Lenses

Micro-Nikkor 55mm ~$10 https://coinimaging.com/nikon_55microais.html

Film Holders and Copy Tables

Ebay copy table… about $250.

https://www.negative.supply/ Negative Supply makes copy stands, lights, carriers.

My question is, if I have individual frames (not even cut strips) how would I go about scanning those? Most of my 35 is at least in cut strips of 4 frames. And just about all of my medium format is cut into individual frames.

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Pixl latr

Valoi https://www.valoi.co/

Skier Sunray Copy Box II film holder/light source http://www.skier.com.tw/web/shop/shop_in.jsp?pd_id=PD1599466967388 As seen from: https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/lets-see-your-dslr-film-scanning-setup/27/53

Test Targets

Vlad’s Test Targets, 35MM, 120 AND 5×4 FILM FORMATS, used to test the resolving power of your setup. https://www.pixl-latr.com/product/vlads-test-target/

Example Setups and Forum Threads

Searched Google for “negative lab pro best way to digitize photos reddit” and found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/xy0dji/digitizing_slides_film_and_negatives/

Excellent B&H talk by Peter Krogh on Scanning Photos with Your Camera https://youtu.be/yxmFjvFLPu4 Library of Congress archiving technique using camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Ex83cYAes Pushing Film. Batch workflow using camera, macro lens, and NLP.

https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/lets-see-your-dslr-film-scanning-setup/27/48 Canon EOS 5DsR (high res) and Sigma 150mm macro lens on a camera slider rail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUk-XuwQqN4 Scan Film With Nikon Bellow | Sony a7iii - Nikon PB-6 Bellows - Nikon 55mm f/2.8 micro lens https://www.allanwallsphotography.com/blog/2018/9/10/nikon-pb-6-bellows-the-best-bargain-in-macro-photography-equipment-ever

  • Nikon PB-6 Bellows
  • Nikon Slide Copier PS-6

https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/lets-see-your-dslr-film-scanning-setup/27/155 https://en.nikon.ca/learn-and-explore/a/tips-and-techniques/digitizing-film-using-the-d850-and-es-2-negative-digitizer.html https://cuchara.photography/2022/03/simple-guide-to-digitizing-film-negatives-2022-edition/#:~:text=My%20Camera%20Scanning%20Setup%20for,film%2C%20and%20a%20light%20source https://fstoppers.com/reviews/will-forever-change-way-digitize-film-review-pixl-latr-579318

Macro Lenses

https://www.pixl-latr.com/how-good-a-macro-lens-do-you-really-need-for-dslr-mirrorless-camera-scanning/ List of lenses with tiers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/16k99zd/what_is_the_best_lens_for_dslr_scanning/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/rkel0b/for_the_guys_dslr_scanning_what_camera_do_you/