Kodak's new $40 cardboard box

**boriscleto** · 07-18-2019, 02:54 PM - **2 Likes**

That turns into a mobile phone film scanner.

Kodak unveils $40 cardboard mobile film scanner - Kosmo Foto

photoptimist · 07-18-2019, 03:13 PM - **1 Like**

Fun!

They should make a second cardboard box product that holds a smartphone screen down and takes a snapshot of the screen on film. It could include an app with clever filters for the live viewphone camera image to make the camera simulate almost any kind of film on whatever basic color film was loaded.

**BigMackCam** · 07-18-2019, 03:41 PM

I think that's quite a cool product for the money

I bet it'll sell quite well... and there'll be a bunch of film photographers buying it who'd never admit to it in public

**Alex645** · 07-18-2019, 04:03 PM - **1 Like**

Awesome! Does it include a smartphone?

**jeffdrew** · 07-18-2019, 04:31 PM

If the dedicated app works well, then they may have a winner! Pick up a kit for $10 next Prime Day? 🤫

**BigMackCam** · 07-18-2019, 04:34 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jeffdrew

If the dedicated app works well, then they may have a winner! Pick up a kit for $10 next Prime Day? ��

Even though I very, very rarely shoot film, I'm thinking of picking one up at the suggested retail price, just to have ready. It won't take many lab scans to break even, and it's supporting the product. If enough people do that, it'll be successful and hopefully continue in production for some time

This is a lot cheaper than buying a dedicated scanner, and for those who don't need a more specialised solution with consistent lighting across the frame, it should be more than good enough...

**c.a.m** · 07-18-2019, 05:21 PM

Looks like a fun little device, and attractively priced.

Interestingly, the main Kodak splash page shows a 'generic' camera that is almost certainly a 'shopped image of a Fuji X100 (first model).

KODAK Mobile Film Scanner | Kodak

- Craig

Last edited by c.a.m; 07-18-2019 at 06:08 PM.

LensBeginner · 07-19-2019, 12:58 AM

Doesn't even look like the height is adjustable... not all smartphones have the same FoV...
And... 40$ "attractively priced"? For a LED light and some cardboard? not even batteries are included...

...I should get into this business as well, I'm good at DIY!

Dartmoor Dave · 07-19-2019, 01:19 AM - **2 Likes**

It's the app that's grabbing my interest, not the box. The idea of a colour negative to positive converter developed by Kodak itself is very interesting, especially if there's some way to feed it with DSLR "scans" rather than smartphone snaps.

**Alex645** · 07-19-2019, 09:28 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

It's the app that's grabbing my interest, not the box. The idea of a colour negative to positive converter developed by Kodak itself is very interesting, especially if there's some way to feed it with DSLR "scans" rather than smartphone snaps.

Color inverting has been around for a long, long time and I know that it is a feature on some phone camera apps. My photo students after making their first pinhole negative will use their smartphones to invert the neg so they can preview what their positive will look like.

On Photoshop it's a simple Command + i to invert.

LensBeginner · 07-19-2019, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by Alex645

Color inverting has been around for a long, long time and I know that it is a feature on some phone camera apps. My photo students after making their first pinhole negative will use their smartphones to invert the neg so they can preview what their positive will look like.

On Photoshop it's a simple Command + i to invert.

This.
It's literally one of the easiest things to do...

Dartmoor Dave · 07-19-2019, 10:59 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Alex645

Color inverting has been around for a long, long time and I know that it is a feature on some phone camera apps. My photo students after making their first pinhole negative will use their smartphones to invert the neg so they can preview what their positive will look like.On Photoshop it's a simple Command + i to invert.

Umm. . . I wasn't suggesting that colour inversion is something amazingly new. After all, I've done it enough times myself using enough different methods. I was merely expressing interest in an app created specifically for the task by Kodak.

**kaseki** · 07-19-2019, 12:43 PM

I see this as an improvement over using a magnifying optic to review decades of 35-mm negs for any that might be worth having seriously scanned.

**boriscleto** · 07-19-2019, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by kaseki

I see this as an improvement over using a magnifying optic to review decades of 35-mm negs for any that might be worth having seriously scanned.

Or putting a color slide into a bakelite slide viewer...

07-18-2019, 02:54 PM - 2 Likes	#1
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07-18-2019, 05:21 PM	#7
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,189	Kodak meets Fuji? Looks like a fun little device, and attractively priced. Interestingly, the main Kodak splash page shows a 'generic' camera that is almost certainly a 'shopped image of a Fuji X100 (first model). KODAK Mobile Film Scanner \| Kodak - Craig Last edited by c.a.m; 07-18-2019 at 06:08 PM.

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photoptimist Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,126	Fun! They should make a second cardboard box product that holds a smartphone screen down and takes a snapshot of the screen on film. It could include an app with clever filters for the live viewphone camera image to make the camera simulate almost any kind of film on whatever basic color film was loaded.

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BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	I think that's quite a cool product for the money I bet it'll sell quite well... and there'll be a bunch of film photographers buying it who'd never admit to it in public

07-18-2019, 04:03 PM - 1 Like	#4
Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,526	Awesome! Does it include a smartphone?

07-18-2019, 04:31 PM	#5
jeffdrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 102	If the dedicated app works well, then they may have a winner! Pick up a kit for $10 next Prime Day? 🤫

07-18-2019, 04:34 PM - 1 Like	#6
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	Originally posted by jeffdrew If the dedicated app works well, then they may have a winner! Pick up a kit for $10 next Prime Day? �� Even though I very, very rarely shoot film, I'm thinking of picking one up at the suggested retail price, just to have ready. It won't take many lab scans to break even, and it's supporting the product. If enough people do that, it'll be successful and hopefully continue in production for some time This is a lot cheaper than buying a dedicated scanner, and for those who don't need a more specialised solution with consistent lighting across the frame, it should be more than good enough...

07-19-2019, 12:58 AM	#8
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Doesn't even look like the height is adjustable... not all smartphones have the same FoV... And... 40$ "attractively priced"? For a LED light and some cardboard? not even batteries are included... ...I should get into this business as well, I'm good at DIY!

07-19-2019, 01:19 AM - 2 Likes	#9
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	It's the app that's grabbing my interest, not the box. The idea of a colour negative to positive converter developed by Kodak itself is very interesting, especially if there's some way to feed it with DSLR "scans" rather than smartphone snaps.

07-19-2019, 09:28 AM - 1 Like	#10
Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,526	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave It's the app that's grabbing my interest, not the box. The idea of a colour negative to positive converter developed by Kodak itself is very interesting, especially if there's some way to feed it with DSLR "scans" rather than smartphone snaps. Color inverting has been around for a long, long time and I know that it is a feature on some phone camera apps. My photo students after making their first pinhole negative will use their smartphones to invert the neg so they can preview what their positive will look like. On Photoshop it's a simple Command + i to invert.

07-19-2019, 09:56 AM	#11
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by Alex645 Color inverting has been around for a long, long time and I know that it is a feature on some phone camera apps. My photo students after making their first pinhole negative will use their smartphones to invert the neg so they can preview what their positive will look like. On Photoshop it's a simple Command + i to invert. This. It's literally one of the easiest things to do...

07-19-2019, 10:59 AM - 2 Likes	#12
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by Alex645 Color inverting has been around for a long, long time and I know that it is a feature on some phone camera apps. My photo students after making their first pinhole negative will use their smartphones to invert the neg so they can preview what their positive will look like.On Photoshop it's a simple Command + i to invert. Umm. . . I wasn't suggesting that colour inversion is something amazingly new. After all, I've done it enough times myself using enough different methods. I was merely expressing interest in an app created specifically for the task by Kodak.

07-19-2019, 12:43 PM	#13
kaseki Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2017 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,138	I see this as an improvement over using a magnifying optic to review decades of 35-mm negs for any that might be worth having seriously scanned.

07-19-2019, 02:56 PM	#14
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475 Original Poster	Originally posted by kaseki I see this as an improvement over using a magnifying optic to review decades of 35-mm negs for any that might be worth having seriously scanned. Or putting a color slide into a bakelite slide viewer...