Multiple Frames Film Scanner Vendor Cameras

One of the biggest benefits of a dedicated film scanner is how easy and efficient it is to get repeatable results. Again, compared to a dedicated scanner, it can be a more drawn-out process to manually photograph your film one frame at a time compared to a film scanner with built-in motors and batch scanning features.
It shoots 4 frames per single frame of 35 mm film. Movies are made at a measurement of frames per second. So, being able to shoot multiple frames on a single frame of 35 mm lets the the movie play at the correct pace. The LomoKinos run at 4 frames per second.

Film scanners are very good, but are also very slow. You may do well to average 10 slides per hour overall, so thousands of slides may take many months, and it's a good bet that you may never finish. The Nikon 5000 film scanner did have its SF-210 Auto Slide Feeder accessory ($450) for overnight runs of 50 slides, if it doesn't jam.

The digital camera (with a macro lens) can copy slides very well (and fast), but a real film scanner can be better for color negatives (with the film holders, and better quality for removal of the orange mask, on another page). And some film scanners offer an infrared dust and scratch cleaning feature (often named Digital ICE or FARE) that the camera cannot do, which is extremely useful, but it adds even more time (and may be unsuitable for silver-based Kodachrome slides). But the camera is fast, and great for slides. It was one thing to sit down one evening with one roll of slides, but it's something entirely different to be facing a few thousand old slides.

What is a LomoKino?

The LomoKino is the only camera in the our experimental arsenal that allows you to create short analogue movies on 35 mm film — and you can shoot up to 30 seconds of silent footage per roll! It’s super compact and easy to use. So what are you waiting for? Start directing and shoot your own mini-masterpiece!

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Epson Film Scanner

Being a flatbed scanner, it is larger and more bulky than some of the other scanners reviewed here, so make sure you have space for it. As a photo scanner, the V550 offers strong performance, able to scan 35mm slides, negatives, and film. 720p/50 = Frame size 1280 x 720, progressive scan with 50 frames per second. 1080p/25 = Frame size 1920 x 1080, progressive scan with 25 frames per second. With a bit of luck that makes perfect sense. It would be great if things were this simple and when describing progressive scan video it pretty much is that easy.

How Does the LomoKino Work?

It shoots 4 frames per single frame of 35 mm film. Movies are made at a measurement of frames per second. So, being able to shoot multiple frames on a single frame of 35 mm lets the the movie play at the correct pace. The LomoKinos run at 4 frames per second. And you can wind the reel to shoot up to 144 frames on any standard 35 mm film to make movie magic!

How to Make the Most out of Your LomoKino:

The LomoKino makes movies anywhere from 5–30 seconds. You can create as many short films as you want on one roll of 35mm! You can even use it to take quick action shots like mid-air leaps, without having to make your subject jump in the air 12 times to get the perfect shot. Since you have more frames per shot, and a faster speed than a regular still camera, you can capture more of those high-energy shots that you may have not been able to achieve before — even with the fastest shutter speed.

A Brief History of 35mm Filmmaking

All the way back in 1892, legendary inventors Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Dickson first used 35mm film and adapted it to shoot movies on their early analogue movie cameras. Over the years, all kinds of different formats appeared and disappeared, but it was 35mm that braved the test of time and became the standard format of film for shooting motion pictures.

It was only later that people began to experiment with using this 35mm movie film in still photography cameras. It was the German optical engineer, Oskar Barnack, who would eventually be credited with popularizing the format for still photography when he invented the first of legendary Leica 35mm cameras. 35mm film continues to be the standard format of film for still photography to this day; it’s now used and loved by Lomographers across the world as the medium for their creative and experimental snap-shooting.

The LomoKino has brought this history of 35mm film around full circle. When you load a fresh roll of film into your LomoKino, you are once again unlocking the moviemaking potential of the humble roll of 35mm film! Oh and for those of you who aren’t aware, the word ‘Kino’ is German for Cinema — speaking of which, why don’t we check out some LomoKino movies in the Screening Room!

Features

Best Film Scanner

Let's head behind the scenes and take a look at all the features that make the LomoKino tick!

Film type - 35mm
Exposure area - 24mm x 8.5mm
Frames per. roll (36 exp.) - 144 frames
Frame rate - Approximately 3-5 frames per second
Taking Lens - 25mm
Angle of view - 54 degrees
Aperture - f/5.6, f/8, f/11 (Continuous aperture)
Shutter speed - 1/100
Film Advancing - Manual
Film Counting - Volume display
Focusing - (Normal) 1m~infinity, (Press button for) 0.6m close-up
View finding - Inverse-Galileo foldable viewfinder
Flash sync - x-sync (hot-shoe)
Tripod mount - Standard 1/4' tripod screw