Light Source Adapter Plates for Pro Film Carriers

The Negative Supply Pro Film Carrier 35 MK2 Adapter Plate for Light Source are designed to seamlessly mount your Pro Film Carriers to the light source, offering added stability and blocking extraneous light when scanning your film for a higher quality output and more efficient scanning. This is also part of the two stage adapter plate for our Pro Mount MK2. This is the only part you need if you’re upgrading to the Pro Film Carrier 35 MK2 from the Pro Film Carrier 35 to use on your Pro Mount MK2. Compatible with 4x5 Light Source Basic MK2 or 4x5 Light Source Pro. Camera Scanning Considerations: Camera Body Just about any semi-modern, interchangeable-lens digital camera will work great for camera scanning. There are many mirrorless or DSLR options to choose from with large lens catalogs, tethered capture capability, and excellent image quality. Some high end cameras can even use pixel stitching to deliver extremely high levels of resolution. Macro Lens For camera scanning, the one real requirement is that your lens focuses close enough to capture the entire frame. For full frame cameras and capturing 35mm film, the term “1:1” designates a lens that will reproduce the 35mm frame exactly onto the full frame digital sensor. With crop-sensor bodies, 1:1 lenses focus even closer. Outside of reproduction factor (1:1), also look out for lenses that are sharp, have good color reproduction, limit internal reflections (modern coatings), and have very little vignetting. Finally, it’s generally best to use your macro lens stopped down 2-3 stops from wide open, as this gives a good combination of depth of field and sharpness. Software for Negative Conversion There are several plugins and standalone programs for converting digitally captured negatives into positive images. Most of the options presented here allow you to download a demo version to try before you buy and determine which one best suits your workflow. SOFTWARE REQUIRES CONTROL COST CS Negative+ Adobe CC/Mobile Prosumer FREE SmartConvert Mac/PC Consumer $$ FilmLab Mac/PC Consumer $$ Negative Lab Pro Adobe Lr Classic Prosumer $$ LaserSoft NegaFix SilverFast HDR 8 Professional $$$ ColorPerfect Adobe Ps Professional $