Has anyone used the Nikon Z 50/2.8 MC with an easy35 scanner
p.2 #1Has anyone used the Nikon Z 50/2.8 MC with an easy35 scanner
taildraggin wrote:
Boogers. I was hoping to cheap out with a used 60mm 2.8D on the FTZ at $150, rather than $5-600 on a too short Z macro that won't be used for anything but periodically scanning film.
I started with mf 55 2.8 micro nikkor + extension tubes to get 1:1.
It was a life changing moment when I switched to an AF macro lens. W the 60g that I am now using instant pin sharp focus on the grain every single time. The clouds cleared, cherubs sang and the sun shone through with a single beam illuminating the Holga from whose film I was scanning.
This is what happens when the digital camera stays on the copy stand.
Sony A7CII, FE90 2.8 Macro, Negative Supply Pro Carrier 135, 4X5 Lightsource Pro 99 CRI
I used the Sony once as an actual camera. Took 36 pictures and put it back on the stand.
Boogers. I was hoping to cheap out with a used 60mm 2.8D on the FTZ at $150, rather than $5-600 on a too short Z macro that won't be used for anything but periodically scanning film.
Desmolicious wrote
Whichever lens you get, make sure it is an AF 1:1 macro lens.I started with mf 55 2.8 micro nikkor + extension tubes to get 1:1.
It was a life changing moment when I switched to an AF macro lens. W the 60g that I am now using instant pin sharp focus on the grain every single time. The clouds cleared, cherubs sang and the sun shone through with a single beam illuminating the Holga from whose film I was scanning.
This is what happens when the digital camera stays on the copy stand.
Sony A7CII, FE90 2.8 Macro, Negative Supply Pro Carrier 135, 4X5 Lightsource Pro 99 CRI
I used the Sony once as an actual camera. Took 36 pictures and put it back on the stand.
May 03, 2026 at 05:09 PM
p.2 #2Has anyone used the Nikon Z 50/2.8 MC with an easy35 scanner
taildraggin wrote:
Boogers. I was hoping to cheap out with a used 60mm 2.8D on the FTZ at $150, rather than $5-600 on a too short Z macro that won't be used for anything but periodically scanning film.
I started with mf 55 2.8 micro nikkor + extension tubes to get 1:1.
It was a life changing moment when I switched to an AF macro lens. W the 60g that I am now using instant pin sharp focus on the grain every single time. The clouds cleared, cherubs sang and the sun shone through with a single beam illuminating the Holga from whose film I was scanning.
You can get a 60G used pretty cheap. Those AF with the FTZ adapter.
Boogers. I was hoping to cheap out with a used 60mm 2.8D on the FTZ at $150, rather than $5-600 on a too short Z macro that won't be used for anything but periodically scanning film.
Desmolicious wrote
Whichever lens you get, make sure it is an AF 1:1 macro lens.I started with mf 55 2.8 micro nikkor + extension tubes to get 1:1.
It was a life changing moment when I switched to an AF macro lens. W the 60g that I am now using instant pin sharp focus on the grain every single time. The clouds cleared, cherubs sang and the sun shone through with a single beam illuminating the Holga from whose film I was scanning.
You can get a 60G used pretty cheap. Those AF with the FTZ adapter.
May 03, 2026 at 10:59 PM
p.2 #3Has anyone used the Nikon Z 50/2.8 MC with an easy35 scanner
I ended up going for a Nikon 105mm 2.8G lens. It was cheaper than other options and I can deal with the added extension tubes when scanning.
May 04, 2026 at 04:30 AM
p.2 #4Has anyone used the Nikon Z 50/2.8 MC with an easy35 scanner
geekcop wrote:
I ended up going for a Nikon 105mm 2.8G lens. It was cheaper than other options and I can deal with the added extension tubes when scanning.
...and, it's a better FL for macro (other uses). How wonky are the additional extensions?
I ended up going for a Nikon 105mm 2.8G lens. It was cheaper than other options and I can deal with the added extension tubes when scanning.
...and, it's a better FL for macro (other uses). How wonky are the additional extensions?
May 04, 2026 at 04:53 AM
p.2 #5Has anyone used the Nikon Z 50/2.8 MC with an easy35 scanner
Not that bad. The Easy35 tubes are rock solid. Just longer. I used two long and one short tube in the past. The shot below was with an even cheaper 105D lens that I sold due to sag in the front of the lens due to extension. I sold the original Easy35 and I have the new and improved V2 one on order. I'm just waiting for it to arrive. I have rolls waiting to be scanned once the new kit arrives.
F6, Vision3 50D, Nikkor 105mm 2.8D, Easy35 V1
F6, Vision3 50D, Nikkor 105mm 2.8D, Easy35 V1
May 04, 2026 at 05:06 AM