Part one of this article looked at how, after very humble beginnings, NASA realised the potential photography could bring to the Space Program – how the cameras used in space we...
24 June, 2026
Exploring horizontal camera scanning solutions
I admit I am lazy, and that is precisely why I have been looking for a simple horizontal camera scanning setup. For vertical scanning I would need to assemble a copy stand, conn...
7 September, 2025
Camera scanning color negatives – some nerding and search for beauty
There is something fascinating and also strangely intangible to color negatives. I have been home developing C41 for 10 years and I tried lots of scanners, software and workflow...
28 July, 2025
SmartConvert – Inverting negatives smartly
There are many methods to scan and convert film negatives into positives. One common method is to scan into a raw file with a scanner or, more commonly, a digital camera. The pr...
19 February, 2025
Adventures with my 50-year-old OM-1 and some new issues with scanning
This was going to be about my old original Olympus OM-1 but it really just reflects a journey that might feel familiar to many within the world of film photography today… ...
1 December, 2024
DSLR Scanning on a Budget: Unlock Stunning Results with an Affordable Enlarger Lens
You can fall in quite a huge rabbit hole if you read about scanning negatives with your mirrorless or DSLR camera, lots of people recommend different lenses. You easily can spen...
22 September, 2024
How I achieve Good scans with a DIY rig
There have been frequent mentions on this website about scans of negatives, ranging from professional labs to table-top models. I’m going to describe my experiences using a loca...
8 August, 2024
Adventures in C-Mount 110-Film Scanning
In a previous article, I explored macro-photography using C-mount cine lenses attached to a Fiji X-Pro1 APS-C digital. In those three experiments, I discovered that my mounting ...