I loved this portable DIY 35mm film scanner with built-in light, and it could save me a lot of money — but…

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  • The Valoi easy35 V2 is an at-home film scanner for digitizing 35mm film negatives
  • It requires a digital camera, a 1:1 macro lens, and negative conversion software
  • It's a compact, portable unit with a built-in light source

Shooting film is an expensive business, and I’m always on the lookout for ways to make it cheaper. As such, the Valoi easy35 v2 immediately caught my attention, with its promises to make the process of scanning film negatives at home into something, well, easy. Okay, I’m interested.

Paying to get negatives scanned and digitized is an ongoing cost that adds up over time — and since I live in a fairly small apartment in a city, a large flatbed film scanner isn’t a practical option for me. The Valoi easy35 V2, however, is a compact cube with about the same desk footprint as a large coffee mug. Even with its raft of...

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