Two Big Advantages of the Nikon ES-2 Digitizing Adapter
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I've been using the ES-2 for about a year and a half now and I'm perfectly pleased with it. I believe it has two major advantages over other digitizing solutions I often see suggested in others' videos: 1) it permits the use of natural sunlight as the light source, and 2) it holds the negative perfectly parallel to the recording sensor, thus eliminating the necessity of obsessing over this factor.
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This where Nikon excels!
To my knowledge no others manufacturers make there kind of obscure products
Hi Brian, many thanks. I purchased this adapter and it works very well on my Nikon Z6. Highly recommended! Best wishes, Ralf
What lens did you use with your z6? Thanks
I agree with you, it’s a good solution. I’ve used a similar adapter designed for my old NIkon 990 and I got excellent results very easily using sunlight. Unfortunately the 990 was only a 3.3 megapixel camera so I moved on to a dedicated 35mm scanner but your setup is solid.
what 35mm scanner did you get?
An LED light panel with a customizable temperature is far better than a window because you can scan day AND night with consistent results.
Watching this now and hearing you say "don't drop the F6. Whatever you do, don't drop the F6!"
Thanks for the informative video - you have convinced me to get one (of course they are out of stock many places, even Nikon!) Nikon sells this for $150, eBay sellers want $250 - go figure!
Still OOS 7 months later, but B&H promises they'll be arriving 2-4 weeks. Fingers crossed.
F/16 is two stops down from f/2.8?
Sounds very reasonable
Thanks for this video. What software do you use to process the slide copies?
You better start paying me royalties. You can't keep using my name like this...
It is also much cheaper than an Epson 700. I use one of these with a D7000 and I have no complaints about the IQ from this process.
Hi sorry for replying to a really old comment but I too have a D7000 series camera and am curious about the ES-2. I’m having trouble finding info online about the ES-2 on DX so if you have any insights I would love to hear them :) I have a couple of specific questions:
Which lens do you use with the D7000 and the ES-2?
Do you think the Nikon 55mm 2.8 ais would work in this setup or is it too long on DX? Would you need aditional accessories for it to work?
It’s a shot in the dark but I hope this reaches you at some point :)
Thanks for your efforts in this video. This system is not only costly but limited. This not a viable option for medium format film shooters. The extension tube portion of this setup is meant for Nikkor Micro lenses. If someone chooses third party macros then their out of luck. Of course, they could adapt them in some way. Natural light can be inconsistent in temperature and intensity. The old Pako slide duplicators and the halogen lamp copy stand I used back in the day as a U.S. Navy Photographer had constant light sources so that we could get the job done without the sunlight. This is another reason I don't like this overpriced setup. You make a great point about leveling the camera and aligning the image. I'm sure Nikon appreciates your support right now. LOL.
Hey Brian, thanks for another video. I will be getting the ES-2 and need to get a macro lens to go with it. Now... I have both a D700 and a D7000. Considering the higher resolution of the D7000, perhaps I should go with the 40mm DX lens for that, instead of the 60mm FX for the D700. More data to work with and potentially larger prints at a given quality. Any other considerations you can think of when choosing which way to go? Thanks a lot!
I've used the ES-2 with both a D700 and 60/2.8 as well as a D7000 and 40/2.8 with great results. The 40mm sells for about half the price, new, of the 60, though you could probably find a good used 60 for the price of a new 40. The 40 feels light and cheap whereas the old D-series 60 is rock solid, though I couldn't see a difference in terms of sharpness. You really can't go wrong either way.
Hi! Its a great product, but quiet pricy.. Limited to 35 mm. films only, u can not use 120 mm film... not flexible.. Thanks for the video.
I agree that its overpriced, but what are the high-quality budget options for digitizing?
HI Brian I know this video is oldish but I have the ES-2 digitizer now. I take images o0f my black and white negsd on my D850. There is a lot of grain on the scanned neg. Any ideas of how to reduce this?
The D850 is a great camera but 45 megapixels is overkill. For 35mm, you've maxed out usable resolution at 20mp in my opinion.
@@BriansPhotoShow Thanks for response Brian. There's a NZ guy who agrees and I think this seems to be the answer. Thanks again for taking time to respond. Much appreciated
Thanks for the interesting videos about the Nikon ES-2. Do you find that the results from your D700 are different to the D7000? I’m looking to get a used digital camera for this purpose and it would be good to know whether there is an optimal pixel size and density.
Anything over 24 megapixels is overkill. With the ES-2, you're going to wind up cropping out the frame so a 12 MP DSLR will yield scans of 10 to 11 MP. I find that to be plenty for my purposes. With the D7000, the final scan was about 14 megapixels.
@@BriansPhotoShow thank you so much for your quick response. I see an appropriately priced used D600 or D700 in my future.
Gotta figure out a way to adapt this to my Canon setup.
It should attach to any macro lens with either a 52mm or 62mm filter size.
So you see any difference between the 40 on a dx or the 60 on fx.
No. The results are similar.
Hi Brian. Thanks for this. Do you know whether I can use Nikon ES-2 with Nikon Z lens 50mm f/2.8 MC ?
I'm sorry but I'm not familiar with the Z system
Since you recorded this several months ago we now know the F6 was dropped from production. I was wondering how this product would work on a crop sensor camera like the D7200. Another thought could you use a 28mm, or 35mm normal lens with extension to get a macro focus for this to work?
It is designed to work on crop sensor cameras with the 40mm f/2.8 DX micro, which sells in New York for about USD 250. I have this lens and have used it to digitize film with a D7100 and D5600. I'm sure you could jerry-rig a solution using extension tubes, but I haven't tried it.
@@BriansPhotoShow thank you very much for the clearing this up, I did not understand that this was for crop sensor.
@@GSchmitable It's for both. It's designed to be used with the 60mm micro full frame lens or the 40mm micro DX lens. It works just as well with either.
Lab tech have been using this since it was design sir. My ES-1 is over 25 years old I remember still in service today PK-13 mount on 55mm micro point to mid day sun I snap shot folks vacation slide to print and deliver on 1 hour. It's call slide duplication service, the principles are the same just final format is digital nothing new for me
After scanning, what can you use to edit the scans? Is there a free software?
You can edit the scans using any software compatible with your camera's RAW files.
@@BriansPhotoShow i tried Photoshop but I was hoping there was a Photoshop plug in so its easier to edit
Hi,
do you think I can use my 105 mm macro with my 7200 or it's too long?
My guess is that's probably too long, but macro photography isn't my thing so I'm really not sure. Maybe if you added a longer tube?
@@BriansPhotoShow I have a 105 micro on a D750; the focus distance is very roughly 100mm from the front of the lens. I think the provided extension tubes are too short but I'm guessing a longer tube might work. The downside could be less dimensional precision as distance from the lens increases. Thinking of trying it, so watch this space!
@@johndn9238 Did you find out extension tubes that work with your 105mm Micro on D750? If yes can you please share the link or brand name of the extension tube's size details. Thanks
@@RavindraNayakch Hi Ravindra, apologies for the delay in replying. I did not find an appropriate lens tube to work with the ES2 so finally made up my own slide viewer. This uses a composite lens tube fabricated from four step up adaptors. I can send further details if you are interested.
@@johndn9238 Interested. Thanks a lot
I admit that I have no need for this process, but seems to me that being priced in the range of $240 US, this kit of pieces is just an overpriced bit of nonsense for the stylishly lame. 50 years ago, a variety of slide duplicating adapters of similar style and function sold for $25. For $50, you got dedicated optics which probably didn't perform as ell as a $500 macro lens, but would the probable purchaser know or care over the difference? If Nikon had offered these little plastic tubes for sale in that market, they would have been laughed at; a Nikon official would have been required to humble himself in corporate shame. If you can find a brick and mortar camera store, they probably have a bunch of those in a "make an offer" bin. I think this stands for "what goes around, comes around" with a 1000% markup.