Film Scanning with a Cheap Old Digital Camera - A Budget Build
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- How little can you spend on a camera scanning setup to digitise your film, and still get good results? After making multiple videos about my personal GFX setup that I use to scan my film photos, I wanted to put together a much cheaper kit and see how it performed. I was definitely impressed by the results. Also, in partnership with Valoi, we'll be giving this entire kit away-you can find out how to enter in the video.
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Intro: 00:00
Camera: 01:34
Lens: 02:35
Film Holder / Light: 04:24
Copy Stand: 05:11
Gear Total: 05:54
Scanning Workflow: 06:12
The Scans: 08:55
Final Thoughts: 17:55
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The winner of this setup is Keith Parker @keithparker7412. Congrats! Shoot me an email at info@kylemcdougallphoto.com and we can arrange to get this to you. Cheers.
hi is there still a way to win this setup?
It's funny that I probably watched every single one of your videos, but I haven't shot film since I was a child.
Really appreciate you doing more budget setups, means a lot to those of us who can't spend too much
I'm glad this is an actual budget setup. Half the "budget camera" videos/article online start with a $1,000+ camera.
Wasn't sure if I needed a 35mm scanner but after seeing these results I need a setup like this for myself. Getting decent scans of film is really pricey so this is a great alternative. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thanks to everyone who commented and entered. I'll be announcing a winner in the next couple of days!
I started shooting film at the beginning of last year, and I've fallen in love with it. It's made me inspired to go out, tinker with the results, and therefore made me a better photographer without question. Planning on finally purchasing a medium format camera this summer, and I can't wait how my process will change because of that.
Man, it's so cool to see just how much detail you're able to pull out of the film! Sweet little set up!
Thank you for experimenting with the budget scans. Also big big thank for all of our previous under/overexposure experiments with all the different films 😊
Cool video man! Appreciate how well you articulate yourself in front of the camera. Your ability to share information and tell stories is really inspiring!
I love this. I try to tell people that camera scanning comes out so far below something like a V800 and the quality is generally excellent even with older cameras. Things like convenience and ease can improve drastically with equipment upgrades, but getting good general scans is so attainable.
Hey Kyle, loved this video on scanning film with a digital camera. Your tips and tricks were really helpful, and I can't wait to try them out for myself. Your love for film photography really shines through in your videos, and it's inspiring to see someone who is so passionate about their craft. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping to keep film photography alive!
Nice example of being smart and avoiding a large expense. Thanks!
This is awesome, these look so much nicer than lab scans, would be a pretty solid setup to have!
I am absolutely in love with the quality of the film scans you've done with Veloi and this setup! The colors are so vibrant and true to life, and the sharpness and detail in each shot are truly stunning. Keep up the amazing work and thank you for sharing your talent with us!
how did he get the colors ? all i see is just normal film camera colors when he is taking the pic.
Wow, I'm really impressed with the quality of the scans from this budget setup! It's amazing to see what can be achieved without breaking the bank. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks, Kyle. This video has definitely inspired me to give camera scanning a try myself!
Just goes to show you that you don't always need expensive equipment to get good results. I'd be happy with this setup, it's affordable and fairly compact if you only shoot film once a while, this is all you really need. Great video Kyle!
Wow! So crazy how close the results are between the GFX and the cheaper set-up! Thanks for doing those tests for us! I’ll never get tired of the more nerdy/test videos! :))
The limiting element of these types of digital copying to get digital film copies is the lens. The best lens regardless of money spent is going to reach its limits around a 24 meg digital camera. You can use far more sophisticated cameras, but you won't get more image which isn't there to be gotten. (They will generate a larger file size, but you won't get more image detail, just noise.) Here, the old Canon 50mm lens is not near the cutting edge of optics, but good enough to match the rest of the package. That's going on here is pushing sale of a bunch of plastic crap to hold the film and backlight it. You can loose most of that stuff and get there for a lot less cash.
Photography has been an important outlet for me, and cost-effective hacks like this have really made it possible.
Thank you for experimenting and figuring out a budget friendly way to scan! This is the most realistic set up I've seen.
If the head is always going to be pointed down like that, get some 2-part epoxy putty and pack it into the hinge and behind the hinge to act as a gusset. That will make it a lot more rigid and cost ~$10 and a little bit of time. Hitting the surfaces with sandpaper first to make sure the putty has something to grab onto is also a good idea, so maybe ~$12?
What a great video Kyle! I like that you put an emphasis on affordability and not letting “perfect” be the enemy of “pretty damn good!” because your results are pretty damn good!
Looking at my old digital camera, assorted film camera lenses and an old enlarger base I’m a light source and film holder away from giving this a try.
Once again thanks for your focus on affordability and showing that creativity isn’t just behind the lens.
Oh, a little overdue, congratulations on 100K subscribers! Not a feat that comes without hard work and dedication. Well done.
It’s so cool to see that you can get such impressive results with a setup like this! I really appreciate you doing a budget focused video!
Wow I'm surprised by how well the scans came out! I really want to get more into video making around film photography, but the cost of scanning has been prohibitive for me to do this, a set up like this would solve all those problems!
As always, I'm too late for everything ;(
Love this video! I've started photography recently but it's been more cost prohibitive than I initially thought. Happy to see that there are more affordable setup options
Love it! Simple, straightforward, and breaking down barriers to help anyone keep film alive 👍🏼
Hands down best comparison videos out there when it comes to scanning, film vs digital, etc. been watching for some time and I always found your work to be the most helpful. Also good luck to everyone entering!
Very cool to see an affordable way to get some quality scans at home!
Great video Kyle! As an old, retired guy I could really use that setup. I'm in.
Gotta appreciate the commitment to honestly showing off/reviewing budget friendly options :)
As ever, appreciate your easy to watch, methodical and be clearly presented with the difference between these to ends of the spectrum and happily surprised how well comparable the budget option is.
Sadly costs are hurting my enjoyment of film so great to see a really effective and speedy setup for home scanning.
Look forward to your next video, whatever the topic!
Have been watching you for a while Kyle and you bring such great knowledge and experience for all of us viewers. You really offer unique topics and high quality videos that are some of the best out there. Thanks for all that you do!
Hey Kyle, great video, as always. You're one of the creators who actually provide useful information besides entertaining photography adventures. I recently started developing film at home, only b&w so far, but gave it to a lab to scan because I don't have a setup yet. Looking forward to the next video.
Looks like a great remake with the camera, it's stunning
Thanks for this video Kyle! I had tried out flat bed scanning but for 35mm it left a lot to be desired, this just shows that anything is possible on a budget! Thank you 🙏❤️
Your channel was among those that really got me started on analog photography and the only thing that kinda stood in the way up until now was the scanning process, given how expensive professional setups are (or having it done at a lab).
This looks like a real alternative for my needs though, so I'll definitely give it a shot.
Thanks for the great video!
I have been researching beginner setups and then this video drops. Kismet Kyle.
Just the setup I’ve been looking for to scan my old negatives. Thanks for showing us how to put it together
It's impressive how little you actually need to begin digitising your film at home. Thank you for the video!)
Valoi looks like a great system for scanning film. Great results, Cheers
This video came at a great time for me as I am figuring my own home scanning setup. And what a revelation it is to see how sufficiently capable an older setup can be especially compared to the GFX system. Thanks!
Yes, please get me in on this raffle. But honestly, I appreciate the candidness and cheaper alternatives. I really love that you don’t push all the big brands/“it” things the rest of the community pushes. The affordable alternatives are more realistic to hobbyists like myself. As always, thanks again Kyle!
Thank you for sharing these kind of budget setups! Really appreciate it
I have been going back an forth comparing buying a scanner or getting a camera film scanning setup. This has answered so many questions for me. Thank you for putting this video together
One of the most helpful videos on film scanning I've come across. Thanks!
Shoots like those are the reason why I got into film. I hope you continue to take more amazing photos!
This is soooo helpful! And the timing is perfect as I’m currently researching budget-friendly film scanning options. Thx for the tips and comprehensive overview 😊
Thanks for another great video! Really impressed with the quality you were able to achieve with the older digi setup.
Love the quality you're able to get from these budget options, and also surprising how big the law of diminishing returns is when compared to the more expensive setup.
So cool to see what great results can be had on a budget, in these costly times! Always love watching your videos - inspired me to shoot a roll of hp5 120 on my grandfather's old voigtlander perkeo today, despite the gloomy weather!
Amazing to see all the detail using an older camera
Been looking into home scanning and this is just the perfect video me! Thank you Kyle!
Your videos have been super helpful in my search for building an at home scanning setup!
The quality out of these scans is out of this world. That's so, so much better than the Epson V600 I used when I shot more film. I've been thinking about getting a setup like this for a while. This specialized light table is very enticing.
knowing how cheap can be a fujifilm mirrorless camera really gave me thoughts of adding a digital camera on my collection of only film cameras. plus i will need a setup like that for my medium format shots aswell, great video.
I try so hard to have good scannings with a better camera actually, but you, with just an old lens and an old camera, you have such incredible results ! Fr I’m impressed.
the quality and convenience of this setup looks great!
Did not expect this simmilar of a result between the budget option and the gfx, enjoyed the video
Not to brag, but I just built a setup to scan my oversized negatives out of a 10 year old Canon Elph, an old tablet, and a cardboard box.
It's pretty styley.
It probably doesn't get the quality of results that yours gets, but it's letting me digitize a bunch of old family pictures. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great stuff as always, incredible the value you can get from "old" digital cameras nowadays
Really awesome to see that using a smaller budget setup can still bring in the some fine details to the scans! Never scanned my own film but this video definitely got me interested in doing so. Great job on this video, very informative &’ interesting!
Thank you - this was invaluable to me as I'm thinking of digitizing old slide and negative film. Really appreciate it.
What a good, informative video! Always happy to find less expensive ways to be more efficient and still have good quality scans 👍🏼
Living in a small town in northern Greece I have to ship my rolls to another city to get frontier scans. Developing my own film has helped a lot with the cost and has given me so much control. Having my darkroom enlarger and printing setup almost complete, home scanning my negatives is what I'm looking into setting up next. Cool stuff! Thanks for sharing Kyle!
Appreciate the comparisons, I love how accessible this proves film scanning to be.
Started film to help spark my love for photography again!
You make it look easy! In a good way. I am looking forward to trying this in the future and thanks for the encouragement.
Love the setup! This would upgrade my work so much
So cool! Having a sweet setup like this makes you interact with the images more and the experience is just better. Also, this goes to show you, that you don't neccsarily need all the latest and greatest tech just to produce fantastic images. (and scans)
Thanks for another deep dive into alternatives on setups! It really gave me hope that maybe it could be my way of keeping shooting film. I already have a camera and lens that would work for this. As scanning is really really expensive around here this solution would make it possible to hold the overall costs down a lot.
Thanks for keeping the fight for film alive.
The timing of this video couldn't have been better. I recently got back into film photography and have really been dreading the idea of having to send out my film and paying a lab to do all the scanning for me. I've been trying to figure out a less expensive home solution and just like that, I get the notice you posted a new video and it just happens to be exactly about what I've been looking into. Thanks for the great info!!
If this is all I need I have to rethink some of my previous purchases. It's great to challenge ideas and this video proves you can achieve a lot with a little.
Love how compact this setup is!
These look so good! Camera scanning seems like a great way to have full control over the final image, and probably will save money in the long run with scans being so expensive
Great to see a comparison which goes in detail for both the image quality and the workflow!
those are some amazing result for that kind of setup. Did not think it would actually be any good to be honest. Would seem a good fit for most of us. Thank you for posting this...
Being a newbie to all of this, this solution saves a ton of headaches I’ve had with going the analog route for my photography, great video with a great host and ideas!
Absolutely brilliant video on how to get going for far less. Impressive results considering the setup. As always appreciate your time on these very well described topics. Look forward to the next one!
tiny setup but definitely gives off mighty result, much appreciated for sharing this video Kyle!
Wow! Amazing to see how accessible film scanning has become. Thanks for sharing!
The results are pretty impressive for such a budget combo. Great video!
Sweet cheap setup. Thanks for running through this!
Wow, yeah, I think this gives me a new perspective, that I don't absolutely have to have a recent camera body and lens, as much as I'd prefer them, to still get really impressive, solid results, that i think still beat out film scanners, not only in price but also utility. I usually strive for as close to perfection as I'm able, but this looks like it's far better than I'd have imagined, despite the body being 6 years old already.
Such a practical setup and tutorial, thank you!
You have no idea how helpful this was!!! Thanks a lot!!!
This is super helpful. I've been trying to build a low budget scanning setup and this is perfect
Thanks for this video!!! Great to know that even with a small budget it is possible to get a setup like that working pretty well.
Such a nice compact setup. Awesome video man!
This is a simple but efficient scan setup! Thank you!
Great results - thank you for sharing Kyle
Thank you. Your channel has always provided a lot of useful information in an effective, professional manner.
Super exciting results! Really cool to see the comparisons.
Love this video! Love to see you showing us some budget options for scanning! Thanks a lot!
I’m just getting at home film developing and scanning setup going because taking it to a lab is just to expensive. Thank you for sharing and giving me home that it can be done for less than an arm and a leg 🤙🏽
Very cool setup! It's awesome to see how close it approaches the detail in your more expensive setup.
Super cool to see how well this little budget set up did!
I need this! Thank you for sharing, this video is very useful. I just a few days ago developed my first b&w film myself and the next step is to scan them. This set up would fulfill my need 100% 🔥
Thank you for showing us a budget option for scanning film.
This is such a valuable video. It's great to see more and more options for affordable scanning becoming available.