JJC FDA-LED1 offers the user a number of different build configurations to facilitate a variety of usage modes... different backlights, different backlight-to-diffuser distances, and variations of film-to-diffuser distances. You can experiment to get the best results for your equipment.

The supplied LED light features 42 built-in ultra-bright LEDs and those LEDs are covered with a screen to produce a soft and even light, thus avoiding hot spots on your image that are so easy to obtain (and so difficult to avoid) with old-school, cheap, non-optical quality diffusers.

The included film holder keeps negatives flat, giving your camera the best possibility of getting a high-resolution digitization image.

The 'film holder' makes it SO easy to obtain consistent relative positioning to lessen the pain in the post-processing of your images.

The design facilitates the super-fast setup of the film holder, so you’ll spend more time digitizing than aligning!

【Wide Range of Applications】:

1. Suitable for professional film photography: medium format cameras and macro lenses are recommended

2. Suitable for home use: If you just want to view old photos and share old times with family and friends, this is a good choice.

Note:

*It is recommended to use microlens for achieving better copying effects.

*Do NOT place the film in front of the turned-on LED light for a long time to avoid damage.

*The slide mounts are not included.

*The connection cable requires a 5V-2A USB power adapter (not included) for the power supply.

Package Includes:

LED Light x 1

Slide Mount Holder x 1

Strip Film Holder x 1

Instruction Manual x 1

Q&A

Q1: Do I need a dark room to process these shots?

A1: No. However, any stray light will mess up the capture. If you are in, for example, an office environment, close your curtains, switch off room lighting and you’re set to go.

Q2: Isn't Camera alignment crucial? How do I do this?

A2: Yes, it is crucial. Your camera’s sensor needs to be as parallel to the film frame as is humanly possible. And central too. However, if you ditch all the so-called “expert” fancy solutions for this, it’s easy. At the same time, the package has a manual to teach you how to use it.

Q3: I only have a zoom lens – will that be OK?

A3: Well, the “experts” will tell you that a zoom lens is not good for close-up work. It’s certainly more difficult to use. However, that should not put you off. Give it a go, and you might just be pleasantly surprised. Set it at 50, 60, 100mm, or thereabouts, and get those extension tubes out.

Q4: My lens is auto-focus – is that OK?

A4: Yes. However, to use auto-focus, you will need a more elaborate set of extension tubes – ones with electrical contacts to allow the lens to continue to talk to the camera body.

Q5: My lens is manual focus – is that OK?

A5: Yes. We recommend that you use manual focus instead of autofocus. Because once you are focussed on the film substrate, you can simply leave it alone, without fear of the camera wanting to continually re-focus for each frame.

Q6: How do I convert my negative images into positive images?

A6: There are plenty of different methods for inverting negatives in Lightroom or Photoshop (or in many other image editing packages).

Our recommendation is to use a Lightroom plugin called “Negative Lab Pro”.