Rockmeister
pfm Member
I've been doing a lot recently but only today have I digitised a slide by my method A (see below) that had already been done by method B.
I thought it worth comparing the two.
The methods:
Method A.
Attach a specialist slide copier tube to the front of a Macro lens (or any lens that has close enough focus to achieve that distance). The Nikon unit has a sliding tube that allows you to vary the image size and rotate to fit. Here's the kit:
es1 fitted by John Dutfield, on Flickr
es1 by John Dutfield, on Flickr
I'm using a full frame sensor. Lowest ISO you have. Lens set to its sharpest aperture (f5.6 in this case), shutter speed don't matter since the slide moves with the lens so now just insert slide and get very close to a bright daylight temp bulb. Autofcus. No DOF needed. I'm shooting JPEG files but if you need to do some shadow detail retrieval then RAW may be better. (I always exposed,or tried to, to avoid blown highlights and to get more saturated colours and this did mean some loss of detail in the blacks).
Method B. Send slide to expensive studio to get a display print made. Scan this print. I'm using a cheap Epson do it all scan/print. This scan was done at 2400dpi.
The results are below.
Method A, the slide adaptor.
three wise men. Jaipur 1983 by John Dutfield, on Flickr
Method B. The scan from print.
3 wise men by John Dutfield, on Flickr
Both final JPEG images have had the same amount of PP in Affinity photo.
Both are about 8"X5" 300 dpi JPEGs.
Spot the difference (composition excepting obvs
I thought it worth comparing the two.
The methods:
Method A.
Attach a specialist slide copier tube to the front of a Macro lens (or any lens that has close enough focus to achieve that distance). The Nikon unit has a sliding tube that allows you to vary the image size and rotate to fit. Here's the kit:
es1 fitted by John Dutfield, on Flickr
es1 by John Dutfield, on Flickr
I'm using a full frame sensor. Lowest ISO you have. Lens set to its sharpest aperture (f5.6 in this case), shutter speed don't matter since the slide moves with the lens so now just insert slide and get very close to a bright daylight temp bulb. Autofcus. No DOF needed. I'm shooting JPEG files but if you need to do some shadow detail retrieval then RAW may be better. (I always exposed,or tried to, to avoid blown highlights and to get more saturated colours and this did mean some loss of detail in the blacks).
Method B. Send slide to expensive studio to get a display print made. Scan this print. I'm using a cheap Epson do it all scan/print. This scan was done at 2400dpi.
The results are below.
Method A, the slide adaptor.
three wise men. Jaipur 1983 by John Dutfield, on Flickr
Method B. The scan from print.
3 wise men by John Dutfield, on Flickr
Both final JPEG images have had the same amount of PP in Affinity photo.
Both are about 8"X5" 300 dpi JPEGs.
Spot the difference (composition excepting obvs