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I couldn’t agree with you more. I wasted precious dollars on my Epson v500 only to find it annoying on many levels. Now I use my Nikon with macro lens and bam! Perfect scans every time.

Nice work flow, however, it's still a lot of work to scan negatives. 😮

Don't even have to buy a light pad. You can use any lcd screen or display you have lying around with a white background.

no offense intended, you look like a mix of Nick Offerman and Nick Frost..

Did you notice the line is always in the same location? That means something is out of wack in the scanner

Why not print the negatives on photographic paper? That's what they are intended for. No ink cartridges to mess around with, no junky printers that clog up and hit the trashcan. Just nice looking photos any size you want.

I ws using the Nikon Film scanner and it was pretty good- however using the Canon -R with a 90mm Macro Tamron lens ( and converter) yields excellent results, I had to copy some old Kodachrome slides and I actually bracketed my exposures a stop on each side and put these together in LrC using the merge to HDR. I showed the results to a mature person who said- Wow- where are they filming this movie- this looks exactly like kids on nikes in the late 1950s. With no dust and no color casts ( and the original having been taken with a Leica ) he thought the image was contemporary.

Re the magenta line throughout the images, there are two little sensors right above the glass where you lay down the negatives. If those aren't literally immaculate, I get scan lines like those lol. I know you seem to have a new workflow anyway, but I wanted to leave my two cents since I struggle with the same issue haha. I actually think I have the same light pad (I use it for digital contact sheets) Nice vid dude!!

Excellent, clear and concise video. Superb images.

Excellent video. ❤

Thanks for being so close to the camera, very nice to be so up close and intimate with you, I watched this from the corridor. There's a bit of spinach on your tooth near the back.

Thank you for your experience and knowledge.

Where did you get your light pad from please?

Time ago I had the same problem with strange lines on the scanned picture. Was something wrong with the power supply. When used new power supply everything was fine.

Regarding the line: If this is still of need for you. I have been running into a similar issue, when I got the scans returned from my lab. They explained, it happens when there's dust or some kind of dirt in the scanner. If it's on the sensor or on the light somwhere on one spot it makes a whole line through the scan. Anyway, just in case this helps somehow. Thanks for the video.

Hello! Violet (colored stripes in the image, this is dust on the mirror or matrix (sensor) of the scanner.

I’ve got a lot of those slightly larger black & white negatives, taken from the 1950s. But very unfortunately i, don’t own a computer. All i have is an iPad pro. i have seen those light pads on amazon. But for the best results… you would probably need an iPhone to take snapshots of the black & white negatives; But without a computer or a laptop… where do you go from there?? Tuesday pm 28th November 2023. Southampton England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

That line looks like dirt on the scanner light or light reflector. It could also be discolouration on the reflector.

B&W photos were way underexposed and lacked tonality and subtleness the color phots were much more convincing to my eye , though sometimes still too underexposed ! I learned one should overexposed film which is old stock -- perhaps some of these should have this .

Why not just use a digital camera and stop all the timewasting?

I wonder what is going through her mind, she is stunning beautiful, nice job, thanks for sharing

hey what camera are using to film yourself..it's really nice.. lovely eyes.

is the v700 a better solution today in 2023 then a dslr or mirrored camera solution like an a73?

Excellent.

Sorry; the whole concept of shooting photographs on film and then degrading them to digital images makes no sense. Why not just shoot digital images from the outset and bypass one level of deterioration? Printing straight from the negative to paper introduces no additional degradation. The goal was to create the image in the camera with exposure control and good lighting. Those skills have devolved into correcting mistakes with computer software. When I made my living with cameras and film. "post" was what happened at the enlarger.

The line running up the scan like that is a dust or similar in the calibration area of the scanner, which is at the top of your scanner glass. It could be on your sensor or the light source, as well. When calibrating, it uses that area to define the backlight, if a spec or whatever is in that area, it calibrates differently, causing that line. I know this video is three years old, and you've probably already gotten the answer, but thats it.

I love that this is just like the rest of us. Is that right? No. Is that right? No. Is that right? No. Is that right? No. Is that right? No. Is that right? No. Is that right? No. ad infinitum...

This is pretty ironic.

About a week ago I was looking for answers as to why my Epson V500 Photo started acting up, I thought maybe a gear had stripped out perhaps on the film scanning part in the lid. And then I read the post on one video about the 2 sensors being dirty and causing purple lines to show up, the two little squares at the hinge side of the glass and so I cleaned mine and now it seems to work ok again. I did not have lines but the scan seemed to hesitate at times while scanning....... when zooming in on my images they looked more like a drawing in places when zooming in on a person. It says not to scratch those sensors also..... just a thought on possible issues. I bought the V500 at a thrift store years ago and looked brand new, I also have the V750 Pro. I had also used the Minolta Dimage IV years ago until it gave out along with a Plustek I used on another computer, that sometimes had lighter lines running through the scans but that may have been due to the computer at the time being on its last leg of use.......

i can relate, the only 4 rolls i took to the lab came out full of colored lines and stains, and that would be professional.... i do much better at home with my dlsr

… can you tell more details about the whole processes achieving this look. How do you meter? With and without flash?

Absolutely amazing! I binge watched your videos. Please carry on producing videos!!! I´d ♥‿♥ to see lighting setups of you - you´re so well skilled. Greets from Munich, Bavaria.

Tried using a digital camera and found it a bit grainy. Now use an old flatbed scanner and illuminate the negative by laying a Raleno panel light on top, works a treat and you can scan lots of negs in one go. Scanning a bit slow on very high res but worth the wait!

Thanks for showing your pain of using a scanner. I'm just starting, and rethinking of using one.

Funny you mention that 70-200mm lens; I own one also. It's always delivered the goods, crisp, quick and reliable. Firstly on Canon 5D mark2 and now on a GFX R with an adaptor, the weight is evident now with the new lenses. The fuji X version of is much lighter, and with the 1.4 adapter you get the reach you might need. Great video's Adj looking forward to seeing more RZ portraits (V)(V)(V) #Londonlovesyou

The line could be dust on the light source or lens.

Cool video. I’ll have to try that with my iPad as the light pad and my phone as the camera. I wanna see if the really bad granulation and gridding on some old negatives is something that can be bettered by just doing photos instead of scans.

Nice shots, were they all natural light? Or a constant fill light on the left hand side?

The Epson scanners are not dedicated negative scanners but jack of all trades and good at none. A proper negative scanner is a joy to use. I have a Plustek, which are very reasonably priced.

I've always scanned because I find it more practical, but I know that cameras are often used for a better result. Just for future viewers and readers, the Epson software is indeed awful, but for a one time payment of 40€ you can get SilverFast, which will open up a new world for you and your scanner. User friendly interface, an infinite library of films, so you can insert your brand, film type, asa, and it will give you an image that perfectly reflects the film's characteristics. You can also benefit of the impressive infrared dust and dirt removal, which does an amazing job. So maybe it takes a little bit more than taking a photo scan a negative, but you basically don't need to do anything in post. Also Silverfast detects all the frames so you can set a batch of negatives to scan and do something else. Just keep the contrast and other settings at zero so the software doesn't mess up with grain and all the rest. I think every one should find a workflow they're happy with and the important thing is to be satisfied with the results, but I just wanted to mention that scanning has its practical advantages and SilverFast brings it to another level. Never experienced that magenta line issue btw.

I like it. I've got negatives back to the early 80's that I want to convert but hate to spend the bucks on a proper 6 x 7 scanner. Thanks.

I have the canon 9000f mark ii, never had a line in any of my scans. everything if perfect

Loved the quickness of the video, straight to the point. By any chance, do you remember what lens you used with the canon eos r to photograph it with?

Can the camera take Fuji FP3000B black and white film? I suppose not right?

Great video .. thank you . I just wondered why your shooting on film or are they just old negs ? I have a nearly new Pentax 67 11 and I’m thinking of starting to use it again ..

Worked out pretty well.. I like your photographs

..i have seen the banana.. 😁

I have been using my camera with a 100 mm macro lens on a light box for a few years now. My Epson v850 pro sat on my desk and the thought of firing that thing up and scanning my negatives again was not at all appealing to me - painful is exactly the right word, for mediocre results - so I basically gave my scanner away to a local high school photography class. Great results, much better than I ever got from my flatbed scanner, and much faster. I am enjoying seeing images from 45-year-old negatives that I've never seen before, from negatives that were stored away with not even a contact sheet. And of course today's software gives me the ability to do more than I ever could do in my dark room. It's fantastic! I'm half tempted to buy myself a film camera.

dolphiluvr22......Great great training video and explanations. I am new to camera scanning. I have 116 film from late 1800 to 1930....each frame has been cut so no ease of passing thru a holder....i suppose i can figure out holding down each frame...but amazon no longer carries the light board you suggested....any second best options?

I recently inherited a load of old negatives from when my family lived in India & I would like to thank you for showing how you copied your negatives, I don't have a white board so I just downloaded one on my iPad and that sufficed. Every negative is coming out perfect. Thank's again