Myriad is a new multi-format holder for scanning film with digital cameras.Myriad is a new multi-format holder for scanning film with digital cameras.

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  • Dmitri Jan 31, ‘25 edit

    Myriad is a new multi-format holder for scanning film with digital cameras.

    This new design by CUTASUNDA (run by Michael Swift from North East of England) accepts virtually all roll film sizes 110, APS, 126, 135, 127, 120/220, etc. The holder is available from the CUTASUNDA website for £99.95 ($125): cutasunda.com/products.html — or you can try your luck at Pentax Forums, where a Myriad giveaway is running until February 21st: pentaxforums.com/articles/…

    Myriad was in development for over two years to ensure safe, scratch-free film transport, reliability, and perfectly flat film scanning.

    For it to work, you must supply your own light source — a high-CRI LED light panel (such as the excellent Raleno PLV-S192) is recommended. Of course, you’ll also need your digital camera and a stand.

    Myriad will let you scan negatives up to 6x9 in dimensions and keep your film flat with no more than 0.4mm variance (however, it may have trouble with exceptionally curly film). The holder is made from premium plastics that are precision laser-cut, which melts the material in the process, leaving it perfectly smooth. The finely-textured diffuser panel ensures there are no Newton rings. The adjustable film guides let you switch easily from one film size to another. More info: cutasunda.com/resources.ht…

    I’ll add a couple more images and scan samples to this thread shortly. 🧵

    #editorial🔥 #gas

  • Dmitri Jan 31, ‘25

    Feeding 35mm film into the adjustable Myriad film holder (diagram from the Resources page).

  • Dmitri Jan 31, ‘25

    Scanning medium format with Myriad film holder.

  • Dmitri Jan 31, ‘25 edit

    Scanning APS film with Myriad.

  • Dmitri Jan 31, ‘25

    35mm film scan with Myriad (inc. sprocket holes and edge markings).

  • Dmitri Jan 31, ‘25

    APS film scan with Myriad (inc. sprocket holes and edge markings). This one I was most impressed by.

  • Dmitri Jan 31, ‘25

    Update: Michael got back to me with corrections and additional info about handling curled film:

    “Myriad handles flat and moderately curved films very well indeed. Although very badly curved films may not feed through it, you can simply remove the top panel and lay the negatives directly onto the diffuser, then replace the top panel. This allows them to be digitised as normal. It’s a workaround, but effective, and mentioned in the documentation.”