skibeerr
Well-known
How did you measure the light? You have high and low contrast parts in one image.
On which point did you focus?
On which point did you focus?
Jim-st
Well-known
Hi Andrew-
You might try using PhotoKit Sharpeners from PixelGenius.com - scan into PS using one of the film-type specific Capture Sharpeners then optionally go at it with the Creative Sharpeners to your heart's content. I think you can get a 7-day free trial, so worth a look I'd say
Jim
You might try using PhotoKit Sharpeners from PixelGenius.com - scan into PS using one of the film-type specific Capture Sharpeners then optionally go at it with the Creative Sharpeners to your heart's content. I think you can get a 7-day free trial, so worth a look I'd say
Jim
mudride
Established
It looks like you've scanned with a low resolution. Try to scan at a higher dpi (2400 or 4800dpi) - still soft? If so, post a 100% crop of the the girl.
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Moriturii
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Get one of those focusing sharts, focus on the middle and see if it back or front focuses, could be the issue chriscrawfordphoto said.
And also, maybe you are developing such that it doesn't produce sharp negatives? Although I doubt it, probably focusing error.
And also, maybe you are developing such that it doesn't produce sharp negatives? Although I doubt it, probably focusing error.
kuzano
Veteran
I'm with the post that says>>>>>
I'm with the post that says>>>>>
Get a roll professionally developed and scanned.....
I'd still look at the scanning experience you're encountering. Can the Plustek (a rather pedestrian choice, compared to your capture equipment) really create the output you are looking for. Seriously, this would be the place I would start spending a bit of time and money ruling out. Scanning will, in my personal experience always reduce image quality in the area of focus. It's unavoidable.
With your varied choice of films and your capture equipment, it's the one common and likely weak link. Pay to have a pro lab enlarge and print from your negatives, as I mentioned before. I still think you will find "home" scanning to be much more of a challenge than you're expectations allow for.
I'm with the post that says>>>>>
Get a roll professionally developed and scanned.....
I'd still look at the scanning experience you're encountering. Can the Plustek (a rather pedestrian choice, compared to your capture equipment) really create the output you are looking for. Seriously, this would be the place I would start spending a bit of time and money ruling out. Scanning will, in my personal experience always reduce image quality in the area of focus. It's unavoidable.
With your varied choice of films and your capture equipment, it's the one common and likely weak link. Pay to have a pro lab enlarge and print from your negatives, as I mentioned before. I still think you will find "home" scanning to be much more of a challenge than you're expectations allow for.
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bobbyrab
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I don't really understand why anyone would question the camera given the problem is the whole image being soft, with either lens and roll after roll of film. If it was simply the rangefinder alignment, something on the image would be sharp, I'm pretty sure you would notice if the rangefinder patch was lining up with the lens at 5" for a subject 20 feet away, and I can't think of any other way a rangefinder mis-alignment would be unsharp across the frame, even then any foreground would be sharp.
cambolt
Green Spotted Nose Turtle
I can't see how this could be the leica's fault either. Do you have another film camera you could try in your scanner? And what resolution and format are you scanning in?
tlitody
Well-known
I would suggest you do a little test.
Get a newspaper and lay it flat on a board at 45 degrees. Then with camera on a tripod leveled and in the direct center height of the newspaper from around 6 feet away take some photos. Use your widest aperture and focus on the text which is right on the lens axis. Write down the text line it was focussed on.
When you develop these if that bit of text is not sharp then you have a focussing issue. Either you or the rangefinder is out or the lens is out. Most likely the rangefinder needs adjusting but you will be able to see if its focussing in front or behind what you are focussing on. If the text is the sharpest but not really sharp then you have a dodgy lens.
And just to prove to you about sharpness take one image at each fstop so you can see which is sharpest. It won't be the one with greatest DOF.
Get a newspaper and lay it flat on a board at 45 degrees. Then with camera on a tripod leveled and in the direct center height of the newspaper from around 6 feet away take some photos. Use your widest aperture and focus on the text which is right on the lens axis. Write down the text line it was focussed on.
When you develop these if that bit of text is not sharp then you have a focussing issue. Either you or the rangefinder is out or the lens is out. Most likely the rangefinder needs adjusting but you will be able to see if its focussing in front or behind what you are focussing on. If the text is the sharpest but not really sharp then you have a dodgy lens.
And just to prove to you about sharpness take one image at each fstop so you can see which is sharpest. It won't be the one with greatest DOF.
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