# I found a way to make my film photography obsession much more affordable — a portable DIY film scanner with one neat trick

> The Valoi easy35 V2 is an at-home film scanner for digitizing 35mm film negativesIt requires a digital camera, a 1:1 macro lens, and negative conversion softwareIt's a compact, portable unit with a built-in light source…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/cameras/photography/i-loved-this-portable-diy-35mm-film-scanner-with-built-in-light-and-it-could-save-me-a-lot-of-money-but-its-not-as-simple-as-it-sounds?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5e6508eab339c59cb746df)
- **Published:** 2026-07-20
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #cameras #film #portable #scanner #affordable #easy35 #found #home
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