 iso film. The Epson film holder hight was calibrated, and I used also a piece of anti newton glass to keep the film flat.<br> First the full image:<br> <img src="http://www.addicted2light.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/MF-R47_09_multishot_web.jpg" alt="" /><br> And now the crops (the bolts at the base of the right wooden pole):<br> <img src="http://www.addicted2light.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ratio-differences_03.jpg" alt="" /><br> <img src="http://www.addicted2light.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ratio-differences_02.jpg" alt="" /><br> <img src="http://www.addicted2light.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ratio-differences.jpg" alt="" /><br> Well, I was pretty content with the results of my Epson, but I seemed to remember the Hassy being way sharper. I guess now I know why :)</p>