DIY to convert your smart phone to a film scanner

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I think it's a brilliant idea!

 

[AndyH]

Brilliant! Not high enough resolution, at least on my phone, but brilliant nonetheless.

Andy

 

[mgb74]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...MInNKB4YSL5QIVNx-tBh1vFQEJEAQYAyABEgLWkPD_BwE

In case you're not the DIY type.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I think it's a brilliant idea!

I have doubts about the quality but very inventive!

 

[mgb74]

I have doubts about the quality but very inventive!

Should be good enough as a proof or "contact sheet".

 

[wyofilm]

I like the idea but have doubts about him keeping all his toys.

 

[PhilBurton]

Brilliant! Not high enough resolution, at least on my phone, but brilliant nonetheless.

Andy

Agree it's brilliant, no pun intended. But aside from camera resolution issues, there are three other issues for me:
1. Uniformity of the backlighting.
2. 8-bit color depth of a JPG. My Nikon scanner admittedly cost more, but it produces (I think) 16-bit color depth.
3. JPG is a lossy format. My Nikon scanner produces lossless TIFF files.

Still, I have to admire this guy's ingenuity.

 

[twelvetone12]

Brilliant! I made something similar years ago with a webcam to read microfilms, quality was not so good but enough to read the documents.

 

[Ste_S]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1495785-REG/kodak_rodmfs50_mobile_film_scanner.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI:514&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInNKB4YSL5QIVNx-tBh1vFQEJEAQYAyABEgLWkPD_BwE

In case you're not the DIY type.

Also https://shop.lomography.com/en/smartphone-scanner?country=gb