p.3 #1 · Film/slide digitizing using Sony 90mm lens and Nikon ES-2
I ended up with a hybrid setup for mine. I needed to get 11 7/8" from the sensor to the film plane to make it work with the Tamron 90mm macro and the step up/down rings didn't do. And adding more rings got too costly. Here is my setup... so far working very well
p.3 #4 · Film/slide digitizing using Sony 90mm lens and Nikon ES-2
dclark wrote:
Short note to show how the Nikon ES-2 can be adapted for use with the Sony 90mm lens to get 42MP scans of slides and film (remember them?). The Nikon ES-2 is meant for use with the Nikon 850 and a Nikon 60mm macro lens. It easily attaches to the lens with the 62mm filter thread. The Sony 90mm lens also has a 62mm thread but the ES-2 is too short. I use a set of adapter rings to add the distance required to hold the film at the 1:1 working distance of the 90mm lens. The set up is shown in the picture below.
It works well and makes it quick and easy to get good slide scans. There is also a film strip holder for strips of up to 6 frames. I use and old light box on its side as a light source. Some recommend the Lume Cube for the light source but I have not tried it.
Edit: I should also mention that tethering the camera using Sony's Remote/Viewer/Edit software makes the workflow go quickly and smoothly....Show more →
Hi,
Very interesting setup you are using to scan slides with your A7RII and the 90mm macro !
May I ask you what settings you are using on your camera and which aperture on the lense ?
p.3 #5 · Film/slide digitizing using Sony 90mm lens and Nikon ES-2
Christophe D wrote:
Hi,
Very interesting setup you are using to scan slides with your A7RII and the 90mm macro !
May I ask you what settings you are using on your camera and which aperture on the lense ?
Cheers,
Mostly I used f/8, ISO 100, 1/15 sec. I stopped down a bit to increase the DOF to help with any film curvature.
There are now some adapters that don't require all the work I did to get the film holder at the right distance for the Sony 90mm. Also a lot less money. There was some discussion in a recent thread but I can't find it.
