Pacific Image PrimeFilm XEs 35mm Film & Slide Scanner - 3-line RGB Linear CCD Sensor, 10,000 x 10,000 dpi, 48-bit

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Photochemistry typically does not have sharply defined edges for its dynamic ranges. The usable range of light intensities the film can effectively render is within the straight sloping line that stops being useful after plateauing horizontally on either end. The curves on each end of the dynamic range’s linear slope mean extended latitude that allow some over- and under-exposure beyond the optimal dynamic range estimates.

I may be in the same boat as you…just now seeing how well I can get Kodachrome slide dups using a Sony a7riii with Nikon 55mm macro and ES-1 slide duplicator accessory (and Lume Cube with filter as light source). Resolution looks great, but I’m going to quantify with a USAF 1951 resolution test slide to see if it is in the 4000 DPI range of top film scanners such as the Nikon 9000 ED. Then it is a matter of getting the colors ‘right’…I’m fortunate to have one of the IT8 Kodachrome calibration targets made by Silverfast and going to see how the process described in the following article works out (I do have Capture One software that I normally use for RAW processing on the Sony):Film scan file organizational pattern. Finding the right way to insert 35mm film into your scanner. I’ve recently changed to a Reflecta ProScan 10T ( Pacific Image PrimeFilm XE ) because of the 4000ppi resolution on the USAF 1951 target, at 5000ppi resolution in MTF tests - https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/64942982 At 1500 pixels both lenses are sharp corner to corner. The scanner lens shows a bit more contrast and its interesting to see the different in color reproduction, both images were converted from RAW with identical settings. TEST CONCLUSION The star of this test was the Nikon LS-3510AF lens, an awesome performer that costs less than the PF10K! WHAT I LIKE

Speed. Dedicated film scanners and flatbeds take a long time to inch through each frame, with the highest-res setting taking up to five minutes per piece. A DSLR with a macro lens, stand, and film holder can create a digital negative under a second. However, you must also consider the setup time and the additional complexities of having to invert colours on your own .

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PrimeFilm XA 10,000 DPI scan with 5x detail blow-up (sharpened) from Kodak Ektachrome E100. Shot with Voigtländer Vitessa A and Ultron 2.0 lens. PrimeFilm XA vs. flatbeds vs. DSLRs. Stephen’s first customers may remember the film branded as Zorki Photo Mono with similar graphics. That was the name of his blog, which he started eleven years ago , marking his love for cheap but sometimes excellent Soviet camera designs . But by the time he launched his film, Stephen learned that Zorki is still a registered trademark in Russia. Consequently, he decided to respect by changing his enterprise’s name (even though he technically didn’t have to). Occasionally, there’s just one frame left from the strip, which PrimeFilm can not accept; this is when I insert the frame into a plastic slide frame I have handy and use the scanner’s slide frame tray. SilverFast vs. ViewScan.