I have been camera scanning for couple of years now using a 95 CRI panel, and the results have been mostly ok, though I often have to spend a lot of time color correcting to get things just right on more difficult color images (Ektar, etc). Since I have mostly been shooting b/w, this was not a big deal, but I’m back in a color phase again and want to optimize a bit.
I tried a few rolls with flash, and the results were improved rather dramatically. Colors much cleaner, NLP/Negmaster inversions nailed on the first try, etc. I have to decide whether to continue with flash, which requires extensive workflow modifications (and a need for a modeling light to focus), or find a constant light source that can give me the same quality.
I have been reading about Jack’s Big Scanlight and the Cinestill Spectracolor panel. No real conclusive comparisons out there so far, so I’m hoping someone has been down this rabbit hole already. I’m curious if either of these options would match or exceed my flash results.
I tried a few rolls with flash, and the results were improved rather dramatically. Colors much cleaner, NLP/Negmaster inversions nailed on the first try, etc. I have to decide whether to continue with flash, which requires extensive workflow modifications (and a need for a modeling light to focus), or find a constant light source that can give me the same quality.
I have been reading about Jack’s Big Scanlight and the Cinestill Spectracolor panel. No real conclusive comparisons out there so far, so I’m hoping someone has been down this rabbit hole already. I’m curious if either of these options would match or exceed my flash results.