Digitize Your Negatives! ...and Slides
Channel: Phoenix Rising
Date: 2021-08-11

Do You have Film Negatives or Slides you wand to Digitize? ...
If So this Video Reviews and Shows the Results of using Several Methods and Devices to Transfer your Traditional Media into the Digital Age.  SEE INDEX BELOW TO JUMP TO CONTENT!


The methods we will be Exploring are:
 - Using a "Stand Alone" Photographic style Film Digitizer.
 - Using a Traditional style Scanner to Digitze Negatives / Slides.
 - Using Your Cell Phone with a DIY Rig.
 - Using a Digital Camera with DIY Rig.


The Specific Devices used include:
 - Epson V600 Flatbed Scanner with film / slide capability
 - Wolverine F2d "Mighty" Stand Alone Photo style Digitizer
 - Panasonic G9 Mirrorless Camera with 60mm f2.8 Macro Lens
 - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone.


In this Review we will do a tabletop reviewing the pros, cons of using each device / method and will be showing the results of several scanned negatives from each of the devices with a final "Head to Head" comparison.


This Video is Lengthy with many parts that might interest different people, Please use the index below to Navigate to the particular areas that interest you!


INDEX: 

Stand Alone (Wolverine F2d) ----------------------   2:18
Traditional Scanner (Epson V600) --------------   6:22
Making a  Light Board --------------------------------- 16:10
Using a Cell Phone (Galaxy Note 9) ------------ 20:45
Using a Camera / Tripod (Panasonic G9) --- 23:17
Individual Results Overview/Methods -------- 28:00
 - Cell Phone ------------------------------------------------ 30:05
 - Stand Alone ---------------------------------------------- 32:19
 - Traditional Scanner ---------------------------------- 35:19
 - Camera / Tripod --------------------------------------- 41:18
Final Comparison between Methods ---------- 47:34


Keywords:
Note 9, Epson, V600, V550, Scanner, Digitizer, Negatives, Slide, 35mm, Samsung, Panasonic, G9, Light Board, 60mm f2.8 Macro, Wolverine, F2d, Mighty, Film, DIY, Photography, Macro Photography, Tabletop Scanner, Flatbed Scanner