Digitizing negatives

Hey,
I have bellows and a slide copier, tried using them with a 50mm lens, but it gives a 1.5x crop of the negative. Also tried an 85mm and 135mm lens as suggested in many tutorials, but couldn't even get the negative in focus. Is there a way of doing this without having to buy M42 tubes and what not?

Perhaps someone can upload a picture of their rig?

Cheers,
Aleks

I use my 35mm macro limited lens (which works very well). I'm not sure about bellows, but extension tubes and a 50mm lens should work fine, as long as the lens is stopped down enough (I usually use f/8 to f/14).

Unfortunately I don't have the 35mm Macro, are there other options out there that don't require buying a new lens?

Using the Pentax bellows you need a 60-70mm lens to get the
full slide. (or a zoom lens).

A member of this site posted his setup some time ago...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregmoll/sets/72157622121204478/

I use one of these bulbs. The light is very even and diffused.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kosnic-Daylight-Energy-Saving-Globe/dp/B005SRCIDM

LINKY

Daylight or Warm can be used, because you can adjust the colour later. Daylight would give slightly better results.

This is a corrected to mid-grey WARM bulb. You can see
how even the light is.






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