We can't give an exact time for our retailers, but Cinestill is our US distributor and have ordered the v2 Advancer. I would assume that they will have the newer stock by August at least. Kamerastore is our direct outlet, operated out of the same office as VALOI, so we have more direct control. We also ship a lot of items, both VALOI and used cameras, to the US directly from Kamerastore, and most of our customers say it's often quicker than internal US mail.

HAH! That's... Ehm... Well I updated it. Love how long that stayed there - so thank you! Public shame for our video guy... - Arild

@@valoico we all have been there 😅

That's an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk 2, with the 30mm Olympus Macro. Quite a powerful small-camera combination!

The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the holder and physical scanning process, as we do in many of our videos. For results, I recommend you look at our page about what camera scanning is, where you can also (half-way down the page) find downloadable examples for you to judge on your own: www.valoi.co/camera-scanning

Hi! It depends on the slides (they vary from 1.5mm to 4mm in thickness), but even with thicker ones you will get about 10 in there. The neat part of that you lose the order you put them in - for some people that's an important part of the archive.

Thank you! In case you are worried of not getting the v2 Advancer, do not. It will be included in your kit. -Tuomas

@@valoico thank you!!

Thank you so much! <3 -Tuomas/VALOI

Amazing to hear. Yes, the changes are definitely not something that would change the original functionality. We have gotten a lot of amazing feedback and great improvement suggestions so when the ability came to make this improvements reality, we of course did. :) -Tuomas/VALOI

Thank you so much! Amazing to hear that you like it. Thank you for the feedback. I´ll take a look and report these forward. -Tuomas/VALOI

Hi! The new knobs are not included as we feel that the previous rollers are just as capable. The limited number of the v2 frames we offer as an upgrade, include the added thumb screws which enable the holder to be secured in its place. That functionality is something we think people may find valuable. :) -Tuomas/VALOI

@@valoico Thank you🙂

Hi! Sorry for such a late response. Yes, you will get the extension included. We moved away from the two separate versions into only one that now included the extension. -Tuomas/VALOI

I would recommend 7Artisans` 60mm macro. It is fairly cheap, small and yet offers great image quality when stepped down to f5.6-f11 -as you would anyhow when scanning. Of course the Sony E mount enables you to adapt variety of lenses and even manufactures like Sigma offers the 70mm and 105mm macros but to keep your APS-C kit as compact as possible, I would go with the 7Artisans. kamerastore.com/fi/products/7artisans-60mm-f2-8-mkii -Tuomas/VALOI

Hi! Don't know of any lens collars that would fit the lens. Another option is using an L-bracket for your camera. Most models have one available.

@@valoico ah maybe I will try an l bracket then thank you

Both are good lenses. We have tested the 7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 version 2 and it falls into the upper parts of category 2 (category 1 being our best classification), meaning only extreme scrutiny will put it apart from category 1 lenses. The Laowa 65mm APO Macro we haven't tested, but we have tested its larger cousin, the 85mm for full frame, which is an excellent lens. My assumption would be that the Laowa 65mm is a small notch about, then it's up to you to decide if it's worth twice the price.

@@valoico Thank you. Is there somewhere I can see which lenses are in category 1?

​@@alfabravo80 At the moment we don't have a published list, partly because it's not complete (doesn't contain all the relevant lenses) which could lead someone to believe a great lens is not even good enough to test, and partly because the information is hard to digest. For the Fujifilm X system your options for Category 1 lenses are: Adapting a good clean copy of the Nikon Nikkor 55m f/2.8 (with an extension tube if you want to scan 35mm) or using a bellows/helicoid with an APO-Rodagon 75mm f/4 1x. The Laowa 65mm is untested but we assume it will perform in category 1.

@@valoico Thank you very much!

What kind of slides are you scanning? Material type and thickness would good to know. As the product description says, the slide holder might not work perfectly with certain cardboard slides or with extremely thick slides. Feel free to get in touch us on email at [email protected] :)

Amazing to hear! -Tuomas

Essential Copy Stand v2! I have one, feels nice enough

Hi! As @leocarlsson3753 commented that is our Essential copy stand v2. Makes to everyone with moderately light weight setups. My Sony A7iv and 90mm macro are perfect for it. -Tuomas/VALOI

Not yet, look out for it in the future :)

@@valoico likeee....immediate future like this year or like go buy something for now and check back next year? Haha

@@algersonvincent More like the latter, sadly...

Hi! Could you send us an email with pictures of your film? This really shouldn't be the case with 'normally' curved film. If it is 'excessively' curved, there is no scanning holder in the world that will hold that flat other than a sheet of glass... You will likely want to look into techniques for flattening the film somewhat ahead of time.

That's just one of the cameras we have around the studio - so accidental. That said, the smaller the format, the less influence the size of the sensor has. A full-frame or APS-C sensor will scan these smaller formats just fine though!

Will this product eventually be able to scan 120 film?

Hi! Sadly not at this moment. We are focusing our product development into other things at the moment but who knows. Maybe in the future. @@jimhestermanphotography

@@valoicoyeah 120 would be a huge step!

Hi! The product will be available with retailers in the coming weeks and months, probably starting with Cinestill in the US, but also making it to B&H who I hear have nice shipping terms to Canada. - Arild

Yeah, it should work well for that. Just be mindful of the limited print size based on the distance from the column to the middle of the lens, and limited by the legs. You can find measurements on the listing.

We already make one :) kamerastore.com/products/35mm-panoramic-holder

Of course! It is also available at Cinestill in the US.

@@valoico Thank you!

@@valoico They are out of stock..

@@ready4sea301 They should restocking soon enough, though it might take a few weeks. You can also order directly from us: kamerastore.com/pages/easy35

You're correct that this system doesn't flatten slides - I have in fact never seen a scanner or projector that does flatten slides. Are you referring to the frame not being flat or the film in the frame? You would have to pre-flatten them with weights and/or some humidity, I suppose. Of course a glass sandwich could be used to flatten the film, but your question is the first time I hear of this need so I wonder how common it is to have unflat slides. Interesting question! - Arild

@@valoico Well, I think if the film is less curly, than the depth of field, it works fine, however, the depth of field at minimum focusing distance is 0.1-2mm depending on the aperture set and the focal length of the lens so it can be critically shallow. The film advancing solution of the 360 system also helps to keep the film flat, but there is no such feature here.

Hi! All glass frames we have seen have still been less than the 4mm limit of the product. Have you seen thicker ones?

Yes, you will need a macro lens. You can find more information about lenses for scanning here: www.valoi.co/easy35lens

Cool! Thank you for your order! :) We are working on material for processing colour slides, but it's not ready for publication yet - we want to make sure we give the best information possible, and scanning slides has not been a main focus of our products until now.