at it again...

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i just loaded up 10 rolls of delta 100 film onto 10 reels in 2 tanks.

tomorrow i will add some chemicals and make negs!

and eventually i will start scanning some of these negs.

i think i have about 10 rolls of film left to process after this, some of that apx400 i bought.

i have yet to use the mekko 100 yet.

i am waiting on a small light table and hoping that will make choosing negs to scan a bit easier than holding a negative file page up to a light and looking through my big loupe.

joe
 
i just scanned a few negatives for the first time ever. coolscan arrived today...gonna take me some time to accomodate to the quirky user interface:rolleyes:
i've been trying to develop each roll as it shoots...one at a time:eek:
 
i've been trying to develop each roll as it shoots...one at a time...

after every extended procession session i swear this is what i will do but i never follow through.
if i were rich or famous i'd have an assistant:)

this year my goal is to never have more than 3 rolls on the go that need processing.

joe
 
And so it goes.

I have a sizable backlog of film to soup, a small handful of C41 to hand off to at local lab (that happens today), and I still have my portfolio work to put a rush on.

That's photography for you...never a dull moment for stuff to do.


- Barrett
 
as of last week, there was no TX400 available locally, so the camera is empty, i hope this situation changes soon, or i'm going to have to order out...
 
back alley said:
i am waiting on a small light table and hoping that will make choosing negs to scan a bit easier than holding a negative file page up to a light and looking through my big loupe.

joe

Why not just scan the entire page and make a digital contact print?

/Ira
 
Topdog1 said:
Why not just scan the entire page and make a digital contact print?

/Ira
You beat me to that one, Ira. This is what I almost always do; the wonderful thing is that, if you have an A3-capable printer or larger, you can create enlarged contact sheets which can be evaluated sans loupe, like a lot of pros did back in the day (although, back then, one needed access to an 8 x 10 enlarger for the task – I worked for a few labs that did). A few clients who insisted on seeing an entire "take", warts n' all, have been impressed when I would bring in a stack of 13 x 19" contact sheets instaed of 8 x 10s.


- Barrett
 
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Topdog1 said:
Why not just scan the entire page and make a digital contact print?

/Ira


first off, i don't have a photo printer and it seems a bit much to get one for the small amount of printing i do..
and to be honest the stamp sized pics on a contact sheet are near useless to me. better than a straight neg with a loupe but not by much.
and my flatbed scanner is an antique.
joe
 
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