There are many people from the most varied fields who persist in using more elaborate techniques or even old enough to have known what can be called a technological phenomenon in the before and after. In the world of photography, obviously, this is no different, and the old films used on cameras that required their photos to be revealed illustrate this process very well.
In addition to the important and thorough work that has been required for development, when photographers or image enthusiasts who are only recorded on these negatives are currently trying to digitize movies, they realize how difficult it can be to go through this process. difficulty, the owner of a design company, Hamish Gill, has created a simple and seemingly very functional mechanism, Pixl-latr.
- Using just a few pieces of iron.
- A few inserts and a holder to fix the films evenly.
- You can use a camera or even your smartphone to scan films.
- Whether they are in color or even black and white.
- Without allowing too much brightness.
- Or even one? curve? of the film spoils the process of inverting the negative in the desired image.
According to the product description, currently still in crowdfunding on the Kickstarter website, the supported films are those of categories 35 mm, 120 mm (in 6 – 12) or 5 – 4.
After purchasing the hardware, the instructions given are to simply place the film attached to the stand on a clear surface and take the photo with your camera and/or smartphone to then manipulate the negative in any editing program.
Hamish’s cost forecast in the project description was that the product would be worth 25 pounds (something around R$124) as long as it reached the minimum amount for its financing. Something that has been done successfully.
With 29 days before the proposed deadline, the budget of almost $14,000 has been far exceeded, with the same release of this content almost within $20,000.