To copy full frame 35mm film originals into a Pentax DSLR image frame you need to achieve 1.5:1 magnification. I've done this with a light box, copy stand, and a macro lens capable of achieving 1:1 magnification. Once you get a setup that works, it's fast. And with today's 10 Mpixel DSLRs, you get pixel dimensions similar to scanning with a 2900 ppi film scanner (Nikon Coolscan IV ED is what I have been using).
The downsides: - That setup is critical and it's easy to knock it off kilter. - The film scanner at the same output pixel resolution pulls in a bit more detail. (The slight defocus created by the camera's antialiasing filter can help, however, with minimizing grain aliasing and scratches.) Godfrey On Nov 17, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Beaker wrote: > Has anyone used a bellows type slide copier on a digital SLR? Or am I > just being silly again? > > I'm thinking about getting a roll of B&W film and hunting up my old > reels and tank, so I can do B&W film on the cheap. > I realize a film scanner is a better way to go about this, but an e- > bay slide copier is pretty inexpensive. > Another benefit- with adapters, I can use an M42 copier on both my > Pentax & Canon DSLR. > > By the way, what focal length lens would give full-frame copies? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
