# New DSLR scanning setup, slightly soft? **URL:** \ **Category:** Digital Camera Scanning\ **Created:** [August 11, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/new-dslr-scanning-setup-slightly-soft/9652 "2025-08-11T03:57:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**Author:** ![Harry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@Harry](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Harry)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/new-dslr-scanning-setup-slightly-soft/9652/25 "2025-08-13T08:46:35Z")
You might also try ditching the geared head and align using the adjustable feet on your film holder, or better still a larger home made levelling base around the same size as your copy stand base. I’m very wary about extending the camera away from the pillar of your copystand, it is almost bound to increase the risk of vibration even though you are doing everything you can to avoid it. See Vlad’s piece on vibration here (even though he is using a geared head!): > **[Vibration-Proof Scanning Setup: Is Yours Up to the Task?](https://film4ever-digital.blogspot.com/2023/02/vibration-proof-scanning-setup-is-yours.html)** > > For film camera users: Hi-Res Test Targets on 35 mm, type 120 and 4x5" film, USAF 1951 Charts for film scanning with DSLR or mirrorless camera …or indeed @digitizer’s own setup (at least one of them): > [@Let's see your DSLR film scanning setup!](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/lets-see-your-dslr-film-scanning-setup/27/336): > > Current state of affairs: Canon EOS R7 Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro Canon tripod mount clamp Sirui baseplate and lens support Smallrig Arri style baseplate Laminated bamboo boards and metal parts from a local DIY store Negative Supply Basic Film Holder 120, Model II on a cardboard mask Kaiser Plano, should be below the wooden base, needs more sweat though wink Note that the lens clamp is screwed directly to the Sirui baseplate. It improves rigidity and… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/new-dslr-scanning-setup-slightly-soft/9652)._