What seemed a long while ago, I pledged on Kickstarter a simple device for using your camera to ‘scan’ negatives by Hamish at 35mmc. I have a scanner but it takes time to set up and to scan the images and sometimes (often) I could use a simple and quick method for digitizing negatives and this seemed the ideal solution.
The day has finally arrived when the pixl-latr is here and ready for me to try out and I wanted to do a quick review.
Packaging-wise Hamish has gone for an all cardboard (no polluting plastic) approach which is appreciated and it made it over to the US in good shape; some of the pieces moved around inside but that’s not an issue.
Instructions are simple and clear and the device is pretty instinctive to use anyway.
I didn’t have time on the day it came for a ‘serious’ test but did do a quick setup with the camera handheld, just to try it out
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