It’s been a fair old while in the making, but pixl-latr is finally shipping!
pixl-latr is a tool for aiding in the process digitising (digitally copying) photographic film with a digital camera. It does this by holding the film flat on all four edges and then diffusing and masking off a back light.
It can be used with its legs and a basic smartphone camera in front of a simple source of light such as a window, but can also be used as part of a much more refined rig with a copy stand, high quality backlight, and DSLR or mirrorless camera, and of course any kind of set up in between.
It can currently be used with 35mm film for frame sizes up to 24 x 120mm, with 120 film between 6 x 4.5 and 6 x 12 and with 5 x 4 film and can be used with both negative and reversal film, colour and black & white.
I’m also about to launch something called the “open gate platform” which will allow users to design their own gates for other sizes of film.
In the 2 years between launching pixl-latr on Kickstarter and it starting to ship, a whole host of other products have come to market that do a similar job. But, pixl-latr still arguably remains the most versatile and is less money than its closest equivalent by half!
pixl-latr is available to order now, just have in mind that though we are shipping now there will be a short delay whilst we deal with the 2000 back orders. But if you do want one, the sooner you order the sooner it will arrive.
You can order a pixl-latr here
I wanted to check out the price because this seems attractive if the price is right. However, there appears to have been a cock-up wrt the ordering link, it links to a picture.
https://pixl-latr.com/product/pixl-latr/
Fixed the link in the article too – thanks for letting me know!
Way to go Hamish, great job 👍📸.
Hi Hamish, It would be a dream come true if there were ever to be a 110 and 126 format adaptor.
These will come in the form of 3D printed gates – initially at least 👍
nearly unbelievable after all that crapXXXX
Great job Hamish; glad to see it’s finally ready. Looking forward to getting mine sometime soon.
Got mine just now! The alarming thought is I’ll actually have to get digitising but I hate my scanner so much at present, I’m glad I have an alternative!
Ooo you’re the first person to say they’ve got one! Any first impressions?
A very nicely made bit of kit – but I need to get a set up working to digitise images so will report back when I’ve been able to do so!
Mounted 35mm slides?
As it is, yes, but it’s a bit fiddly – there will be a special gate that will be available in the next week or so
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Hey Hamish, Just wanted to say that I got my Pixl-latr this week so international postage didn’t let you down. It is just what I hoped for and does a great job. I just tried it with a few black and white negatives as a test and all worked as expected.
I know you are probably busy fulfilling existing orders and and this is probably not the best place but I have a couple of requests so let me know how to communicate those to you.
Great job on the product, I like everything about it.
Great stuff, thanks Nigel!
Got mine just recently! Pretty soon I should have a roll of 35 or 120 developed and I’ll give it a go.
Looks very nice, especially for the price. I do have a few niggles but I am reserving commenting until I’ve actually used it – maybe they will work themselves out or be non-issues. I’ll probably do a review for my website and try to spread the word, because it appears to be a wonderful product. I’ll let you know when I’ve really put it through the paces with a few rolls (and hopefully some 4×5) and my review is written.
Thanks so much! Very fast shipping to the US too, was surprised.
Hi Matt, which version do you have – 1.3? Don’t be scared to email if you’re not getting on with any of it… And send us the link to the review when you get it done!!
Cheers 🙂