CineStill Film CS-Lite Camera Scanning Light Source with CS-Litemask

CineStill Film CS-LITE-V1 Overview

The CS-Lite Camera Scanning Light Source with CS-Litemask from CineStill Film is a compact and cool-running LED panel designed for using a digital camera to create files from traditional color negative film, black and white negative film, and transparencies of any type. It is suitable for use with 35mm and medium-format films. It features a bright light source with a high 95+ CRI rating and has selectable color temperature modes to suit individual film types.

The included CS-LiteMask set is a 2-piece universal film carrier mask set that pairs with existing film carriers from manufactures like Negative Supply, VALOI, Lomography, and more. Masking around the edges of the film carrier helps to eliminate spill light, reducing unwanted glare and maintaining uniformity across the entirety of scans.

Features at a Glance

• 108 LED bulbs
• 5V/1.6A USB Power LED light panel
• USB power cord with integrated controller
• Cool operation
• 10W, 120° beam angle
• CRI 95 + | EV 15 + (approx 700 Lux at 1.6 ft)
• 1/4" -20 threaded mount

Cool Light Mode for Color Negative Film Scanning

Cool Light mode is designed to counterbalance the orange base present in color negative film, allowing scans to be made with a neutral color tone. Color balanced captures result in superior color separation with less noise due to excessive gain produced when shifting color temperature below 2800K in a raw file. It may also be used to scan images taken on daylight slide film taken under incandescent light to reduce the orange cast.

White Light Mode for Black & White Film Scanning

White Light mode is for scanning black and white negatives and transparencies. It can also be used to scan color negative film for post-processing workflows based on white-light scanning.

Warm Light Mode for Slide Film Scanning

Warm Light mode can be used for scanning slide film, which is designed to be viewed with a tungsten balanced backlight. This setting also produces richer tones and enhanced color separation, especially in the red channel.