A big film scanner thread

[Jammy Dodger]

..........and the result:


upload by Fraser White, on Flickr

 

[ChrisR]

4.8 FilmLab

A twitter contact reminded me about FilmLab, a stand-alone app for colour and black and white negative inversion, versions available for smart phones but also Mac and Windows. See https://www.filmlabapp.com. Recently upgraded to version 2.5.

Has anyone tried this? I can't see any sign of a free trial option.

The Mac/Windows versions are priced at US$6 US$8 per month, $50 $60 per year, or $200 for a lifetime license, presumably plus VAT.

All prices quoted for FilmLab were found in March 2022 April 2023.

I was initially VERY sceptical about this, but that was based on the capabilities of my 2016 iPhone SE. With modern (2023) high-end smart phones, this would be a much more viable option.

FilmLab version 3 now supports Linux apparently. https://www.filmlabapp.com/release-notes

 

[ChrisR]

An interesting new film holder for camera scanning is being offered in a "giveaway" at PentaxFroums https://www.pentaxforums.com/articl...yriad-multi-format-film-holder-announced.html. EDIT: The direct website is https://www.cutasunda.com/products.html, and it apparently retails for £99. The resources offered on the website at https://www.cutasunda.com/resources.html make some good points on camera scanning in general, not just using their product.

 

[welshwizard645]

Just had a look at it, very interesting.