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David Mingay | all galleries >> Mynd Dagsins '15 >> Photo of the Day 2009 > Jun 12: Scanning
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12-JUN-2009 David Mingay

Jun 12: Scanning

My flatbed transparency scanner is pbu (past being useful) so I rigged up a '6x6 film scanner' in the studio. The light source is a flash head with a snoot to create an even pool of light on white background paper. The film is in the 6x6 holder from my darkroom setup, with a spring clamp to hold it together. The holder sits in my Grandad's old vice, and the 'scan head' is a DSLR with a macro lens. Works quite well, but it's a bit fiddly to set up. And of course, I'm limited to the resolution of the DSLR which makes using the 6x6 format a bit pointless... for web display, it works quite well... I need a new scanner. Again...

Canon EOS 10D
1/125s f/11.0 at 38.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time12-Jun-2009 22:57:33
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length38 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Bill Miller14-Jun-2009 17:30
Etch-a-DSLR :)
Michael Todd Thorpe13-Jun-2009 20:35
Hey, if it works...
Robin Reid13-Jun-2009 17:44
Maybe you should mass produce this product! You are such a tinkerer!
Ray :)13-Jun-2009 12:52
Can I get one of those in Jessops?....