Hi y'all! I hope you enjoy the video. I didn't include this, but I just wanted note that these machines are about 20 years old, are commonly very problematic and break a lot, and getting new parts is sometimes almost impossible and repairs include flying someone out to fix your machine. If you're thinking of getting a scanner for at-home scanning purposes, look to DSLR and Camera scanning before investing in a frontier. Camera scanning is a fraction of the cost, the tech and the software is constantly getting better - AND there's already a chance y'all have a digital camera. Camera scanning is technically a very similar process to the frontier (the frontier is pretty much a 20 year camera scanning setup in a nice housing with its own software). Regardless, if you want a frontier - by all means! I'm not trying to tell you what to do. Just pls don't hit me up and tell me it broke after 3 weeks of use and tell me partially it's my fault. I'm prepared for mine to potentially break at any second 😂

@richiewarke1805

8 ай бұрын

Thanks agaion for yet another awesome video! If someone wanted to get into the retro scanning game, would other models like the frontier sp2500 be a solid option too?

@ivabellini

7 ай бұрын

Grazie del consiglio! :)

@chuheihkg

3 ай бұрын

Good trying . I have some difficulities about picking new gadget for scanning film. I either pick such as plustek scanner , epson V850 or lomography digitaliza Max. I share this, as I have some clues about mathematical tricks. Scanner do no tricks, just major eye dropping which I fear.

I like the idea that this is next to your bed and is the first and last thing you see everyday.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

I’m fascinated by the scanner but even more blown away by your artistic skills. You’re an amazing photographer.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so so much!

@justinlansdale

8 ай бұрын

came here to say the same thing! absolutely stunning imagery.

@mehsmehmeh

2 ай бұрын

agree with this comment so much

I was a lab tech a long time ago. I remember tweaking all customer photos, taking mini vacations with every roll of film. Although these scanners were fast, they had a limited dynamic range compared to home film scanners today. In reality they could not cover the dynamic range of a significant portion of film.

@ivanmoreno137

7 ай бұрын

Which home film scanner do u recommend?

@cggg490

5 ай бұрын

I’m getting a Nikon Coolscan 5000 for home scanning. Hope it’s decent.

I've worked on these scanners for years. Brought a few back from the dead, they're deceptively complicated internally. Here's a fun little fact, these scanners use a monochrome image sensor, and create a colour image by flashing red green and blue LEDs through the negative. It's effectively simulating 3 ccd sensors, creating a much cleaner, low noise image!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

legend!! thank you for sharing

@ericpmoss

8 ай бұрын

The Nikon 9000 does that, but wow is it slow at 4000dpi. Newer SilverScan software reduces the jerky film movement, but this Fuji blows it away for usability.

I would love to see a Frontier SP-3000 side by side with a high quality mirrorless camera scanner. Same negatives, same edits, etc. Like an honest review of how to use Negative Lab Pro to get close to (or even the same) output that you are getting. It would be helpful for those of us who are never going to be able to buy a Frontier SP-3000.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

that would be cool! i hear you 👀

@colorblindexposures

9 ай бұрын

@@linusandhiscamera When you do this, make sure to go into an in depth explanation of how the scanner uses the three colors and digital ice to scan. In my opinion, this is the greatest difference to camera scanning.

@TheEbrahim07

9 ай бұрын

@@colorblindexposures it also has a CCD sensor in comparison to CMOS censor that is found in most modern cameras. I strongly believe that dedicated Film Scanners are superior to Camera scanning in terms of Colors and especially how colors transition in the photo.

@etra0516

8 ай бұрын

Please do. I know the scanner can help in the creative process, but there's definitely skill (and creativity) involved in the process, so seeing you do both can show the range of one process or the other.

you're really selling this thing. I've never wanted a film scanner more in my life, before watching this video. I need one this looks amazing

This just makes me want to pick one up myself and sit there like a total film geek and be blown away by the results!

I did the same , bought a frontier during the Pandemic , carried it into the third floor with the Help of my friends and now it lives in my apartment. I agree with every you said , it’s such an amazing machine . I love it so much

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

so amazing. that's awesome!

I work in a photo shop that develops film in Japan. I can use my Frontier SP-3000 scanner at will because of the way I work, and once you get used to it, simple keys like D- to change brightness and C+ to change cyan are very easy to use.

This brings back memories. When I was a student, I worked part time in a photo lab and my job was to develop and scan film. The lab I worked for only had Noritsu a Noritsu digital minilab

I love this video so much. What a cool piece of tech, and your passion for it & photography is awesome. My film knowledge is limited (and I DSLR scan negatives), so I never realized that these older machines actually changed the light hitting the negative. That makes so much more sense than adjusting the digital file afterwards, especially in the age of these older scanners. Thanks for sharing!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much 😭 and yes it’s truly an amazing machine

OOOHHH MY GOD I used to run those in the 2000's! When they were brand new and the best of the best. Also That Noritsu V30 is exactly the same one we had in the shop. Awesome memories brought right back. Thanks a million!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thanks for watching Mikko!!

Worked in labs for years. These are incredible. They are built for quality and speed

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

they're so so sweet

I used to scan with a 300k drum scanner drom Crossfield in Rochester during 1995. Nice to see your vintage equipment.

Glad you're back! Pretty mind blowing the adjustments you can make with this scanner

HOLEE SHITTTTTT. The scanner is a really cool piece of technology, but your photos brought me to tears. You are a fantastic photographer and you’ve inspired me to keep photographing

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much!! hope you get out and take some pics soon!!

i loved this video. im beginning to get more into film photography and this makes me want to get into it even more. all these photos you shared were amazing, the colors were beautiful. truly hope to see more :)

The scanner is amazing, but your photography is actually even more amazing. I'm stunned.

One of my favourite ideo about photography ever, really glad to have seen it :)

This video is like a love letter to the Frontier scanner, love it.

So awesome to see how detailed you can get using “analog photoshop” in your scans with the Frontier. Great video! ✨

Love it! I actually use my 120 masks for scanning 35mm mainly for panoramic scans with borders. I’d love to see more of the archival photos of your lab and how it grew along with all the problems you came across Great video! X

This brought back memories! I worked in a one hour lab in a mall (ritz camera/camera shop inc) from 2004-2007 and we used a frontier to print and scan film. I still have the muscle memory for all the controls on the keypad.

Damn shame your lab isn’t around anymore, but this was a wonderful watch. Love seeing the magic of the process.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

if it wasn't so so much work i'd reopen but i like taking photos and making videos wayyyy more hahaha

Now, that's the definitive scanner, and it is a lot quicker than my Lightroom! 😆 I really like specialized stations, like the ones that existed a couple of decades ago for VFX or editing software. Kudos for your past experience with your lab, that's a very cool experience!

Yes Linus!! Your videos are wonderful and your photographs are amazing. Please keep making videos for us 🙏🏻

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

awh thank you so so much!!

magic

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

🪄🪄🪄

This is such a flex, edits are clean!

Your knowledge and passion towards not only film photography, but photography as a whole is so special. Thank you for sharing with all of us, I could happily watch your content all day long. These scans are mind blowing!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

aw thank you!!! thank you for watching!!

Thanks for sharing. Amazing bit of kit, and wonderful photos. Reminds me I need to get back to scanning my photos.... I've only got an Epson though!

absolutely love this video! Your talent shines through in every frame, and I genuinely enjoy watching your work. I only wish I could find a high-quality scanner for my films like yours. Some of the scans I've received in the past were so disappointing that I couldn't bring myself to post or use those images.

Thanks. I used to take my films to a couple of labs that used this equipment. When shooting weddings when digital was coming in I used to get the lab to do digital scans on a cd as well as my packets of prints. I was always in awe of the people who did the processing. great video. thanks

thanks to this finally I solve the misunderstood about SP-3000, it is fantastic and more powerful than I used to witnessed in such many labs😌

Soooo sick, i love how much range you have to be able to change so much , that silhouette picture!!! super cool video ! its awesome seeing the behind the scenes

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

right?? thank you!!

Finally we got the video!! I love the frontier look so much, wish I could just get one for myself

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

took me long enough. tysm for watching!!

Shots are unreal!!! 👌🏽

Very well put together video . Learned so much about film and just how much flexibility it actually has ! 🔥

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you!! these old machines are so suprisingly advanced

Love the run of photos at the end, insane versatility!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thanks Ken!!

the music along with the film photos, and you demonstrating this amazing piece of technology from the past... its like a dream. I just love to imagine the peacefulness of sitting down in front of this machine, slowly dial in my photos that I took.

@linusandhiscamera

8 ай бұрын

thank you for watching!!! it is such a dream

Beautiful stuff! Got me totally stressed down and relaxed on my break from editing, but at the same time got me really stressed up with urge to bring the pentax67 out of the house before Sweden turns into Mordor.

Dude, I came for the scanner and ended up staying for your images! They're awesome, you're super talented.

I’m so glad you started this channel up again please don’t stop

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

i'm back!! new video tomorrow :)

I’m glad you’re back making vids ♥️

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

im so back rn

what an amazing machine! It's so great to see photographers still embracing film this way. I went to art school for photography at texas state, and the digital film scanners are good but this is so special.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

it's so cool!!

So interesting to see the process. What an incredible machine. Paired with your eye and ability to work with light WHEWWWW

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you for watching!!

I've never seen your videos before but I am so glad I clicked on this one. Your photos are amazing, the lighting and colour in each of them are inspiring. I've been super unmotivated with film photography at the moment and I've primarily been shooting digital for the past few months but now I just want to pick up my Pentax 67 and go shoot some portraits!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much for this comment 😭🤍 you’re too nice.

Really Great seeing your PHOTOS while YOU work/show some of your process-decision making, LOVE this peek behind the curtain, THANX 🙏

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much!! this was a fun one

What a wonderful scanner. The workflow of editing colors seems so smooth, I’d love to have a process like that in my own scanner.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

hoping we get something new like the frontier one day!!

I love this. I feel like these devices provide a way to tangibly grasping the past and merging it with the images from the present. Your images were stunning. Thank you for sharing this.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you for your comment. thank you for watching!

This is so fascinating to see! Great photos too. I especially loved the photos of the person sitting in a chair surrounded by empty chairs in a circle

Incredible scanner and most importantly to me, incredible pictures! I really love your portraits.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so so much!!

Damn. I want this thing. Or a lab that cared about scanning photos as much as you do.

Amazing work 8:22 favorite photo out of the bunch, amazing software too for the time!

dude this is so sick, youre really talented

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you!! love the miata pfp

This is an old video but I've just turned into a subscriber. Your scans are artistic. I've long left film behind due to the costs and how difficult it was for me to express creativity without self-development and scanning, but you're showing me a really, really artistic side of things. Favourite shot was the one in the misty blue forest with the girl in the centre. And I also love old-timey gear. Shot with 2 (!) Nikon F5s before I let both of those go in favour of digital. Love your work.

Awesome vid. Love seeing the process

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thanks marty!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this. It really made me want to pick up my camera and create some art. Salute to you!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

go shoot!! so glad you got a lil inspo

What a beautiful video. Real meditative. Much love.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thanks phil!

What I like about this, after binging a lot of color enlarging videos, is how the adjustment tools given are the same as the enlarger would have. Furthermore, this whole setup just seems to have a really fluid workflow. You can do scans, dial in the adjustments with the special keys. "Lets add a bit more magenta" *tap tap tap* "lower the density" *tap tap tap tap* and seeing the results get better and better, I could watch this for hours it's so satisfying lol. It's also nice that the density adjustments you made on some of the images give a good sense of the latitude you have to work with, such as the shot of your friend in front of the portal window. Love the colors in your photos, both in the various settings and your studio work! They're really amazing photos!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

love this comment. thank you so much for watching!!

Stunning!

What a beautiful video. A 10k film scanner is only as good as the man using it, and your skill and passion truly shows through. The contact sheet is so genius too. I'm super jealous!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much man!!

This video moved me in towards a better path… the piano too, thanks for the inspiration.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

😂😂🤍

Hey Linus, I met you a few months back at a camera shop in chinatown nyc and you were super nice. I love your videos dont ever stop posting!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

I remember! So nice meeting you dude!! Thanks for watchinggg

the music in the bg is lovely 🦚

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thanks tiggy

Loved this!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thanks!!

added to favorites. i like this video:) and ur an amazing photographer

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much!!

Awesome video Linus. It blows my mind how invested Fujifilm used to be with film photography and how completely they abandoned the medium. I love my x100v, but I long for the day when Fuji takes the body of the 100v, guts the inside and adds the mechanics of a film camera.

amazing piece of tech

Such a dope machine! Linus the 🐐

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

appreciate you!!

Late to the party but fantastic pictures. Also, the scanner is crazy as is your ability to manage it. The power of dedicated software/hardware package.

amazing scanner, amazing photos, thank you for the insight my man, loved it!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you!!

Man that is awesome ! And here I thought I was killing' it with my Nikon Super Coolscan 4000

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

That's a great scanner too!!

wow that's amazing. thanks for sharing

Now I hate my DSLR-scanning setup XD Thanks for sharing though, it was really interesting, I love this little keyboard for modifying the tints, really dope!

This is a great video and insight into the process : )

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thanks for watching sean!!

I dread scanning my photos in my V600, not only is it slow, it's innaccurate and dificult. Watching this video has made me extremely envy. Awesome work!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

you can get solid results with medium format on the v600 if you’re using negative lab pro!!

@blackxthink

9 ай бұрын

@@linusandhiscamera I tried using a V600 with the musueum glasses for the film or bare in the holder... good lord that was a disapointment with the colors and the sharpness. (Well there was no sharpness, lets be honest). ☹ Anyways, great video !

@noahfilmsthis

9 ай бұрын

@@blackxthink Disappointed to hear that as I was thinking of doing the same with my v600...

@blackxthink

9 ай бұрын

@@noahfilmsthis if you already have the scanner it’s worth a try, but on my side it didn’t work. :/ Maybe it’s my technique, but it’s not like i could do much more since a flatbed is quite simple to use 😅

That’s really cool technology and a different, more hands-on way to edit a photo!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

right?? so fascinating

I know someone who has an old drum scanner. A single scan takes hours but the results are mind blowing.

loved watching this....

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you!!

Really nice example photos and a great demonstration of the scanner in use. It would be great to have shortcuts to the same edits but in something like Gimp. But the software on this scanner and its interface sure looks easier to use than moving a mouse around.

Hi, Linus. I had no idea you had a filmlab. I also opened a lab a year ago in Barranquilla, Colombia. I am the only filmlab in the entire Caribbean region of the country, and I do everything by hand. It's quite exhausting. I am hesitating between buying a frontier or scanning with a camera, the second option is much cheaper but I feel that the workflow with the frontier is much faster.

@andywilson89

9 ай бұрын

Man I want to come meet you when I ride my motorcycle through Colombia! I'm shooting digital while I'm traveling on my bike, but I'm looking for places in Latin America that process film

mind blowing

Such a great video

Amazing Pictures ❤❤❤

your photos are so gooood. Funny because most of them aren't even my cup of tea and I prefer a different style of photography but hard work always shows

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you!!!

Trop beau

😂🎉Yes!!!! I like you so much more now! You finally bought a quality film scanner!

Dude loooove your contact sheet at 9:01. Your eye for color is 👌👌👌

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you will!!

LINUS KZread COMEBACK LET'S GOOOOOO

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

back babyyyy

omg love to see it 🤠

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

hey lol ❤️‍🔥

Yo, your photos are amazing.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you so so so much!!

Love it

Amazing photos

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you!

I began shooting film almost 20 years ago in high school. Then I went digital in 2009, during my 3rd year at college. I was deeply inspired by the film photography vlogs I recently explored on YT and IG since last year. (Kudos to you and Willem for keeping film alive!) I decided to return to film photography last January 2023. I was fortunate enough to keep some of my dad's 35mm camera gear. After watching this, you really inspired me to become a better film photographer. Keep it up and stay awesome! 😊Cheers from the Philippines!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

thank you for watching!! cheers!

@tangyorange6509

8 ай бұрын

Bro credited him and Willem as the only people keeping film alive😂

you did NOT need to make me need this. but now I just need to have a refrigerator sized industrial scanner whyyy so damn cool thanks for this unique insight lol

Thanks King, now I want a $10,000 scanner and all of the troubles that come with it.

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

whoops

Frontier asmr vid?? I love how mechanically-sounding everything is!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

had toooo. lovely noises hahahaha

i bought that cameo camera a couple months ago! lil hidden gem!

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

secret little beauty

Really brings new meaning to coming out of the closet... that's a beautiful setup

@linusandhiscamera

9 ай бұрын

hahahaha