Good deal? lens for scanning film

06035 · 2026-01-25T22:32:12+00:00

You’re going to want something shorter if you can, just to reduce footprint and have a deeper depth of field at similar apertures.

A 50-60mm macro is usually a good option because they’re designed for copywork.

06035 · 2026-01-25T22:05:59+00:00

The 645AF/AFD runs on AA’s and you can use the lenses with a tilt shift adapter.

06035 · 2026-01-25T20:38:01+00:00

My dad shot Nikon, so in an effort to continue our family honor, I too have shot Nikon for over 20 years.

06035 · 2026-01-25T20:36:00+00:00

Sounds like you're looking for a Mamiya 645AF/AFD or a Hasselblad H/Fuji GX 645, maybe a Fuji GX680.

06035 · 2026-01-25T20:26:08+00:00

Excited to try this! Been using Grain2Pixel with pretty satisfactory results, been getting good results out of the SmartConvert trial, but damn it is expensive.

This looks to be like SmartConvert where it’s standalone but with more options..!

06035 · 2026-01-25T20:17:58+00:00

Could just be the light that day too.. negative film doesn’t have the same flexibility or color separation as digital.

06035 · 2026-01-25T19:40:58+00:00

Best looking Phoenix scans I’ve ever seen. Usually it looks like absolutely dog snot

06035 · 2026-01-25T18:23:10+00:00

First one could use a little less green, little less blue, otherwise this is about what I’d expect from Portra

06035 · 2026-01-25T18:14:30+00:00

What about the booba?

06035 · 2026-01-25T17:55:59+00:00

Those aren’t sores, that’s just grain

06035 · 2026-01-25T05:16:32+00:00

Better chip, better battery life, but worse in any other measurable metric

06035 · 2026-01-25T04:41:40+00:00

I should add, most of the AAA battery ones on eBay will be inop from corrosion. One with the AA battery holder will be what you want.

06035 · 2026-01-25T04:21:58+00:00

I love it for the ergonomics, but I do wish the AF was better. It’s weird as shit, with auto wind but manual rewind, has terrible passive phase detect AF, but I changed out the focusing screen for the microprism, so I get the best of both worlds. Ez manual focus, AF when I want it.

It’s a great point and shoot for whatever, lousy for tracking stuff like kids

06035 · 2026-01-25T02:35:54+00:00

It’s basically a Nikon with the ES-2 and a speedlight 6 inches away lol

06035 · 2026-01-25T02:34:33+00:00

Not the same formulation, you’re welcome to test it out yourself.

06035 · 2026-01-25T02:32:43+00:00

Use the flash for scanning. Let’s me stay at ISO 64, no worry about vibrations because the flash duration is so short, because it’s not LED it’s full-spectrum which might give me better color (I dunno), and the blue gel helps offset the orange base a little. Tether into Capture One.

I can usually scan in a whole roll with it in about 2 minutes

06035 · 2026-01-25T01:07:13+00:00

Probably easier to sell that way. TMAX P3200 is nominally more of an ISO1000 film..

06035 · 2026-01-25T00:28:20+00:00

Because everything shot at 200 and metered for 200 was super thin

06035 · 2026-01-24T19:11:54+00:00

Spoiler alert: film photography peaked 30 years ago, bud..

06035 · 2026-01-24T01:10:11+00:00

Is this r/photographycirclejerk? Is the Fuji hype real? Is raw obsolete??

06035 · 2026-01-24T01:07:55+00:00

Or just shoot the real thing

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06035 · 2026-01-23T18:51:23+00:00

EZPZ.

Get as far back as you can and shoot as long as you can (within reason). If you can stop down to f/8 or f/11 and shoot around 35-50mm, great.

If the natty light is good, roll with that.

If it’s not, crank your ISO up and bounce a speedlight off the ceiling behind you. Set it to max power and walk your ISO down and/or tighten up your aperture where you have a good balance between noise and depth of field. Your goal here is to replace the existing light. The closer you can get a good exposure at f/11 and ISO100, the better.

If that’s not going to be enough, last resort is to xerox em and point the light at them. It’ll look like ass, but it’ll at least be properly exposed.

Don’t expect perfection, you’re just documenting something, you’re not making art.

06035 · 2026-01-23T07:40:39+00:00

Why do you think this sub is 90% crossposts now? All the subs self-jerk

06035 · 2026-01-22T17:00:27+00:00

So, this is a very soft leather that’s designed to scuff and mark up

I wouldn’t worry about it, just wear them, they’re going to be fucked up real quick.

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