Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A quick overview of scanning film with a DLSR camera, in this case, a Nikon D800. By no means exhaustive, but hopefully this demystifies the process a bit. I will be adding exhaustive notes and referring blog entires as I go. Also, I will add a video on editing color negative film in Capture One Pro and Lightroom / Photoshop. I might also update my black and white negative editing video (at the end of this very long caption). Stay tuned and feel free to ask questions!
P.S. Please note that you should use a self timer if you forget your release cable like I did. Trying to hit the release with your hand will only lead to sadness. (I quickly switched to self-timer after this video.) Also, the longer your self timer is set for, the less vibration will show up. Mirror vibration at 1/15 or 1/20 of second shouldn't be too terrible as far as I can tell. Of course, the best solution is to not forget your release cable ...
HUGE thanks to Ariel Rawlings for helping complete this video at long last.
jamiemphoto.com
Original blog entry on this topic: jamiemphoto.squarespace.com/blog/2013/12/22/yes-your-dslr-really-is-the-best-film-scanner
Black and White Editing w/video!
jamiemphoto.squarespace.com/blog/2013/12/26/digital-editing-of-black-and-white-film-negatives
A quick overview of scanning film with a DLSR camera, in this case, a Nikon D800. By no means exhaustive, but hopefully this demystifies the process a bit. I will be adding exhaustive notes and referring blog entires as I go. Also, I will add a video on editing color negative film in Capture One Pro and Lightroom / Photoshop. I might also update my black and white negative editing video (at the end of this very long caption). Stay tuned and feel free to ask questions!
P.S. Please note that you should use a self timer if you forget your release cable like I did. Trying to hit the release with your hand will only lead to sadness. (I quickly switched to self-timer after this video.) Also, the longer your self timer is set for, the less vibration will show up. Mirror vibration at 1/15 or 1/20 of second shouldn't be too terrible as far as I can tell. Of course, the best solution is to not forget your release cable ...
HUGE thanks to Ariel Rawlings for helping complete this video at long last.
jamiemphoto.com
Original blog entry on this topic: jamiemphoto.squarespace.com/blog/2013/12/22/yes-your-dslr-really-is-the-best-film-scanner
Black and White Editing w/video!
jamiemphoto.squarespace.com/blog/2013/12/26/digital-editing-of-black-and-white-film-negatives
