Do you NOT have a good scanner, but DO have a good camera or are planning to get one? Then you may want to watch my video. You will see how to get superb results copying your old slides and negatives with a quality digital camera and macro lens. I use free tethering software made by my camera manufacturer to control the camera and upload the images. But if you can't use tethering software, just take your exposures with the timer delay function of your camera or with a remote shutter release, either cable or wireless.

I want to give a special thanks to my friend, Randy Ternes, for giving me the idea to make my own setup to use my camera to digitize my slides and negatives and sharing his knowledge with me from his experience with his Fuji X-T3 slide copy setup.

Please realize that this is JUST MY PROCESS. There are many ways to get the same job done, especially in Photoshop and Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw. You might know a better way to do certain things. That's great. It is my hope that this video will motivate you to start this very worthwhile project and give you ideas of how you could do this with whatever camera you have. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comment section. I will try to respond quickly.

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Here are some links to key portions of the video:
0:00 - Intro
3:16 - Mounting The Camera To The Stand
4:26 – Inserting The Slide
5:32 – Room Lighting
5:53 – Capturing a Slide
7:36 – Processing Slide Image
8:25 – Inserting 35mm Negatives Into Holder
9:46 – Capturing and Processing 35mm color negatives
13:50 – Capturing 2 ¼-inch B&W Negatives
16:55 – Processing 2 ¼-inch Negatives
19:07 – Slideshow

Here are some links to items used in the video:

Cosmo Mini 500 Copy Stand
https://www.amazon.com/Mini-500-Digit...

Rybozen Ultra-Thin Portable Slide Scanner 5 X 4 Inches LED Light Panel
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

Matin Anti-Static Control Brush - High Grade
https://www.amazon.com/Matin-Anti-Sta...

OKLILI 35mm Photo Negative Holder
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083DQ8D2N/...

OKLILI 1401439 120 220 620 Photo Holder Film Holder 120mm Film Guide-for 2 ¼-inch wide negatives
https://www.amazon.com/OKLILI-1401439...

Johnson Bull’s Eye Level
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Johnson-B...

Print File 35mm Slide Pages Holds Twenty 2x2", Pack of 25
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

Archival 35mm Size Negative Pages, Pack of 25
https://www.amazon.com/Archival-Negat...

1lb. Plastalina Modeling Clay by Craft Smart
https://www.michaels.com/plastalina-m...

Here is the link to the tutorial on converting color negatives to positives:
Learn Lightroom 6 / CC Episode 18: Convert a Scanned Color Negative
   • Learn Lightroom 6 / CC Episode 18: Co...