Digital remake of photographic film

Today's digitization, the majority of digital enthusiasts want to convert analog into digital, many of them photography enthusiasts, whether it is the first to have a digital camera, or have a traditional camera, they have some more or less some film In addition to the expensive investment in film scanning, what can be done? Film remake, yes, use a digital camera to remake, but the original purchase of the remake is also very expensive, then how to use the cheapest way to achieve the digital film? The author will answer the specific questions for you.

Need to understand before remake

Light Source: Normally, everybody is accustomed to putting the positive film under the sun, or watching it under fluorescent light. The color temperature of daylight is 5200K, and the color temperature of ordinary fluorescent light is 4000K, so we choose the light source of about 5000K to be the most appropriate.

Digital camera macro: General digital cameras have macros, and currently there is only one manufacturer on the market - NIKON has its own special film remake clip, and NIKON CP990, CP995 and other machines have 2mm macro function, so micro The closer the distance, the larger the image, the bigger the remake pixel!

The choice of digital file size: Under normal circumstances, select the maximum pixel of the digital camera, the minimum compression ratio of the JPEG format, if you have special needs can choose RAW or TIFF format.

The most lazy display remake method

Turn the display background to white, adjust the brightness to the maximum, and then reverse the film towards the display. This method is actually used for ordinary viewing film, but if you really want to remake it will not work, we all know that the monitor is a bit away, composed of three colors, so it is clear that you can see the vertical display lines after remake. Therefore, this method is not recommended for everyone to use. It can only be used as the most simple way to view the film.

Light Source: Select Computer Monitor White Background

Features: The most lazy, the most economical, the worst

The most economical energy-saving lamp remake method

First go to the hardware or lighting shop to buy a 9W energy-saving lamp, as well as a spiral mouth socket, the price is 8 yuan and 2 yuan, so less than 10 yuan to get the material is very convenient. Energy-saving lamps do not have to buy high power, or produce more heat, there is no big difference between domestic and imported.

Now that we've started making simple light sources, we have a protective cardboard outside the energy-saving lamps we bought. We'll take a fuss about it here. First cut a larger opening than the 135 film on the protective cardboard outside the energy-saving lamp. About 28x40 (135 film size is 24x36), and then find a 80g copy white paper to seal the mouth, in order to transmit light, the white paper here you can choose other media to achieve better results, and then use non-reflective tape will It is fixed in the opening and you're done.

Then you can power on the energy-saving lamp, put the film in the light. Then hold a tripod to shoot. Take one negative and one positive. If light-transmitting paper is used, the effect is generally good, but it is slightly better than using the monitor directly.

Light source: common energy-saving lamp, color temperature 4000K

Features: Easy to make, easy to purchase, cheap

The best film viewer remake method

Every traditional film photography enthusiast has more or less a positive film viewer, which is very big or small. If not, you can go to the market to buy an ordinary domestic film viewer. The author has a film viewer that can hold 4 negative films at the same time, the price is 160 yuan, use 6 section 7 batteries (AAA battery), external power supply is DC9V, 850mA, everybody can consult when buying.

With the positive film viewer, it is much easier to remake, as long as the film is placed on the shot.

This method is convenient, and the effect is good. Since the author uses the camera macro, the effect is general. It is recommended that you can appropriately increase the close-up lens to achieve a better zoom effect in the real shooting.

Light source: Viewer light source, color temperature 5000K

Features: Accurate color reproduction using positive film viewer

In fact, remake is only a simple digital film, if you want to achieve better results, it is recommended to use the film scan, but the cost will be quite large. There are many means to achieve remake, this depends on you to DIY more to achieve, I hope one day can exceed the film scan effect!

Reminders

1. In the energy-saving lamp remake method, since the temperature of the light source is high, the film will become hot after 10 minutes of shooting, so it is necessary to take a proper rest so that the film does not get hot. The light source of the film remake method is a cold light source, and it will not generate heat for a long time. It is very convenient and safe.

2. When shooting, the metering mode should be selected as center-weighted metering, exposure compensation is reduced by 0.3 to 0.7EV, and exposure compensation can be reduced by 1.3 to 1.7EV when reversing negative film.

3. Set the camera's white balance, depending on the specific camera. Try it several times to get the result.

4. Use caution when using the energy-saving lamp remake method to avoid electric shock.