# Suggested backlight sources for scanning film with DSLR

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**Category:** Digital Camera Scanning\
**Created:** [March 27, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/suggested-backlight-sources-for-scanning-film-with-dslr/130 "2019-03-27T18:58:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/suggested-backlight-sources-for-scanning-film-with-dslr/130/6 "2019-04-29T05:43:19Z")

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The iphone 7 is a POOR light source with regards to CRI, R9 (deep red) and overall color rendering when measured with the i1Pro2 and Babelcolor CT&A program. CRI of 73, deep red rendering R9 of MINUS 19.

![iphone7_2019-04-28_Full-report_600DPI](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex029/uploads/negativelabpro/original/1X/57a2130f01b5eeb0ba5269b7df5e40fd1047650f.png)

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