FAQ
This is a known problem and will be fixed in future revisions. The easiest solution is to put a finger ontop of the back of the holder when advacning. This ensure that the Holder stays in place and resolves issues with framing or focus.
This can happen if the film is very stiff, curly or if using the Duster with the 120 Holder. We are aware of these problems and will work towards fixes in future versions. While advancing film, we recommend you put a finger on the back of the holder to keep it from moving.
Attach the included rubber dome feet Put slight pressure on the film holder when moving film
Reflections: Turn off the lights in the room you are scanning and shade your negative from light outside your scanning light source. Uneven light or vignetting around the edge: Diffuse your light further (the VALOI Diffuser could help), or make sure you are using a light source with even lighting.
Lens vignetting: Try stopping the lens down further (bigger F-number), use a correction software such as that built into Lightroom or a plugin like Grain2Pixel, alternatively you have to change your lens for a different one with less vignetting (see the VALOI Gear Guide).
Normal lenses (non-Macro) on extension tubes tend to have vignetting.
The easy35 batch 1 is now sold out but we are restocking. These will be ready for delivery in September, but we will open a pre-order before that: You can find the buying pages here for more details: https://kamerastore.com/collections/valoi-easy35
1. Shutter vibrations (mirrorless camera): Use electronic shutter (silent shutter) if your camera has it, use electronic front curtain shutter if your camera has it
2. Shutter vibrations (DSLR): Use mirror-lockup if your camera has it
3. Lens: Change the lens for a macro lens if using normal lens + extension tubes
4. Focus: Check focus, use focus peaking and liveview magnification, focus on the largest aperture of the lens and stop down before scanning
5. Wrong aperture: Test the lens at different apertures to see what works best with your lens
We have a few of them sitting around - email us at hello@valoi.co and request one! It is the same price as the current LightAdapter, but might have a few days extra delivery time as we have to dust it off and pack it.
Colour negative conversion: Use an plugin or program to convert negatives (see VALOI Gear Guide).
Make sure you follow the instructions of the program/plugin you are using. Look for guides on how to use it.
Test a different negative conversion program/plugin (see VALOI Gear Guide).
Change your light source if using a cheap LED panel or other unsuitable light source (see VALOI Gear Guide).
Yes! That's one of the things we love doing, and we have a very high success rate. Please send over sample pictures of your scans (in RAW format) and some pictures of your setup, then describe your problems in as much detail as you can.
Extremely curly film: Use a professional lab to develop or change your drying practices. Press the film under some books for a few days
Ensure that the film is seated properly in the holder.
Last resort: Use a smaller (bigger number) aperture to get more depth of field (will lead to image distortion, but the image will be uniformly sharp). Going down to f/11 or f/16 will give you less sharpness but will help you scan a curly piece of film.
You can read more about easy35-compatible lenses here: www.valoi.co/easy35lens
Your camera and film is not parallel: Align them perfectly by adjusting your copy stand or adjusting the levelling feet on the Film Advancer (use Mirror Trick (see VALOI Technique Guide)).
Too little overlap: Use more overlap in your frame, 1/3 overlap is a good aim.
Strong lens vignetting: See further up
Camera and film not parallel: See further up on alignment