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Lento Dock 35 - Automated 35mm Film Scanning System
A detailed user guide for the Dock 35 can be found here. The connection between the Dock 35 and your camera on one end, and between your camera and your computer on the other, depends on the brand and model of your camera. If you have any questions, please contact us so you can get started right away.
The Dock 35 turns the digital camera you already own into a fast, precise 35mm film scanner. You put your camera on a copy stand above the Dock, feed in your film, and the included Dock Connect software takes care of the rest. It controls the camera, finds every frame and captures the whole roll without you having to advance and shoot frame by frame. A full 36-exposure 35mm roll is analysed, optimised and captured in about 1 minute 40 seconds.
The Dock 35 handles colour negative, black & white and slide 35mm film, and it detects both full frames and half frames. You can feed it a complete uncut roll or a series of strips one after another, down to a minimum length of 123 mm (about four full frames or seven half frames). Three capture modes, Live, Blend and Split, let you choose the workflow that suits your film and your camera.
The light source is what gives the scans their quality. It uses narrowband RGB light, a matrix of 36 RGB groups with 108 emitters in total, and every unit is calibrated individually at the factory. This narrowband light separates colours more cleanly than a standard white light panel, so colour negatives are easier to convert accurately. The Dock keeps your camera’s shutter open in bulb mode and controls exposure through the timing of its own light.
The Dock 35 is handmade in Spain. It has an aluminium housing and machined aluminium film guides, measures 188 × 142 × 57 mm and weighs 1.2 kg. Firmware updates keep it current.
Compatibility: It works with any camera brand that has bulb mode and an electronic remote shutter socket. A mechanical cable-release thread is not enough. Images go over USB to a watched folder using your camera maker’s free tethering app, such as Canon EOS Utility, Nikon NX Tether, FUJIFILM X Acquire or Sony Imaging Edge. On macOS, supported camera models can also tether directly to Dock Connect. Dock Connect runs on macOS and Windows.
In the box: the Dock 35, two USB-C cables, a quick-start guide and the warranty. The Dock Connect licence is included. You’ll also need a copy stand for your camera, a USB-C Power Delivery power supply of at least 45 W, and the right shutter release cable for your camera (3.5 mm connection on the Dock side).
