Reddit reviews Huion L4S Light Box - 17.72 Inches USB ADJUSTABLE Illumination Light Panel only 5mm Thin Light Table with 5 A4 Tracing Papers and 1 Non-woven Bag L14.17" x W10.63" x H0.2"
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Thin Light Box: A4 Size(14"x10")Light Box, 0.2" in thickness and 1.32lb in weight which is portable to carry around. There is no battery inside and it cannot be rechargeableAdjustable Brightness: Touch switch design to turn on/off the light box and keep pressing the switch for 1-3 seconds to adjust brightnessUSB Connected: It comes with a 3.3ft Micro USB cable which can be easily plugged into USB connecting devices like pc, phone adapter and power banker ectFlicker-free led lamps provide even illuminated surface which is good for 2D Animation, Calligraphy, Embossing, Scrapbooking, Tattoo Transferring, Sketching & Drawing, Sewing projects, Stained Glass, Quilting and moreLong Life Span 50000 hours of continuous use. Package Contents: a light box, a white Micro USB cable, 5 pieces of A4 tracing paper, a Recycling Non-woven Bag
There's not much in the wiki at this point about pointed-pen guidelines, but it does link a couple of generators that you can use: shipbrook's or knestled. Your third alternative is to draw them yourself, but personally I find that to be rather tedious. Additionally, if you draw them half-assedly (i.e., not completely parallel or at the proper angle) you'll also be doing yourself a real disservice when it comes to practicing.
I prefer the knestled generator (full disclosure: I wrote it), and here's a pdf (tweak the settings here) example you could use straight-away for copperplate. If you intend to draw directly on your printer paper, I'd recommend making all of the lines very light. As /u/funkalismo says, though, it's preferable to make reusable thick-lined guideline sheets and place your practice sheets on top. This may not be an option depending on the transparency of your practice paper, or if you don't have a light table for example.
For completeness, zanerian.com (2) has a couple guide sheets that are simple images, but they are hardly ideal.
Scan was using my Nikon D3300, a macro lens, and a nifty little backlight I found on Amazon. Reversed the negs in Gimp.
My only mistake was forgetting to dump my presoak (a new concept for me coming from the D76 world) and pouring in my developer. Once I realized what I had done, I dumped the whole lot out, quickly warmed up another 300ml of developer, and resumed the process.
What kind of light panel is recommended to DSLR scan film? Is a $40 model is enough (for example: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J0UUHPO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T2_XGVtzb6KGX84B) or should I look for higher end product (and why)?
Thanks!
You can buy a 5mm thin led box for 45 dollars. no need to hack something together for 50.
https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Ultra-thin-ADJUSTABLE-Illumination-Lifetime/dp/B00J0UUHPO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468283836&sr=8-1&keywords=led+box
Thanks for all the help! I realized that I actually have one of these light pads https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Ultra-thin-ADJUSTABLE-Illumination-Lifetime/dp/B00J0UUHPO/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1468537533&sr=8-10&keywords=light+pad . I was using it for another project, but I'm done with that project now and it should really fill that role everyone is talking about with the lightbox.