I still have my M42 bellows & slide copier which I use with a SuperTak
55/2. The set up gives about 85% coverage (70mm is needed for 100%).
Once it is all set up it is simply a matter of changing the slides/negs.
Mostly I sit on the veranda & point the rig at the sky for the light
source. Slides are quite easy but negs take a lot of PP gymnastics. I
haven't done a lot yet but 50/hour shouldn't be too difficult.
I found this useful:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/22-pentax-camera-field-accessories/170530-how-auto-bellows-slide-copier-k-dslr.html
Scroll down to Jim Johnson's Slide copying with the Pentax K-r
Alan C
On 11-Apr-20 03:41 AM, [email protected] wrote:
One option , albeit much slower, is to use a bellows setup with a
slide/negative holder. I made one up many years ago, before I bought a proper
scanner, and it worked well if you could find an even light source, and your
lens had very even coverage.
I still have an LPL700 enlarger sitting (to my wife's constant dismay) in my
office, and it might be possible to use the negative holder and light source in
it with a camera on the baseboard - anticipating comments, I'll try it myself!
There is also a video I found in the side bar when watching your linked video
comparing Epson Scan and Vue Scan, which was very informative - might have to
try that software again: I did find the interface a little daunting, I must say.
John in Brisbane
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From: PDML <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bob Pdml
Sent: Friday, 10 April 2020 10:56 PM
To: Mail List Pentax-Discuss <[email protected]>
Subject: Scanning old negs
Since the lockdown looks as though it might go on for a long time yet I have
been thinking of scanning some of my old negs and slides. I have a Nikon
LS-1000 which I haven’t used for years because it’s just a balls-ache.
I’d come to the conclusion that a camera plus copy stand and a light table
would be essential, and have been digging around looking for guidance. I found
this excellent video which is so good i thought i’d share:
https://youtu.be/FqD9SikzZq0
He’s not doing exactly what I want to do, but it does look like a good method
for freshly-shot film.
Most of my slides and negs are either cut in strips and sleeved, or mounted. My
aim is mainly to catalogue what I have, shoot ‘contact prints’ on the light
table so I can have a reasonable idea what is on each film, and do a higher
quality scan only of selected individual frames. But I need an industrial
process to get through so many films.
I like the method shown in the video, and would adapt it so that I’d put a
sleeved film strip on the lightbox, a glass sheet on top of that to keep it
flat, and shoot.
If anyone has any hints, tips, bright ideas or dire warnings, please share!
B
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