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July 18th, 2025
July 18th, 2025
July 18th, 2025
Japan Scan Tests
Japan Scan Tests
Japan Scan Tests
It's about midnight right now. I only scanned two rolls before I needed to see the negatives in color. Everything was scanned with the backlight at 5000k and 100% intensity. Digital camera settings were 100 ISO, f/8, and 1/200 for the shutter speed. I ended up on 1/200 by using the camera's metering and then setting it manually for consistency across the scans. Everything was scanned using an inverted tripod, which is almost impossible to get completely parallel with the negative — probably worth investing in a proper copy stand to be honest. Here are some preliminary scans with some basic coloring:
It's about midnight right now. I only scanned two rolls before I needed to see the negatives in color. Everything was scanned with the backlight at 5000k and 100% intensity. Digital camera settings were 100 ISO, f/8, and 1/200 for the shutter speed. I ended up on 1/200 by using the camera's metering and then setting it manually for consistency across the scans. Everything was scanned using an inverted tripod, which is almost impossible to get completely parallel with the negative — probably worth investing in a proper copy stand to be honest. Here are some preliminary scans with some basic coloring: