# Does the camera body matter much for DSLR scanning of 35mm? **URL:** \ **Category:** Digital Camera Scanning\ **Created:** [November 10, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/does-the-camera-body-matter-much-for-dslr-scanning-of-35mm/10613 "2026-11-10T10:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![Harry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@Harry](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Harry)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/does-the-camera-body-matter-much-for-dslr-scanning-of-35mm/10613/9 "2026-11-10T20:05:01Z")
> [@Digitizer](#): > > It does not pay to add a EUR 3000 camera to a wobbly copy stand. No, and even the OP seems to have doubts about the copy stand so I would sort that out before upgrading any other part of the system, but then the tests that I suggested using Vlad’s Test Target would highlight such problems. For the sake of impartiality I’d love rto recommend an affordable alternative to the ‘VTT’ but I don’t think there is one. Mark Segal’s articles can be found on Luminous Landscape now, you are of course encouraged by the site to subscribe but you can ‘do it later’. This one shows his rig. I think even Mark might agree that each of the components in this top of the range setup might be intimidatingly expensive for someone just starting out with camera ‘scanning’ though. Actually I think your own copy stand is excellent, and need not be expensive. > **[Digitizing Negatives with a Camera - Revisited](https://luminous-landscape.com/digitizing-negatives-with-a-camera-revisited/)** > > Revisit camera-based film digitizing with a refined setup, workflow tips, and insights from hands-on tests using Negative Lab Pro. Excuse me for giving a link to your own setup but I think it’s more than relevant. > [@Let's see your DSLR film scanning setup!](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/lets-see-your-dslr-film-scanning-setup/27/465): > > Okay, here comes my definitive film scanning setup: Two boards of black 19 mm MDF are held together by two heavy duty brackets. These are built for load (150 pounds each) rather than for precision, therefore some shims had to be added. The Novoflex rail holds the caged Canon R7 and the Laowa 65mm APO Macro in a vertical setup. If I wanted, I could convert it to a horizontal setup with not much effort. A Kaiser Plano shines its light through a CNC’d opening above which the negativ… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/does-the-camera-body-matter-much-for-dslr-scanning-of-35mm/10613)._