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Super 8 / Regular 8  film scanner

How it works

Scan film instructions

Gallery

Build scanner

If you are looking for info about the
V2 (Much of the HQ side can be used for the V2 camera) camera version, 

it can be found here.

This project started in 2015, 
with an idea that it would probably be possible to build a Super 8 scanner with a USB microscope. It worked but I was not happy with the image quality. Then I tried with industrial camera with microscope lens got better but not good. Found a scanner built on Youtube that used Rasberry PI camera and some mobile close-up lens, not good he still had the original lens + mobile lens. Eventually I realized that if I remove the original lens and then place the lens that came with the industrial camera in front of the Raspberry PI camera, I was happy with it. As far as I know, I am alone in this solution.             

Now I could start my project to build a Super 8 / Regular 8 scanner. I had Arduino (limited) and electronics knowledge but not Python (Raspberry PI). I did not own a 3D printer, I did not know then how to make my parts, but I realized it later. So got to teach me CAD for 3D printing as well.             
I have spent a lot of time learning to control stepper motors etc., and waiting for small packages from China has also taken a lot of time. Because I have various other interests that have taken a lot of time now and then. In the summer of 2019, my scanner worked quite well.             

Now I am quite satisfied, after the latest updates July-26 but will make small improvements that I will share with you later on this page. / Torulf Holmström Sweden

Latest news July 29B
                

- â€‹Userinterface ver 5.0 stabilization-faster scanning-
   new features - read more

-  Arduino ver 4.0 - read more
-  Wetgate remove scratches! - read more
-  Capstan update juli 29 read more
-  Filmgate control - read more

-  Project page updated/cleaned....




PCB 6 pcs 5 Euro each + shipping available in 
France
Latvia. 
USA (1pcs) 6 Dollar + shipping
Which country do you want to buy from?
Send me an email and you will receive the seller's email address.

If you have ordered and have leftover PCBs. I can advertise them here / broker sales for you!

Send me an email brev@torulf.com

  YouTube video showing how T-Scann 8 works (ver 2024) can be found here

here

Questions / comments? email me
brev@torulf.com 
Feel free to write "T-Scann8" on the subject

Watch T-Scann 8 in 3D rotate, zoom, etc.,
click on image opens on new page (Not updated yet...)

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