Recent content by Steve@f8

Interesting to see the ‘guts’ inside the 35LED. I think if I attempted to take it apart and reassemble I’d have enough bits left over to make another - exactly like time I attempted ‘open heart’ surgery on a VCR. 😂

Thank you, I’ll do a search which I guess will be in the hybrid section. You’re absolutely spot on, this process is a right royal pain in the back end.

I only have a bog standard light panel and I guess it’s somewhere in the region 5000 to 5500K. No filters at my disposal either, but your observations and tips are really helpful. Thank you.

Yes, I forgot to mention I’m using a camera. (I also have a Plustek running Silverfast turning out good scans, but that has nothing to do with this.) Stray light is something I’ve neglected in camera ‘scanning’, having huge amounts because I’m using a DigiaLisa for LC-Wide Panas, so there’s...

Thank you for the info and link, a good reference I’m sure I’ll use. One thing in particular I picked up on is the way you deal with the dreaded orange mask. It doesn’t appear that you’re adjusting the white balance by using the dropper sampler on the film base, or on a neutral tone (if there is...

After digitising a B&W negative, the process of producing a positive in digital post-processing is a relative doddle, but doing the same from a colour negative is a massive challenge. Why is this? I understand the orange mask has to be negated, but after that it would seem (before actually...

Yes that’s the one. Thanks. 👍

Matt Osborne on Flickr was given a ‘loaner’ and his review is on YouTub. I tried unsuccessfully copying the link here, but if you have access to Flickr search for Matt and you’ll find the clip. In summary, he was quite impressed with the Valoi for convenience, but of course it comes down to...

What’s happened to @Huss? He normally bumps this thread for you.

Thanks Ned, brilliant stuff.

This is lateral thinking taken to another level, Ned! I think the Achilles Heel of camera scanning, irrespective of the method chosen, is the conversion software, eg NLP as a LR add on ($99); some use LR or PS and do the inversion and correction manually. I’d be interested how you convert...

Ah yeah, that’s a good point in favour of the shorter 30mm. On the other hand, since I have a couple of enlarger lenses (both 50mm) and a BEOON I might try this set up first.

Thanks for showing the set up with the 30mm. I agree that’s not too bad at all. Incidentally, is the copy stand one you put together or purchased? It’s something I need to consider since tripod use is a PITA quite frankly. I’ve been looking at tubes and flanges to attach to a plywood base...

That makes sense, thank you.

Thank you.. How close to the negative is the end of the lens to capture a 35mm frame?