Convert old slides to be loaded into Lightroom. I have a Nikon D610 and a 100 mm prime macro lens: Advice on converting slides to tiff files for upload to Lightroom.

Nikon1201

Advice on converting slides to tiff files for upload to Lightroom.

BebuLamar

Need to find a way to back light the slide evenly. Using quartz lamp is a good light source as you can set good white balance with these lamp. Set white balance for the light source without the slide. Also set exposure in manual for the light source so that the result would be a white blank image with RGB values very close to 255.
Shoot all slides that way without changing exposure. The results will be very close to the original slides. You can then use PP to correct for fading, color shift, poor exposure, dust in the original slides.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Advice about what? I'm probably missing what you want to know.

Buy an Epson scanner that comes with the software that removes scratches and dust. They will scan directly to TIFF.

Or, buy the Nikon slide holder gizmo for your lens and shoot RAW. Once in Lightroom, you can batch export to TIFF.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I seem to remember someone saying they just created a pure white image (RGB 255) and displayed that image on their phone to "light" the slide and then photographed the side / camera. I can't speak from experience on this process. I've done 35mm negative shots with camera and macro lens. I changed to an Epson v600 scanner, that is more efficient although the resulting scan can have its own issues. Whatever your approach, shoot in RAW with the camera and import the NEF files to Lightroom for editing.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I just looked up the Nikon ES-2 adapter. It does not list the 100mm lens as compatible. I've followed topics here about rigs you can build to hold and light a slide. Do some searching and you should find lots of DIY examples.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

bsprague wrote:

Advice about what? I'm probably missing what you want to know.

Buy an Epson scanner that comes with the software that removes scratches and dust. They will scan directly to TIFF.

Or, buy the Nikon slide holder gizmo for your lens and shoot RAW. Once in Lightroom, you can batch export to TIFF.

Good suggestion about the slide copying fixture. It is intended for the 60mm (FX) or 40mm (DX) Nikkor micro lenses. It won't provide a long enough working distance for a 100mm lens.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Lots of alternatives -

https://www.diyphotography.net/old-slides-want-scan-cheap-easy-way-home/
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/slide-copy-adapters/es-1-slide-copying-adapter-for-52mm-thread.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-448681-1.html#7548235
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-457230-1.html#7687881
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos.scanner&hl=en
http://opteka.com/slidecopier.aspx
https://smile.amazon.com/Wolverine-Super-20MP-Digital-Converter/dp/B00GIDADP0/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g2609328962?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&ie=UTF8
http://www.scancafe.com/services/slide-scanning

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

CHG_CANON wrote:

I seem to remember someone saying they just create... (show quote)

Paul,

I tried that. There are apps to turn the screen to "pure white". I laid a 35mm slide on my phone and macro shot a slide. It worked, sort of. The phones "pixels" showed up as a background grain effect.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

larryepage wrote:

Good suggestion about the slide copying fixture. It is intended for the 60mm (FX) or 40mm (DX) Nikkor micro lenses. It won't provide a long enough working distance for a 100mm lens.

You are right! Might be a good suggestion to buy the right lens for the ES-2 adapter.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

bsprague wrote:

You are right! Might be a good suggestion to buy the right lens for the ES-2 adapter.

The big benefit that the ES-2 provides is that it keeps all light off of the 'front' of the slides.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Nikon1201 wrote:

Advice on converting slides to tiff files for upload to Lightroom.

Take to Costco.

Mary-in-FL.com Loc: Fort Myers, FL

bsprague wrote:

Paul,

I tried that. There are apps to turn the screen to "pure white". I laid a 35mm slide on my phone and macro shot a slide. It worked, sort of. The phones "pixels" showed up as a background grain effect.

I do this with a laptop. I open Notepad and maximize it to turn the screen all white. Then I open the laptop all the way so it lays flat, and I put a pair of clear safety goggles on the screen to elevate the slide, so I don't get the pixel pattern in the photo. And the safety goggles are light enough and soft enough that they don't damage the laptop screen.

User ID

bsprague wrote:

Paul,

I tried that. There are apps to turn the screen to "pure white". I laid a 35mm slide on my phone and macro shot a slide. It worked, sort of. The phones "pixels" showed up as a background grain effect.

Slide is too close to screen.

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larryepage wrote:

The big benefit that the ES-2 provides is
that it keeps all light off of the 'front' of
the slides.

Very true. For DIY rigs sometimes you
need to include a shoe box [or similar]
between the slide and the lens.

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