Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

[fishgee]

If you can only get the top or bottom of the image in focus, it would seem to me that your camera wasn't re-mounted precisely parallel to the film. You may want to try shimming or otherwise adjusting the camera mounting to bring it parallel.

As for scratches, others have wrapped the film guide posts with soft cloth, and even replaced the plastic guides with metal or plastic guides that actually roll as opposed to the stock non-moving ones.

 

[Balto1986]

If you can only get the top or bottom of the image in focus, it would seem to me that your camera wasn't re-mounted precisely parallel to the film. You may want to try shimming or otherwise adjusting the camera mounting to bring it parallel.

As for scratches, others have wrapped the film guide posts with soft cloth, and even replaced the plastic guides with metal or plastic guides that actually roll as opposed to the stock non-moving ones.

i've been trying the adjusting/shimmering the camera, but with no luck so far. but Im gonna try a little more.

I dont use the plastic guides at all. I let it fall into a box. the scratch seems to come from one of the two guides inside the lid. I was thinking about removing one or try to widen the path a little bit. but havent done it yet.