CORRECTION: I misspoke about the base ISO! It’s 160 on the X-T3, not 200. I’m still used to the X-T2 I was using before. Also, I didn’t provide a link to the copy stand I’m using because I purchased mine on eBay. Just do some Googling and I’m sure there are similar ones out there. 👍🏻

@punkrachmaninoff

5 жыл бұрын

matt! don't you get better 1:1 sensor coverage with an extension tube when using a 50mm macro for this purpose? also, the scanning mask wasn't ever back in stock! tried to order one last week... it says it's in but when you actually click to put it in the cart it won't take the order. we should crowd fund a scanning mask if they can't keep up!? can't wait anymore.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

@@punkrachmaninoff I would think a macro lens would be the most ideal lens to use since that's what the lens was designed for. There's a product in development that will fill that void that the Lomography's limited stock has left. It's called the Pixl-latr. Here is a link for more info: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hamishgill/pixl-latr-helping-you-digitise-35mm-120-and-4x5-fi

@cwdaly2032

5 жыл бұрын

Funny I have all the exact same products you listed.

@BenjaminKanarek

5 жыл бұрын

I did my last ELLE magazine using 80 iso...less noise. Just got to keep your eyes on the histogram

@punkrachmaninoff

5 жыл бұрын

@@mattdayphoto www.dpreview.com/articles/6519974919/macro-photography-understanding-magnification deleted my rather confusing reply, this is the best article i could find. with a 50mm macro on APS-C you get a 75mm focal equivalent (instead of the preferable 1:1 on say the infamous nikon 100mm macro lens everyone loves soo much for digitization of 35mm negatives) - hence my suggestion that you may want to attach a 12.5mm extension tube also, to get an effective 93.75mm focal length on the X-T3. think that is as close as you can get with a vintage 1:2 50mm macro lens on an APS-C. camera.

Hey Matt! Nate here, maker of Negative Lab Pro. Thanks for the great video and really thrilled that you are using it! :)

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for making this, Nate!

@DodoKing187

5 жыл бұрын

yes, capture one 12 plug-in would be absolutely insane! PLS!

@NatePhotographic

5 жыл бұрын

@MrBusytimmy As I understand it, Capture One only allows very simple plugin integrations at the moment, like exporting files or "roundtrip" with other standalone programs. It doesn't have the deep integration that the Lightroom Plugin SDK has (which is necessary to make Negative Lab Pro work the way it does). But it's something I'll keep on my radar!

@StephenHoldaway

5 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome - I'd tried ColorPerfect in the past, but the UI is atrocious and it's still outside the Lightroom workflow. I'm impressed at what you've done with the Lua SDK; when I looked into making something along these lines in the last year, the API exposed seemed quite limited (eg. no way to set curves or read pixel data)

@NatePhotographic

5 жыл бұрын

@@StephenHoldaway Awesome! And yes, the API itself is pretty limited... had to build a lot from scratch!

Thank you for your video, your suggested setup worked great. My mother's photos from about 70 years ago were destroyed in a house fire a number of years ago, but fortunately the negatives were in a different location. I got hold of the negatives and with your recommended setup I was able to get great digital copies of them . Some of the pictures I had never seen before. My mom has passed on, so the pictures were even more special to me. Thanks

Hey Matt! I don't comment often on youtube but I HAD to say that what you said about the quality of the grain and how it really matters to you is exactly why I've been trying to find a better scanning option than my V300 and I was hesitant to stick with a flatbed scanner (especially for 35mm), I really appreciate hearing you talk about grain quality, and mentioning the darkroom, because that's one of the things I love most about film! Thanks again for the video :)

Thanks for sharing this Matt! I started using NLP and it’s great. One thing that I want to add is that you should crop your image so that you don’t get that border (or have any unexposed film) before processing your film with the plug-in (with color at least). You can always re-crop it after you process it.

Very well done & beautifully shot. Thank you for your work you put into this!

It is good to see others tackling this issue using their own ideas!

Subscribed! And thank You Matt for speaking at human speed and no stupid background noises or drums!

Thank you for this Matt! Love your channel man!! I'm pretty new to photography and especially film and your videos have helped explain so many things in perfect detail. Thank you!

Very useful video Matt. Thanks a lot!

Man this seems so much better than flat bed scanning. Seeing all the issues other people had with that was pretty much the reason I’ve been avoiding home scanning, but this process seems so much easier! I already have almost all the equipment too. Gonna give it a shot!

Excellent video Matt, really enjoyed it.

This is awesome! You answered my question about the macro lens alternative (without having to ask). Thank you for sharing

Beyond stoked after seeing this. Can't wait to get my hands on a similar setup and start scannin' them pix. Much appreciated!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is a game changer! I can totally relate to you on the need for a faster workflow, I can’t wait to try this. Thank you!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for putting this together as it is something I've been thinking about needed to do for a while and now I can.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! Your video is just what I was looking for. Nice job!

That setup looks sleek. Much more compact than a scanner and faster! As always thanks for keeping the content fresh and relevant!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hi. Great video. A few suggestions to improve the workflow: 1. Save a custom white balance in-camera of the light table itself so that you don't have to use the LR picker tool on each photo. 2. You can invert the negative shots by inverting the Tone Curve in LR. To do this, press the Edit Point Curve button at the bottom right corner of the Tone Curve and then switch the curve points. Black goes up and white goes down. You can even save a preset and apply it to all negatives taken in a session. So no need for 3rd party plugins. 3. Use tethering in Lightroom so you don't have to transfer RAW files from the camera which will save you a ton of time. 4. Of course, shoot at the sensor's native ISO, but be wary that for some cameras it's not always the lowest ISO setting. 5. Turn off your camera's noise reduction and sharpening settings 6. Use electronic shutter instead of mechanical shutter to avoid shutter shock 7. If your camera is not a Fuji and you can't use a mechanical cable release, either buy a digital one compatible with your camera, or use a 2-second timer, every camera has this feature built-in. 8. Always use a macro lens and find out the best aperture for the lens (search online). It's usually somewhere between 5.6-8 anyway. Old film macro lenses are excellent, the Micro-Nikkor line-up from Nikon is a great example. Hope this helps, best of luck!

@MrJackBroady

5 жыл бұрын

i think he knows what he's doing...

@roydonnelly7118

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that was useful.

@bernardrichardson3157

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great info Matt, well presented as usual!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just loved this. I joined a tech company 45 years ago, as the only keen photographer in the unit I was given the task of duplicating sets of 35mm slides. I used an Ohnar device which fitted my SLR in place of a lens. Here in the UK I could only copy slides in summer, the thing had a tiny aperture and of course no AWB or Photoshop in those days. Around 20 years ago I set up a photo, slide and negative scanning service and looked at ways of scanning commercially. Thankfully Nikon were still making Coolscans so we invested in those. To this day I think I have Britains largest collection of Nikon 35mm scanners. We've also used Epsons too. I'd make a couple of suggestions. Dust is the enemy of scanning and sadly on mono film you can't use Digital ICE, so an anti static cloth, soft brush and air blower might save you hours in Photoshop. If you're looking for a great film holder there's an American range you can get via better scanning.com. Also, when we've bought Epsons we've got bundled in the Silverfast software which I believe yields far better scans than Epsons own program. Today's DSLRs and other digital cameras offer more than was possible when I set up 1Scan.co.uk and needing to scan 200+ images per day to be economic I don't think we'd have gone down this road. Nikons and the Epsons have bulk (50 for Nikon, 20 or so for Epson) scanning options so if as a photographer you have a huge library to digitise think carefully about the time you'll be dedicating to the task. And watch more videos like this.

Another great video Matt. 👍🏻

I was waiting for that video! Thanks Matt !

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hi there! I started watching this channel by recommendation from Denae & Andrew, and this last videos hooked me. I like the calm speech you have and how you get to the point without messing around. I’ll definitely stick around as subscriber. Thanks for the quality content!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy the other videos!

Thanks a lot. That was very helpful, just what the doctor orderedl Keep it up! I'm hooked.

Matt, this video is amazing.

Great video and perfectly timed for me as I’ve been searching for a solution - cheers Matt :- )

THIS was the video I have been waiting to see for a while. Thanks for getting it out! I am wanting to do the same, but will probably use my fuji lenses with extension tubes to get the macro...

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Dude, this is so great. I really want to get into shooting film regularly this year, and I have honestly been wondering about how I was going to deal with scanning, and that whole process has kind of been an obstacle for me, but this … this makes me really excited! Thank you so much for sharing!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad to hear that!

For your light-table- try this; using flexible magnet material (which you can get on eBay) measure thrice, mark twice & cut once, a window for your negative and that material will hold your neg extremely flat!!While also light blocking everything else.

What a splendid fellow for sharing all this knowledge and skill. Thank you very much you are a good egg.

I’ve been thinking about doing this. Great to see how you do your workflow.

this is rad, thanks for the tutorial matt!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I will try it with Fujifilm X-T100. Thanks @Mattday for great video.

Thank you for this! I've been trying to find a way to scan my negatives without having to buy an expensive scanner. This helped out a lot!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad to hear that.

Super glad I found this! I've been thinking of this for quite some time.. being unsure whether going for "proper" scanner or get a macro for the x-t3 I'm getting anyway. Thanks dude for taking my doubts away!!,

Thanks for sharing your workflow!

You’re right on point about the grain. The main reason for me to scan this way when I need it for large print. It’s the best cost-effective way to get high quality 35mm results, granted you have good digital equipment to capture it. The next step up to grab this sort of quality puts you in the zone of Hasselblad Flextight scanners, which are still crazy expensive even secondhand. AND those need regular maintenance.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

For sure! Really happy with this setup now that I've streamlined things and have gotten a rhythm going.

Awesome stuff ! thanks for the tips

That’s a neat process Matt! As you say conventional scanning is slow time consuming process and I will certainly give this a try! Cheers and thanks for sharing.

What a great video, so helpful. Thanks!👍

Another great video! Thanks Matt!!!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great!! Thanks from Brazil for sharing!!👍

Super! Love the plug in!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

It's a game changer! Thanks for watching!

My Epson V600 scans of HP5+ pushed to 1600 have an identical grain structure and look as Nick's final imported image. The issue could have been the Unsharp Mask tool, which absolutely ruins an images grain by sharpening it. The Unsharp Mask check box is always ON by default. Turn it off on the Epson Scan app and enjoy perfectly scanned images. Cool video, always been curious about economic alternatives to flatbed scanners.

Great video Matt. Interesting, since I was thinking of purchasing a scanner and this certainly is an option. I particularly like the idea of using the scanned images anywhere including a coffee shop from the digital file. Thanks for the time in making an informative video for us newbies. Cheers from Nova Scotia, Canada..

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is neat and I’m just watching because I’m a fan but I’m having a lab scan all my stuff this year. This looks like a ton of work. Respect Matt.

@StephenHoldaway

5 жыл бұрын

What number of frames are you looking at scanning? I looked into a lab to digitize all of my parent's 35mm negatives, but with 2000+ frames, it was 10x cheaper to buy a brand new macro lens and scan them myself. it's obviously quite time consuming though!

@gregmcknight5183

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Holdaway I’m developing and scanning through the darkroom.com I wouldn’t send them already developed negatives to scan because that’s like $1 a frame and would add up quickly. I’m just talking about for new rolls yet to be processed.

This is really helpful. Thanks Matt.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm glad I stumbled on this. I was about to go buy a scanner. Thanks for making this video. :-D

This is great. Thank you very much for sharing!

Thank you for this, your channel is wonderful!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is exactly what I needed rn! Thanks, Matt

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@beepboopimarobot2841

5 жыл бұрын

Matt Day I wanted to add something for all the amazing recommendations I’ve got here: There’s a really, really cheap adjustable copy stand kit delivered by a small germany based enterprise called „Dold Mechatronik“. Essentially, you receive all parts required to assemble the copy stand. Some parts have to be bought in addition, but you can read about that on their website. Building is said to be very easy and it should guarantee that whatever light table you use is perfectly parallel to your sensor. It was designed by Jochen Möller. A quick google search with his name plus „copy stand v5“ and „dold“ should be enough to get to their website. It comes in an english version too. :) Note: I’m in no way related to their business. I just ordered one and I’ll share my experiences with it, in case anyone’s interested.

Great vid. I have had exactly the same experience with the V600 and rigged up my own 35mm scanner with similar results. Yet to investigate NLP but now high on my “To Do” list. Thanks.

Thanks for the very informative video. I plan on trying this.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Fantastic tutorial Matt thanks so much

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

that canon lens your using is actually an exceptional piece of glass. I have the same lens. It is sharp across the board.

spent all last night looking at this hoping you’d do something on it - thank you x

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very thought provoking video, Matt. Thank you. It boils down to the quality benefits. A side by side against a V600 scan would be super useful.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'll do a side-by-side in the next video.

Excellent demonstration!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is about my setup to, but I use the cheapo student-version (X-T1, old Konica macro lens, my light table is my laptop in wordpad to get a white backggound and I have the negatives floating above on stacked books). I love this process and the results. As you said, the grain looks beautiful, for me it is better than any scans I've gotten before this. I also use the student version for the post processing, RawTherapee, and I've set up a preset to not have to make the most basic adjustments. I still have to use all the sliders in reverse though (darkness becomes higlights etc, it's a neative). That was a bit frustrating at first but it's almost like second nature now. Nice video, always looking forward to updates from you!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! That sounds like a good setup too!

I'm looking to get set up to do the same thing. I hate scanning my negatives. Taking photos of the negatives with digital camera has definitely come a long way. Thanks for showing us your setup

Thanks for this Matt

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Matt, I nearly got the same setup, but also a kind of black housing between lens and negative avoiding lights from all sides lowering contrast. Much better!

This is a great how-to, thanks.

Amazingly useful...definitely going to try

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

THIS VID SPARKS JOY

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

Very nice video, thanks for all info!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Yes! Thank you!

Really glad you made this video! I was wondering how best to scan film with my X-T1 for the longest time :D

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I've been doing my "scanning" with a 6D and a 100mm f2.8L Macro and a light board, works like a charm

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hey this is great! Thank you

Nice job!! Makes me want to go out and shoot some B&W film.

Great set-up Matt. Better than mine. Thanks. Glad you are doing better.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is great. I also use a V600 and have been trying all kinds of weird stuff to get a good 35mm scan with no success.

Fantastic video....very interesting

Tell Elliot that we love him!! 🤗

Great tutorial very informative and easy to follow. I love the simplistic yet quality gear you use. Would love to replicate it. Thank you very much.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@beaupfeifferrecordings

5 жыл бұрын

no probs buddy

hi, this video was amazingly educational. thank you, i’ll test my scans at home agains the ones i get from the lab and see which one is better for my workflow

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@chameetikka3994

4 жыл бұрын

Oraoz

Thanks Matt! I hate flatbed scanning, can’t afford lab scans, but love film. I’ve gotta try this. Eager to see your color review of that software

Thank you for sharing. Very helpful video.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

It definitely seems easier and faster than using a dedicated scanner. I used a canon canoscan 9000f and it took FOREVER to scan, which eventually turned me away from shooting film for a while.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Give it a try!

@gunnarlahmann754

5 жыл бұрын

@@mjmj240 hi mj, I use the canoscan 9000f too. In my experience the entire process is much slower. When I digitize a negative with my x-h1 it takes literately 1s. Result: 24mpx and great dynamic range. With the canoscan I need to do a HDR scan in order to get a comparable dynamic range. That takes several minutes and still does not deliver the same amount of resolution...

Great info great video, thanks.

I was getting some of the texture from my light source scanning through the negative so I used 4 old LR-44 batteries (which the holder magnetized to) to raise the negative away (and thus blur out the texture) from my light table...

I have been doing something similar for the past five months (Nikon D750 with old 55mm 2.8). It is crazy how much faster this is than a scan, and it is very high quality too! Better quality than when I was sending my film to Richard Photo lab for three years. I think this is an amazing time to be a film shooter and things like this are only going to help people shoot more film and help keep film alive. RIP Fuji Acros 100.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Couldn't agree more!

Inspiring video! I simply took the negative-holder from my Epson V600, built a cardboard-stand and used an iPad as lightsource. Then I took my 10 years old Canon Eos and attached the cheapest extension ring Ebay offered and I was good to go. All that didn't cost more than 10€ and the results I achieved are soooo much better than any from the Epson scanner. And yeah: buy Negative Lab Pro. Not the cheapest plugin, but worth every cent!

Started scanning with my X-H1 and Negative Lab Pro just a few weeks ago. Negative Lab Pro is 100% worth the investment! I spent hours tweaking colors in LR and PS trying to get the balance right. Negative Lap Pro is accurate within just a few clicks!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

It's a game changer, for sure! Thanks for watching!

dude thank you!!! wow!

Very informative video, thank you.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very interesting video. I’ve never thought about doing this before. How does the quality compare to something like a drum scanner?

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

The drum scanner would definitely be the superior option in quality, I’m sure. But with it comes a lot of time and cost too, so I guess it just comes down to priorities for each person. Thanks for watching! Your channel was actually just recommended to me last night, believe it or not! Good stuff. 👍🏻

@jamiewindsor

5 жыл бұрын

@@mattdayphoto Thanks. I'm going to give this a try I think. It's nice to hear my channel was recommended to you. I've been a fan of your channel for a long time.

@kayteacher2078

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamiewindsor I love both your channels, they are definitely in my top 5 on KZread

Excellent video, thank you for posting it. (liked & subscribed)

Simply, Thank you.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I like that Benro 3 way tripod head too... helpful also for 4x5!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

Great video mate. I have tried this out with my XT4 but not with the plug in and I stupidly used lower F stop for a while. Anyways, great tips and love that film strap . Cheers buddy

So cool. Thank you.

I'm really curious about the color negative scan video now! :)

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Coming soon! Thanks for watching!

@goodmonday6407

5 жыл бұрын

Interested in this too. Found this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/rK1rxZSim7jOk7A.html which explains how to do it with colour negative.. will try this. Thanks for the great video!

Great video, Matt! Thanks for sharing the process. Quick question: Do you think the CRI rating of the light table is a significant factor to consider?

I did a little if just to test the idea and was blown away with the quality. I have an epson 850 Pro but had I learned of this technique before I bought it I would not have. My little Pen F high resolution mode is made for this with 80mp Raws. :)

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Damn! That's awesome!

Hi Matt, I really like your channel. It's so informative and educational. I'm 66 years old and only got into photography in early 2020 ( I know right,,wrong time 🙂) I've just started shooting film and really enjoy the experience. It certainly teaches you much more about exposure etc. One question I have is can you use negative lab pro or similar software on ots own? I have capture one for fujifilm and they don't support these softwares. Once again I really love your channel and keep up the great work.

Thank you!!! If I could, I’d smash the like button on this video 1000 times!