Here is a stock Nikon ES-1 and a film strip holder. A long setup will be awkward to use and it can be unstable. While a longer focal length is ideal for bugs it will be too long for our purpose. You can any macro lens that can achieve 1:1 magnification but for this type of job, a shorter focal length is ideal for flatness of field but the most important thing is that your slides or negatives will be closer to your setup. The lens used is a Macro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 lens.
As previously mentioned, I modified this thing so it will not crumple my strip film. Here is my modified Nikon ES-1 in action. Check out my article on the Micro-Nikkor-P 55mm f/3.5 to know more about the lens in the picture. You can swap the tripod with a copying stand if you prefer to do it that way. Finally, a Nikon SB-700 flash is used to provide the high-powered illumination required for this kind of job. The Nikon ES-1 is handy for digitizing mounted slides but I use a modified one for my strip film or else the spring on the stock Nikon ES-1 will ruin my strip film. The macro lens has to be capable of achieving 1:1 magnification so you can fill the frame.
A setup to hold/secure your film strip or slide.Macro lens that can reach 1:1 magnification.Nikon DSLR (ideal) but any digital camera with a TTL view will do.In order to digitize your slide using the technique I use you will need these: I am not saying that this is the best way to do this task but I just want to show you guys a slightly different way of doing things that may appeal to some of you. This makes this tedious task a little easier because you can gauge how much light you need to illuminate your negatives.
Hardware-wise, the technique that I use seems to be pretty popular and it was pioneered by somebody else nearly a decade ago but what makes what I do a little different is the use of Nikon Picture Control to invert the previewed images on the LCD. I’ve been getting questions on how I digitize my negatives using Nikon’s Picture Control. I’ll also be sharing with you any settings that I use in post and I hope that you’ll like this one. Today, I am going to show you my film digitization workflow. The temperature is beginning to get too cold for me to develop at home so I use this chance to digitize my film instead. Hello, everybody! It’s starting to get cold here in Tokyo as we get closer to December.
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