# Nikon ES-2 Flatness and Light Source **URL:** \ **Category:** Digital Camera Scanning\ **Created:** [September 12, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/nikon-es-2-flatness-and-light-source/6720 "2023-09-12T05:12:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![GaryD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2acd7d/32.png) [@GaryD](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/GaryD)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/nikon-es-2-flatness-and-light-source/6720/5 "2023-09-16T16:54:38Z")
After a month of reading on this forum I decided on a similar setup. I shoot in RAW using a Nikon D850 with a Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 AF Micro lens and the ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter with a SB800 flash as light source. I use a led light for focus, its on a switch to turn on off as needed. I shoot tethered at f8.0, 1/60th, adjusting the EV value to bracket exposure. I’ve only used the ES-2 so can’t speak to other film holders. Some of my negs are 40+ years old and are curved and I find the ES-2 holds them fairly well. It’s a bit of a pain to load and get contact with all edges for badly curved negs, but works to hold it once you close it. The bar between frames helps. Read post by @Richard1Karash help me decide to use a flash for light source. [Here a photo of his setup using flash](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/suggested-backlight-sources-for-scanning-film-with-dslr/130/227) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/nikon-es-2-flatness-and-light-source/6720)._