m3photo
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... is one that is light and portable, shoots RAW/16bit files and does a good job.
Yes folks, it's called the Panasonic Lumix G1 and when mated to a 55mm Micro-Nikkor does a very good job indeed. The copying distance is very comfortable as it's now a 110mm lens and with 35mm slides and negatives the focus is between the 24 and 25mm mark on it taking into account the thickness of the added m4/3-Nikon adapter.
Compared to my now redundant Microtek i900 (yes I know, not much to shout about) the results are way better. Working with the G1 of course, one can shoot bracketed sequences if required for that extra range on those tricky slides we all have.
The set-up is most rudimentary, tripod facing window and an A4 sheet of good quality printer paper as a diffuser. I use the slide/negative holders from the Microtek to support them on the window ledge and fire away!
I have a friend who has a Nikon Coolscan and I keep meaning to do a comparison, but wait (exclamation mark, à la Russell Brown) perhaps one of you fine folks could do the test for us ...
Happy scanning.
This was prompted by reading a recent post by Carl (Scho) who signed off with a sad:
" I also have many nice pictures that I took of of my children years ago with the Rollei, but I have yet to scan all of the negatives."
Imagine what this little gem could do with 6x6 negatives
Yes folks, it's called the Panasonic Lumix G1 and when mated to a 55mm Micro-Nikkor does a very good job indeed. The copying distance is very comfortable as it's now a 110mm lens and with 35mm slides and negatives the focus is between the 24 and 25mm mark on it taking into account the thickness of the added m4/3-Nikon adapter.
Compared to my now redundant Microtek i900 (yes I know, not much to shout about) the results are way better. Working with the G1 of course, one can shoot bracketed sequences if required for that extra range on those tricky slides we all have.
The set-up is most rudimentary, tripod facing window and an A4 sheet of good quality printer paper as a diffuser. I use the slide/negative holders from the Microtek to support them on the window ledge and fire away!
I have a friend who has a Nikon Coolscan and I keep meaning to do a comparison, but wait (exclamation mark, à la Russell Brown) perhaps one of you fine folks could do the test for us ...
Happy scanning.
This was prompted by reading a recent post by Carl (Scho) who signed off with a sad:
" I also have many nice pictures that I took of of my children years ago with the Rollei, but I have yet to scan all of the negatives."
Imagine what this little gem could do with 6x6 negatives