Photographing Film Negatives (Negative Digitizer)
Create positive copies of color or black-and-white film negatives. [i menu during live view photography.
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Position the negatives in front of a featureless white or gray background.
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We recommend using an AF‑S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED or other micro lens and an ES-2 film digitizing adapter.
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We recommend using either natural light or an artificial light source with a high Ra (color rendering index), such as a light box or a high-CRI fluorescent lamp.
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Rotate the mode dial to A.
We recommend that you choose a sensitivity of ISO 100 and an aperture of f/8.
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Rotate the live view selector to C and press a.
The view through the lens will be displayed in the monitor.
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In live view, press the i button and select [ ].
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Highlight [J; the colors in the display will be reversed.
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The flash mode is automatically set to s. To use a flash, choose a flash mode other than s.
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Choose the film type.
Press 4 or 2 to highlight [ ] or [ ] and then press J.
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Compose the shot to capture a frame of the film negative.
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Adjust exposure.
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Press J to display brightness adjustment options. Press 4 or 2 to adjust exposure. Press J again to save changes and exit.
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To view your subject at a higher magnification, press X (T).
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Take photographs.
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The photographs will be saved in JPEG format.
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Press the i button to exit negative digitizer mode.
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No options are available for correcting dust, scratches, or uneven colors due to faded film.
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Photos are saved in JPEG format even when [
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Some camera features cannot be used with the negative digitizer, including:
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Modes other than A
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Movie recording
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Bracketing
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Multiple exposure
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HDR (high dynamic range)
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Interval-timer photography
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Time-lapse movies
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Focus shift