Scanning OLD Film Negatives for FREE!

[@mattjackson2930]

Omg, I must have blown some dust off my negatives into my eyes. Great vid

[@ak_pmrjs]

Printing old photos of your family is quite rewarding and satisfying. I'm just 19 years old and i feel like i have the responsibility to keep photos and memories of my family so I'm doing it. Thanks for sharing the process,this is very helpful to me

[@johnsontravyon]

I feel the same!!

[@carldeprado3431]

I did this project this weekend. I went free as well. Via the iPhone way. Google Photo Scanner then Negative photo effects. I too use an Ipad I was amazed. they were B&Ws but or 85years old. Large format 4x5" The details where mind-blowing and Haunting

[@heldersanches]

Thanks for bringing up the emotional aspect of photography to the discussion.

[@maxszeto7030]

Amazing! I almost teared up at the end. It reminds me of a few months ago when I went through the garage and found 20-30 year old photos. It was so nostalgic and beautiful seeing my parents at my current age. There were many memories that I had long forgotten. Thank you Omar, I'm rocking that XT20 and 16-55 wombo combo to preserve the beauty of the world as I see it.

[@JanneRanta]

Great tip to make sure your camera is level with the surface you are using for your negatives is to use a small mirror. Place that on the surface and then you can align your camera perfectly from the reflection. Bubble levels are ok too but you have to take into account that the surface itself isn't necessarily level.

[@CannibalJoy]

Omar, your videos are always top-tier. Straight to the point. No hype, just great learning content. Thank you!

[@paulfrankmonkey7509]

I just wanted to see how you did it, not to cry! Thanks for sharing your Great Grandma with us.

[@SlayerzXtreme]

The nostalgia level is simply beyond my limits right now! Wow! This is priceless bro!

[@motheroffire9352]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🤩 Was researching in Google and saw your video I have old negatives of my siblings who passed away about 20 years and a lot of Walgreens and CVS don’t do it no more totally like the way you did the entire video from funny captures to your beautiful memories of the family God bless you

[@francisdelaby9473]

Great, amazing ! Not only for the technical information, but for that dive in the past, making old people and souvenirs living again....

[@MA-bt8il]

Again. I like you. You are fun and kind and sweet - it shows! The way you want to honor the memory of your family is seriously touching... and then you share it with the world. Thank you so much! :) Blessings!

[@ogonzilla]

That's really sweet, thank you!!

[@DRBdanimal]

That photo of your grandmother is incredible. What a great portrait. ...and thank you for saving me money. I almost bought a scanner today.

[@jesspattphotos]

I LOVE this video! I’m such a fan of using what you have to engineer a great solution. And the portrait of your great grandmother… glorious. Well done with this video!

[@EduBroncano]

Wow! How beautiful is the picture of your grandmother! It had to be extremely satisfiying for you, no doubt. And surprisingly the editing process seems quite more simple than I would thought... Just the opposite than the 1st step... Mounting this rig needs patient, but it worths the effort. Thank you very much Mr Omar! Very pleasent and instructional video.

[@flaarcher]

On a more serious note than being first. I tried the technique of reversing the curves on a negative I downloaded a couple of weeks ago. It worked like a charm, thanks for the tip!

[@rick-deckard]

Eyes watered in the end. Thanks.

[@ToniLovesSkateboarding]

dude! did you just save me $100 bucks!?? that Lr tip is awesome! I just developed my very first 2 rolls of film ever and in one of them there are photos of a cousin of mine from almost 20 years ago. He died in a car accident not too long after that visit. I have 2 other rolls from that same box. We'll see what other treasures I will find. Subbed!

[@yukonica4560]

Omar, I've always liked your 'stuff'. That image of your great grandmother resonates deeply for me because it is (a) an excellent portrait and (b) the exact recollections I am going through as I digitize a trunk full of negatives from my earliest years (and earlier). Initially I built a 'slide' box using a diffused flash from behind that worked well enough with positive slides but negatives never sat fully square. Next I tried the backlight glass plate option for the negatives. It works really well for age curled negatives but is far too fiddly to be practical in bulk form. In the end I buckled and bought a film guide from a company (name begins with L). Now I can document a slide or negative, including manual focus, in seconds. If I were converting a few negatives I'd stick to the no costs route. But, with literally decades of family memories baked into 120, 35, and whatever brownie kodak shot, the $100 bucks for the slide tray is well beyond ' well worth it '. Not an adobe user so any vlog on the most efficient conversion processes will be well received. Cheers, thank you.

[@XL250FAN]

These were not just great tips, this was amazing cinematography as well. Beautiful.

[@jujuespino1374]

This might be the greatest video of all time, nun but good vibes and the ending just made me think of my grandma who passed

[@jf6772]

Three years late, I know. Having just tried copying film myself, I'm quite sure the extension rings are to blame for the blurry corners. Even if the lens had a very flat field in the first place, it's not probable that the field remains that flat with the extension rings. I finally gave up on the extension rings and bought a proper macro lens.

[@bakasahara1213]

I feel finding family's photos one's never seen before is really magical... Other day I found a wedding negative of my parents that never got developed due to out of focus but when I showed them the scaned file they were very surprised and pleased.

[@themadgreek]

Great vlog Omar, but for those that don't have a macro lens, a 70-200 type lens w/ extension tubes, or a razor blade to cut out the cardboard slide holder (?), if you don't mind, I'll stick to my scanner...less expensive and faster. Otherwise, your result turned out great for those with the gear to do it...nice job.

[@johanchen3485]

OMG!!! I love this video Omar. Feels so emotional and sentimental. Everytime I visited my parents, I would took out all the old pictures.

[@beverlytaft]

You are amazing. Thank you so much! Gorgeous portrait of your grandmother.

[@edwindungdung1998]

This is exactly the video I've been looking for. Simple and easy. I've got hundereds of my Dad's negatives in a box and I wanted to digitise them forever.

[@zibaa1234]

You are a genius. Good job ! The point is I do not have that zooming camera either!! 😝 can I use regular iPhone to do the job?

[@adilevi9863]

The best DIY low cost film scan video ever made. Thank you. Going to try it with my XT3 & 56mm.

[@jonesnax]

Lovely video Omar. And what a wonderful portrait! Thank you 😊😊

[@russellfernandes9607]

Another gem of a video ! Great tip on conversion from negative to positive in LR. Thanks Omar 👍

[@coriendewitte196]

I really love this! And I love the colours these pictures have. Such a nice picture of your grandma.❤

[@rYOUokay]

Are you kidding me? 99 dollars for what you did in 3 by seconds reversing the curves? lol. I mean I’m sure there was some other tweaking, but by reversing the curve you got some dope results. I’m going to try this ASAP! Thanks!

[@davecrissinger8967]

This was Great to have History of your family. Your Dad looks so cool!

[@andreasjaekel718]

hello omar , I have been trying to work my negatives to usable positives for hours now. and i cant get any good results. can you pleas make a video about that or give me at least some tips. thanks for your help. otherwise I despair.

[@jacoblawrence6580]

Great video! I have been going through my grandparents old negatives and there are a lot that I have never seen printed before. They are a much larger size (from the 1940's, 50's and 60's) and won't work with the film/slide scanner that I bought so I will probably either try to scan them with my scanner or use the technique that you used in this video.

[@jeffcummins9237]

You are pulling at my emotions! I have boxes of 2 1/4 and 35mm negs. Can't wait to try this out. Thanks!

[@ianyorke2617]

If you use a blank piece of film to set a custom white balance, using your chosen light source, then this gets you much closer to good conversion from simply inverting (reversing the curve) the photo of the negative.

[@ryanprosser2502]

Omar, love your channel bud. Going through the exact same thing myself. Found negative lab pro and it's honestly a game changer for me. I tried and failed at film before but this software finally gives me the results to drive me on with it. Totally not sponsored by the way

[@chrisruhr8232]

Totally inspiring Omar. Great video explaining your trials and tribulations in getting negatives into digital images. I now have to try this with my good ol’ X-T10 and mcex-16 extension tube. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe!

[@todivetoday]

Thank you for the tutorial. Your grandma's portrait came out awesome. Cheers

[@reginabowe5132]

You did it again, Omar! Awesome video!!! I. Must. Try. Thank you!

[@ared18t]

Probably the best photography video I've ever seen.

[@munarong]

Wow! that beautiful film grain. Love it! 😃👍

[@JustinSpencers]

Awesome ideas and what a great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@fredericd.5621]

The last part about the picture of your Grandma is poetry Omar...

[@MichaelIzner]

Omar: Great idea. I have so many old negatives in boxes and a lot of time on my hands. Also - I was asked to take photographs of a neighbor HS Senior yesterday. I used my Canon 5D Mark III and my original (20+ year old) 70-200 mm lens from a distance. I set the camera to f/4. I basically copied your video you and your son did a couple weeks ago. Thank you for the tip on the f/4 settings. (I used a flash too because it was late evening in the shade when I took the photos.) Looking forward to your video on using a flash! Thanks Omar. Your channel is my favorite. Keep up the good and honest content. Mike Renzi

[@ogonzilla]

Great to hear! Hope it worked out!

[@MichaelIzner]

@@ogonzilla The f/4 was a nice tip. Everyone in the family shot in focus and the background out of focus. The neighbors (mom especially) were happy. Nice to do something for someone during this time of social distancing. I'm ready to get back to socializing close up again....

[@slimsmiki]

I loved this video, the vibe of the photos captured the feeling of film I try to capture perfectly. I recently got started with Film Photography and since my knowledge on this topic is limited I kinda assumed it would be extremely hard to get into, but your 5-minute video showed me that I can do it. Really inspirational, I immediately wanted to drive to my parent's place and look for old film rolls they have in the cellar, so I can surprise them with the scanned photos that they probably have never seen: Thank you so much for your work, keep doing what you do!! Greetings from Germany.

[@Hiness58]

your pictures were amazing! Your Dad's shirt is priceless

[@esthersawyer1097]

Wonderful...love the photo of your great grandmother...❤️

[@ferrarireak8]

the irony of taking pictures of a picture lol love it thanks for the video. good suggestion/ idea. cost effective! Love the photos too! Grandma

[@raulgalets]

oh so... I can say I discovered your channel twice. I know your channel now. I shoot digital and I follow what you do. I recently bought an analog camera tho, and youtube followed suit. It recommended me this video and I was only listening to it. I couldnt recognize the voice. Only when I finished it I decided to save it for rewatch later and found out it was you. Oh boy, do I like this video

[@Sevil2025]

Video ended and I'm still teary eyed 🥲

[@mgman6000]

I built a copy stand for my xt 20 and it works perfectly I have been scanning 50 to 60 years old negatives and they come out great I wonder how many digital photos will last 50 years? film is almost forever if stored right

[@chilenosanti]

i've been looking into developing negatives, trying to figure out the setup to get a clear image to begin with .. but i've been doing it with photoshop .. after watching your video I realize that lightroom might be the better option .. great video man, subbed

[@meow-ge7xk]

tnx for your 70s photofor bringing them alive😊. They are tresure indeed.

[@anisolo07]

Wow, thanks for summarizing your quest and sharing with us. Those are some lovely tips.

[@IanInChengdu]

Love the colours of the photograph of your great grandmother.

[@543dp3555]

Thank you so much for this. Like you I'm doing this on a budget ($0)😉 and I was stumped as to how to turn the negative photo in LR to a positive. This is like solving that puzzle you've worked on way too long. Much appreciated!

[@markstephen2051]

By just adding a glass can diffuse the iPad pixel？may I know how thick is the frame glass, thank you.

[@mistermatsuda]

Very good use of your time! You got me hunting around my parents house for some negatives. I really need to learn how to develop my own film so I can use my Minolta gear again. I have a cool collection of old Minolta primes I shoot on my Sony 6000 but would love to pull out my Minolta X-700 like the old days. Thanks for the video! Edit: Good find on the one with your great grandma!

[@jimsakai]

Nice video Omar. A great idea for those of us stuck at home. I've done a lot of copy work and I think that the softness you are getting on the edges is probably the combo of zoom lens and extension tubes. A flat field macro would be better but costs lots. Enlarger lenses adapted to your digital camera with extension tubes or bellows can yield pretty good results for not as much money. At the end of the day, though, how many of these images are going to be enlarged. Most of them will be viewed on a phone or tablet.

[@haroldbernard3505]

This is great Omar! I think we all have boxes of negatives we intend to transfer but never do. Now is the time. I think you may have meant 10cm not mm close focus. Keep up the great covideos!

[@orangekayak78]

I got a scanner but he can't handle larger format. There is a large format film of me at one that I have no prints of. This will be very useful thanks Omar. I also have a metric ton of negatives to keep me busy for the next two epidemics (I hope they never come. I would rather scan on weekends).

[@MistaGabagool]

I found some 1930s 6x9 negatives of the Norte Dame and put them on a toy light box and it worked amazing

[@vic_the_roman]

Very nice portrait of your abuelita!

[@svanteekholm7334]

Omar ! Use a bright blue background on the iPad then you can AUTO WHITE BALANCE by picking white point from an unexposed piece of film. Oh, and great pics! :)

[@chuckmoser9662]

If you use photoshop pressing crtl+i does the reversal without having to mess with curves.

[@angiee7415]

Oh my! Nostalgic my high school days! Been watchin g this movie multiple times even now.

[@jbello9398]

Best video for photo scanning 😄👏🏻👏🏻 thanks

[@JCCreatorStudio]

great idea on flattening and holding the negatives which i find it the hardest

[@diego_perez]

Man, what a wonderful video, thank you so much for sharing your personal history along with the tutorial :)

[@cauliphlowercameraclub]

Did you use a special anti Newton glass or anyting specific?

[@herberar]

I ' ll follow your steps. I'm the family slides and negative keeper. It is time to let the magic see the light again !!!

[@MrCameraJunkie]

Super Cool Video! You could always buy something, but it's so much fun to DIY! 👍

[@jerrykooyman]

Great video! For couple years I scanning film with my DSLR and gives the most sharp scans, even better than Epson V700.

[@BojanBojovic]

Spitting image of your father. :) Great and emotional video.

[@stoneblue1795]

Peace to you sir in these odd times. You found a way to make it better.

[@tealbluewhite]

Wow the photo quality was great! 👍

[@winstonpx]

I got the cheapest extension tubes on amazon for my sony nex -3 (backup camera that I completely abused) for scanning and the plastic mount from the tubes just broke right off, and my nex-3 tumbled to the floor. Now I have five nex-3 cameras!

[@capetonianreacting7707]

My phone as a macro camera setting ...will that help...

[@nathanpearl2321]

I would be interested to know if anyone has come up with a good easy way to restore color shifted negatives and slides. They have often turned some near uniform orange or purple shade (Anscochrome is really bad for it). I have printed some in black and white, but want to know if some clever program can now figure out colors.

[@na-wr9cu]

This was awesome... I didn't know this was possible. I can't wait to get some of my dad's old negatives.

[@Mohammedalammadi]

This made me proud. love the video and the struggle

[@marcclemente4295]

Powerful video Omar, thank you.

[@sarahclark6048]

What is the white light rectangle called haha? I am lookin at that instead of holding it up to the light at my office

[@Phantommxr]

ohhh the feelzzzz ,,, great video my man!!! thanks for the tips

[@jayzn1931]

I think most people shouldn't use the glass to hold down their negative, as it can have a colored effect on the scans. The effect has a name, I just don't remember. Otherwise thanks for sharing your process...With "free" in the title I was expecting something like GIMP though...

[@joshjarmanning5548]

This was a really nice video, Omar 👍

[@cg3049]

Wow beautifully and creatively made! Thanks for this. Will be trying this at home :)

[@jbloveday9538]

How did you get a white screen on iPad?

[@TiffinboxTV]

Fabulous video. I have a ton of Tri-X and TMax3200 that I've wanted to scan and add to my portfolio. I think I can finagle my old iPad Mini into action for this. How do you maintain the brightness on the iPad without it darkening after a set amount of time. I suppose that's in the Settings somewhere. Will figure it out. Thanks for the nudge, though!

[@sadmanshakib7646]

I say this from my heart, thank you. thank you very much.

[@malmedia]

Loved those photos. 2:07 were you the tallest kid?

[@ruchirsajwan]

Thanks for sharing. Best part of the video 4:52

[@alangott332]

Thanks for Posting this information is very Useful.

[@victorbruce5772]

Roadside gas pumps on Hoboken sidewalk, never seen that before. 4:06 and 4:20

[@kimwatchesstuff]

Do you make a preset to download?

[@Enrique-the-photographer]

Thank you Omar, i have tons of negatives.

[@BretChilcott]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.