Yup! I saw folks who actually modified my rig. They went to cut a wooden square out and drilled it on the mount and made more center mount. cheap and easy. I went to look at premade mounts. Over $100 USD and some in the thousands? lol . Have fun! I am about to modified as well. If the Monitor arm can hold up a 32 inch monitor, it should hold up any camera.
necessity is the mother of invention! Clever solution. I could tell you were going to have a problem with the mount as soon as you added the 3/8 mount on the corner of the bracket. You need a metal or wood plate you can mount on all four corners with the camera mounted in the center if possible. Probably the only thing I would do different if I did not already own a Epson V750 ;)
Part of the journey but I didnt see any issue yet. I was testing my stamps and seem to be sturdy. I will report if the K1 isnt a good solution in my next video. Still testing, but like I said, a mirrorless and even a KP would do fine as well!
the CameraVille try removing the monitor bracket and insert the tripod head bolt in place of the monitor mount screws... No need for the bracket and will make your setup more sturdy...
Absolutely, I ordered and assembled this set. Works perfectly and quality is great. The plate was made with thin plywood and puts the camera in the center of the head. Thanks for the video
metal pipe plus superclamp and tripod head is a much cleaner solution imo. Unless you manage to center that camera on the monitor stand somehow. Maybe some wood?
Thank you for this!!! This was very helpful. If I don't have a macro lens, could I use an extension tube as well? Would that work too? Thank you so much for your time.
Yea an extension tube would work fine. Though you would need some way of moving the camera up and down vertically in order to focus with an extension tube.
Steph! I still use this as of today. Its a cheap option for me. If you are dedicated to long term scanning, you may need to buy something in the higher $100 bracket. I develop maybe 8 film rolls a year so this is fine for me so far. If I could do anything differently is use a mirrorless for this system up.
Oh nice!, yes I did but my camera was heavy so the tripod would tilt forward. Then I had to add weights here and there to hold it down. Then I tried to use the tripod upside down and scan from top to bottom, but this means I will have to re-align it every time. Adjust all legs and center tripod. But whatever works for you is all that matters. This is just one way. Some people buy film scanners which is also $$.
Yup! Im excited. I am planning to do my shoots ( really taking my time lol, this might take longer than expected lol ). Once all 3 films are done, I will ship it to California to get it developed and scanned. Once I get their scan back, I will do my scan on the negatives and see the difference. We can do some side by side as usual. This will be fun because I don't know what to expect. I also need to test out the 100 macro and find its sharpest point. Stay tune! Will be a while but stay tune!
Yup! I was told that a few people remodified it from this video. I might have to do a follow up. Perhaps something more cheaper and affordable if I can. I remember a standard copy stand is well over $100+. Stay tune~!
It`s a good way ot "scanning" positives (slides), but if you do this for color negatives you should use blue film under negative to compensate negative's mask. Sure, you can do without blue film but you'll get a lot of color noise after white balance otherwise.
Oh its coming. I have about 3 Pentax review left for the year and then back to scanning project! ( which is crazy, finished the videos I need for the year before summer.)
Jay G. Im not sure what is the best solution. This is probably the most cheapest way but as Im reading from others, scanners can be even slower. My question currently is the quality of the scan. As I found out today, scanning film on a V600 epson, turns out the image gets soft than Scanning on a V800, which is sharper but will take even more time. The question would be what is the quality you are aiming for and the price range. I plan to do a side by side with my method and compare it with an outsource. We can then look at the quality first then we can go from there. Cheers
Only the set up would take a bit of time. However, once everything is set up, it's a very quick way of digitising slides and negatives. Position the slide, click, move the next slide in place, click, move the next slide in place, click. A scanner would be much slower. However, if you want to capture more dynamic range from the slide, it would probably be wise to shoot the same slide say 5 times with different exposure settings and then combine the exposures in post. So using that approach would slow things down somewhat.
I plan to compare and contrast the dslr scan vs professional scans outsource in California. If the images are very close, then having a dslr might be a cheaper option. We will see.
Such a simple & obvious idea. I was thinking of modifying an old enlarger stand but this saves butchering a perfectly good enlarger.
Yup! I saw folks who actually modified my rig. They went to cut a wooden square out and drilled it on the mount and made more center mount. cheap and easy. I went to look at premade mounts. Over $100 USD and some in the thousands? lol .
Have fun! I am about to modified as well. If the Monitor arm can hold up a 32 inch monitor, it should hold up any camera.
necessity is the mother of invention! Clever solution. I could tell you were going to have a problem with the mount as soon as you added the 3/8 mount on the corner of the bracket. You need a metal or wood plate you can mount on all four corners with the camera mounted in the center if possible. Probably the only thing I would do different if I did not already own a Epson V750 ;)
Part of the journey but I didnt see any issue yet. I was testing my stamps and seem to be sturdy.
I will report if the K1 isnt a good solution in my next video. Still testing, but like I said, a mirrorless and even a KP would do fine as well!
the CameraVille try removing the monitor bracket and insert the tripod head bolt in place of the monitor mount screws... No need for the bracket and will make your setup more sturdy...
Absolutely, I ordered and assembled this set. Works perfectly and quality is great. The plate was made with thin plywood and puts the camera in the center of the head. Thanks for the video
Looks good. Next step is to show us some digital images that you made using this method.
Robert Ell Yup! Part or my 35mm film journey. Stay tune!
i did the same exact thing as you. but I added a clamp to the post and put the tripod head on that. gonna make a scanning vid soon myself
Ruff Prophet Productions Nice! a few folks had alter this rig and its exciting to see everyones moding.
Very helpful for shooting documents & product at my desk !!
Yup!! Cheap little setup. I seen people modified this . I may have to do one as well. Mark ii version coming up! 😂😂
metal pipe plus superclamp and tripod head is a much cleaner solution imo. Unless you manage to center that camera on the monitor stand somehow. Maybe some wood?
I updated this rig ~! Got a super clamp and some other accessories. I should make an update on this video~
Interesting, I like that you showed all the variations and trial-n-error process. thx.
You are welcome tL~!
Thank you for this!!! This was very helpful. If I don't have a macro lens, could I use an extension tube as well? Would that work too? Thank you so much for your time.
Wesley Du Yes!! i will do an extension tube video as well!
Yea an extension tube would work fine. Though you would need some way of moving the camera up and down vertically in order to focus with an extension tube.
Do you still use this set up a year later? Or have you found something different that you like more?
Steph!
I still use this as of today. Its a cheap option for me. If you are dedicated to long term scanning, you may need to buy something in the higher $100 bracket.
I develop maybe 8 film rolls a year so this is fine for me so far. If I could do anything differently is use a mirrorless for this system up.
@@theCameraVille Thank you so much for responding, it really helps knowing that it still works for you.
Thank you. Great video
Glad it helped
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@@theCameraVille😅¿En los negativos?
I am planning to use my regular camera tripod, instead any custom built mount... Have you tried to use it, before you come up with the custom one?
Oh nice!, yes I did but my camera was heavy so the tripod would tilt forward. Then I had to add weights here and there to hold it down.
Then I tried to use the tripod upside down and scan from top to bottom, but this means I will have to re-align it every time. Adjust all legs and center tripod.
But whatever works for you is all that matters. This is just one way. Some people buy film scanners which is also $$.
Would like to see the resulting scans of such rig
Yup, need to finish shooting these films up and send off to Cali for processes. This will be a journey!
Good job! Surely I want to see the continuation of it!
Yup! Im excited. I am planning to do my shoots ( really taking my time lol, this might take longer than expected lol ). Once all 3 films are done, I will ship it to California to get it developed and scanned. Once I get their scan back, I will do my scan on the negatives and see the difference. We can do some side by side as usual. This will be fun because I don't know what to expect.
I also need to test out the 100 macro and find its sharpest point.
Stay tune! Will be a while but stay tune!
My plan is a KP with the sigma macro 70mm, thanks for the video.
Yea, the KP will work even nicer as well! sweet.
Just bought a KP....so far, love it. I think you will like it too
@@rocksandoil2241 Nice! Excellent.
Awesome as always li 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 keep it up... feel free to share some of the photos, tht will be great to see
Oh ! The bad photos? lol!! you got it Hariz! people will laugh ;X
Bad photos? No lar... dont worry, if bad people will help, awesome people will be judge 🤣🤣🤣 circle of life... haha
That was pretty creative
Yup! I was told that a few people remodified it from this video. I might have to do a follow up. Perhaps something more cheaper and affordable if I can. I remember a standard copy stand is well over $100+.
Stay tune~!
Epic!!! Thank you!
Thanks, that was a good idea.
Yup! I notice some people modified my rig setup. I may have to do a version 2 one day :D .
It`s a good way ot "scanning" positives (slides), but if you do this for color negatives you should use blue film under negative to compensate negative's mask. Sure, you can do without blue film but you'll get a lot of color noise after white balance otherwise.
That is an excellent advice! thank you1
If you can do all the colour correction work within Raw processing software with Raw files, there shouldn't be any additional colour noise introduced.
Have you tried pixel shift?
I am still waiting on my film to be processed but soon! I promise you an update Robert!
Instead of a fluid head this might work for you better. Neewer Pro 4-Way Macro Focusing Focus Rail.
Robert!! Thank you! that is awesome! I will look more into it. It looks pretty cool!
What happened with your scanning project?
Oh its coming. I have about 3 Pentax review left for the year and then back to scanning project! ( which is crazy, finished the videos I need for the year before summer.)
I have many Kodachrome slides from the 70's and 80's. I think your way would be way too slow. Anyone have any ideas for faster slide scans?
Jay G. Im not sure what is the best solution. This is probably the most cheapest way but as Im reading from others, scanners can be even slower.
My question currently is the quality of the scan. As I found out today, scanning film on a V600 epson, turns out the image gets soft than Scanning on a V800, which is sharper but will take even more time.
The question would be what is the quality you are aiming for and the price range.
I plan to do a side by side with my method and compare it with an outsource. We can then look at the quality first then we can go from there.
Cheers
Only the set up would take a bit of time. However, once everything is set up, it's a very quick way of digitising slides and negatives. Position the slide, click, move the next slide in place, click, move the next slide in place, click. A scanner would be much slower. However, if you want to capture more dynamic range from the slide, it would probably be wise to shoot the same slide say 5 times with different exposure settings and then combine the exposures in post. So using that approach would slow things down somewhat.
Get yourself a bellows and a slide copier.
I plan to compare and contrast the dslr scan vs professional scans outsource in California. If the images are very close, then having a dslr might be a cheaper option. We will see.
Too much talk at the start
Then fast forward then? If you put your mouse over the video, you can scroll the video.
Here is a demo
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Good luck~ ! cheers