The distance is perfect! I can use whole D7200 sensor area. I even made marks to the tripod to make setting up the system easier. No problems with dust or light table.
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Possibly yes, but i set the black and white points in post, and contrast seems to be fine, if that is what you meant?
If you look around charity shops (or eBay) you can pick up an old slide / negative copier cheaply ( like this https://www.pentaxforums.com/accessoryreviews/jessop-zoom-slide-duplicator.html ) which come with frames to hold 135 and 110 negs flat and you might not need to use the glass.Possibly yes, but i set the black and white points in post, and contrast seems to be fine, if that is what you meant?
Now that i think of it, it would be easy to make a mask onto the glass plate with a black tape, hmm...
Timo
I've know of those. My method is more comfortable (at least for me), the quality of scans is high and i've got everything needed in the house. I'll stick to my guns!If you look around charity shops (or eBay) you can pick up an old slide / negative copier cheaply ( like this https://www.pentaxforums.com/accessoryreviews/jessop-zoom-slide-duplicator.html ) which come with frames to hold 135 and 110 negs flat and you might not need to use the glass.Possibly yes, but i set the black and white points in post, and contrast seems to be fine, if that is what you meant?
Now that i think of it, it would be easy to make a mask onto the glass plate with a black tape, hmm...
Timo
I think Rumi was talking about the distance from the light table to the back of the negative. I prefer a glassless arrangement using a negative carrier, to avoid having imperfections on the light table, like dust or scratches, be in focus.
I read his reply again, and you are right! My brain was stuck, somehow. Anyway, like you said, no issues - no need to fix anything.
Looks good - and you are obviously producing good results. Some suggestions though..
It's all good! I use non-reflective glass plate i took from a photoframe, and my light table has a very nice surface, i've tried to focus on it, but even magnified there's no details in pictures to be seen.
The D850 has a built-in negative mask inversion feature when used with the ES-2 film digitizing adapter and one of the supported macro lenses. That would seem like a much more streamlined and efficient solution.
It is a very efficient streamlined solution and avoids the shakiness of the setup by the op. With the D850 you can look at positives in LV and better judge the negative. The D850 automatically applies levels and thus renders underexposed BW negatives very well. The auto levels adjustment bring up the unevenness of illumination for negatives with very little contrast.
