Topic: Filmlab app - scanning made easy?

[jojonas~]

might not give pixel perfection but for a quick look and post examples from a roll this seems good

http://filmlabapp.com
https://www.instagram.com/abefettig/

anyone know of actually good close up lenses for smartphones? anything giving a flat field of focus atleast

[Francois]

Well, the lomo scanner seems to do a pretty good job...

[jojonas~]

ah, he's gonna make it a kickstarter to be able to work on it fulltime for a bit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNriOTIjb7g

[jojonas~]

Well, the lomo scanner seems to do a pretty good job...

doesn't that just have a hole in it? my iphone 4s only seems to focus down to 7x11 cm size so I'm worried that shooting a 35mm neg might be extra crappy

[Late Developer]

It's an interesting idea and I wouldn't dismiss it but I don't imagine it'll be great for high-res scans for large-scale prints. Something to hold the phone and get it square to the film plane would be ideal as I can guarantee I'd have a load of very wonky scans.

[Francois]

Well, the lomo scanner seems to do a pretty good job...

doesn't that just have a hole in it? my iphone 4s only seems to focus down to 7x11 cm size so I'm worried that shooting a 35mm neg might be extra crappy

Well, they use it for scanning lomokino negs, and these are pretty small...
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a small macro adapter in it. These are cheap online. Laxt boxing day, I got a set of adapter lenses for my phone at staples and one of them is a macro lens.

[jojonas~]

Hmmm....

"When the app is released to non-backers, (...) there will be a free one-month trial followed by a $1.99 per month subscription fee."
- https://www.casualphotophile.com/2017/05/09/we-go-hands-on-with-filmlab-a-new-app-for-scanning-film-with-your-smartphone/

[Bryan]

This app is free:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/film-scanner/id522080780?mt=8

That's what I use as a light table when I scan negatives.  I just put a piece of translucent plastic over it to get rid of the pixels. 

[jojonas~]

This app is free:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/film-scanner/id522080780?mt=8

That's what I use as a light table when I scan negatives.  I just put a piece of translucent plastic over it to get rid of the pixels. 

thanks for the tip! this seems to be the free version though https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/film-scanner-lite/id543847698?mt=8

[jojonas~]

aaaand the horses are running