VALOI easy35 | A Hassle-Free Way to Scan 35mm Film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- VALOI easy35 | A Hassle-Free Way to Scan 35mm Film
Hey there, me again. In today's video, I'm reviewing Valoi's new easy35 scanning system. This method of attaching the scanning setup directly to a macro lens is a much simpler way to scan film that doesn't require leveling. This scanning setup is also much smaller and more portable than a copy stand setup so you could easily take this with you and scan on the go. My only thoughts for improving this system would be to make in out of metal instead of 3D printing it and adding the ability to also scan 120 film! I hope you enjoyed this video and found it useful! Bye now!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
1:04 - What's In the Box?
2:14 - The Other Gear
3:02 - Setting Up the Scanner
3:40 - Camera Settings
4:01 - Negative Lab Pro Settings
4:23 - Comparing Valoi easy35 & Epson V600 Scans
5:58 - Lightroom Sharpening Settings
6:13 - The Good
8:25 - The Not So Good
10:25 - Final Thoughts/Outro
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VALOI Easy35 seem like really good product and interesting comments about negative sides which I haven't seen in other reviews. I don't see the point of comparing colors from camera scanning and an Epson flatbed. It's two very different devices and every step in the process influence the result, even (maybe specially) if you stick to defaults. You can also scan for NLP with the Epson scanner which would remove one of the differences of processing the negative conversion with different software. Comparing dynamic range and details is more interesting IMO, but scans from Epson need a lot more sharpening in post than an image from camera scanning.
I use this system and it's the best system for the cost and speed of scanning in my opinion. There are better dedicated scanners, but they are slower and more expensive. For the money and convenience the Valoi system is my favourite set up so far. I mainly shoot 35mm film and use an old Nikon D700 with an old Nikon 60mm F2.8 D series macro lens for digitising my films. There is just something really nice about that old 12 megapixel sensor in the D700 and for 35mm film scanning the D700 with the Valoi is a really good combo. The film scans that I get from my 35mm films using the D700 and Valoi look fantastic. And, with a little bit of tweaking in post I have no hesitation printing the final images as A2 size prints.
I agree! This system hits the sweet spot! That sounds like a great combo!!
I have the exact same kit, so I have a question. Did you get any extra tubes with your easy35, or did you get the regular tubes?
@@segzeeman7356 I think just the regular tubes? I didn’t ask them for anything extra
@@ReimannPembroke thanks for replying Reimann, but I was asking @royce3859.
@@segzeeman7356 I use the tubes that come with the Valoi Easy35 kit. My set up is the Nikon D700, Nikon 60mm F2.8 D series macro lens, small tube & large tube connected and Valoi Easy35 attachment on the end of the small and large tube. I also have the film duster from Valoi attached to the Easy 35 which gets a lot of dust off of the films. When I photograph the films with the D700 I use the "Standard" picture control. I use Negative Lab Pro to convert the negatives in Lightroom and I usually use either the "Standard", "Portra" or "Cinestill" presets on Negative Lab Pro. My edits usually consist of removing scratches and dust and repairing any marks on the film using the repair functions in lightroom and every now and then there might be a slight contrast or highlight tweak if I want to bring skin tones or highlights down slightly. But usually I just use either "Cinestill", "Standard" or "Portra" presets in NLP and don't do any other edits for colour or contrast and the scans come out fantastic. I hope this is helpful!
Looks like the quality of your videos only keeps getting better.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you think so!
This looks perfect. I use Nikon's own version called the ES2 film digitizer. The huge advantage of this system is you don't have to worry about film alignment parallel to the scanner as you said. The device does it for you. You don't need a copy stand as you also say and now things get very expensive. Also you can shake the camera as much as you like the scan will still be sharp. But the Nikon version does not give you a light source and with the Nikon version you have to use Nikon's 60mm macro only. So this Valoi looks much better. Also if you feed the negative through the Nikon negative feeder tray it will get scratched. The Nikon scanner also feels very cheap. Love your critique at the end. A metal box still has to be cheaper and easier than a copy stand special film feeder separate light source etc. And a 120 version would be highly significant. It might even increase sales of 120 film
Thanks for watching! Yes I’ve heard of the Nikon ES2 but I didn’t know how it compared to this. I bet people will find this comment very helpful!
Thanks! Been considering this.
Thanks for watching dude! It’s a great option!
Thanks so much for your video. I got the Easy35 but didn't have a good 1:1 macro lens to use it with. Seeing teh results you got with the Vivitar I went out and found one on eBay and it works like a charm. Cheers.
Awesome! I’m glad it’s working well for you! I think I’m going to try and back the focus up a little bit to see if I can get sharp results corner to corner
@@ReimannPembroke Seems pretty sharp corner to corner. I'm using a Sony A7 III for the camera. I shot RAW and convert using a new app called Filmomat SmartConvert which is very simple but very effective. I do additional tweaking in a combination of CaptureOne and Photoshop.
that actually looks really dope
I agree bro! It’s a great way to easily get great 35mm scans!
Curious to try this, I have tried 3 or 4 camera scanning setups and none have had good results, but this getting rid of stray light sounds good to me! So far nothing comes close to the Plustek 120 Pro. I still prefer the tones and micro contrast from a dedicated scanner, even the SL2 doesn't match it which surprised me
I think it’s definitely worth a try! If you buy one, VALOI gave me a discount code that you can use! I forgot to mention that in the video😂 It’s in the video description. I really want to give Plustek scanners a try!
will do! I dont know about the other Plusteks, but the 120 yields great results I think, it's still slow and clunky though@@ReimannPembroke
Hey Reimann! Thanks for another great video. I like the Veloi, but in my opinion, it is too expensive. A year ago I found on Amazon a similar option for a fraction of the Veloi price "JJC Photo Slide and Film Digitizer Converter with 10-Levels Brightness LED Backlight for 35mm Slide and Negatives Copying Scanning to Digital for Select Canon Nikon Sony Macro Lenses" Maybe is not as good as the Veloi, but for me works fine at reasonable price. I hope this info helps somebody. Regards
Thanks for watching!! Yeah I’m pretty sure this type of scanning solution was fairly popular before film had its big resurgence, so there are probably a few other manufacturers out there who made similar products you could find used! I’m excited to see how this method of scanning evolves over time!
I noticed some of your scans from easy35 showed dust particles. Is it because your Epson had some type of dust removal option that took care of that? Also, for easy35 scanning, can you scan all your color negative once and apply the convert/white balance to all the scans images at once?
Yes the Epson has Digital ICE which removes a lot of the dust marks. Also yes in negative lab pro you can batch scan all of the negatives at the same time and Adobe Lightroom classic allows you to adjust the white balance to all the negatives in bulk as well
@@ReimannPembroke Isnt it a big disadvantage for scanning through camera if your negatives and slides have dust on it? How would you remove it in post processing?
I really love this setup for scanning it looks really convenient , but looking the comparison, I like the tones more in the v600, they look more filmy, valoi ones are looking very cooler and more digital ??, and it seems that reduces a lot of the halations, maybe tweaking the settings on the Nlab could match the Epson more ?
I agree I like the tones more in the Epson scans, but the Epson examples are the final edits with some minor color tweaks. I think if I did the same edit to the VALOI scans, I could get very similar results!
Hello! I’m using the exact same body and lens, and I’m having vignetting issues with the Easy35, Valoi released a video with a fix but doesn’t work for me, is there anyone with the same issue? Thank you !
Since you used the coldest settings, some of the photos have lost the warmth and vintage look they had. And the difference between the two devices in the ferris wheel shot is wild. which one is closer to the real thing?
Yeah they definitely don’t have the warmth of the other photos, to be fair though, they were going up against the final edits from the Epson which had slight color adjustments. I’m pretty confident I could match the look of the epson shots in terms of color! Also is hard to say which of those shots is closer to real life as the lights were changing colors as the ride was moving haha thanks for watching!
You forgot to mention to use the lowest ISO setting on the camera to get the best results.