Scanning Comparison: Camera vs Flatbed

In order to further demonstrate the advantages of scanning film with a camera scanning set-up we’ve made some comparison scans to demonstrate the different results. These scans can also be found in our extensive Camera Scanning White Paper.

The flatbed scans were made with a Epson V800 using Epson Scan 2 as a conversion software.

The camera scans were made with a Nikon D850 + Nikon AF-S Micro 60mm f/2.8 G ED using Adobe Lightroom Classic with the NegativeLab Pro plugin for conversion.

Keep in mind that this is not a comparison of colours. The colour output of the film is heavily dependant on the conversion software and the settings used to convert the film.

To start off simple we’re comparing two black and white film stocks, a low ISO Ilford FP4+ and a very grainy Ilford Delta 3200 both in 35mm.

Camera scans are on the left and flatbed scans made with the Epson V800 are on the right.