Scanning 35mm film and slides. Which way to go nowadays ?
I have a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV. It gives me a 12 MP resolution file.
http://www.konicaminoltasupport.com/...hp?id=3190&L=0
I tried to scan my 35mm negatives and slides some years ago and it takes a lot of time for a 1 person job. The most time consuming part was to clean the media to be scanned. So this project was halted.
Now I found a guy who cleans the slides and I found drivers for windows x64 systems (Win7 and Win8). But now I also have a Canon 6D and Sigma 150/2.8 macro lens.
So I'm thinking I would get a better RAW file from my DSLR combo (20.2 MP) ? Am I right ? Any drawbacks ?
I plan to build a support system for the camera and film tray (from the scanner) so I just have to slide for the next frame and press the cable release.
I would light the frame with a computer monitor (I can have a custom white balance and match it in camera). Which should I use ? 5000K, 5500K, 6500K ? Or should I match the color temperature of the film being scanned ?
It also would be also faster to scan each frame.
Any comment is welcomed.
Thank you.