What do I need if I want to scan film like this?

[slashmaster]

I want to scan several frames of super 8 and 16mm so I can have a photo just like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USN16mmSoundtrack.jpg but the quality I'm getting with the scanner I used is very poor. It isn't the latest greatest scanner though, are there any scanners I could find at staples that could do it as good as this?

[beamascope]

If you have a decent digital still camera with a macro option you might be able to pull this off with that. Just a thought.

[IShootR8]

I get pretty good results shooting my various sized negatives thru a lightbox with a digital camera - haven't tried it with my films yet, but I would think it would be the same, less having to invert the image. Wasn't too happy using the flatbed scanner - I think the lack of a backlight is the problem.

[beamascope]

Scanning negs in my flatbed seems like it will work but the results are awful. I set it to scan negatives which turns off the interior light and allows me to use the light box on top of the scanner glass shinning down into the scanner. Results were still crappy. A person really needs to full on invest in a negative scanner to get great results.

[IShootR8]

Okay, so I got a bit curious:


8MMFilmFrames by JimD_K10D, on Flickr

[slashmaster]

Thanks Beamascope! Thanks I shootr8! That came out good, that's a really wide aperture for a reg 8 camera. Did it come like that?

[beamascope]

Did you scan these or shoot them with a digital camera? They look good, better than my attempts for sure!

[IShootR8]

It was shot from a digital camera with a set of macro extension rings with the film on a lightpad with a sheet of glass to keep it flat. Camera was on a tripod with the center post inverted (weight hook on top, camera on the bottom, shooting straight down).

I would assume the image between the sprockets is just exposed from the lens' coverage - it isn't projected on screen. As far as I know the movie camera wasn't modified in any way (The part pictured was done with a Kodak Brownie 8mm, but I've used a Sears Tower T-185 for the 2nd half of that reel and all reels since).