bmattock
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Bwahahaha! I'm just in a mood today. Frustrating day at work, and so there you go. My apologies.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
Film processing/ scanning
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Bwahahaha! I'm just in a mood today. Frustrating day at work, and so there you go. My apologies.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
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no offense was taken my friend!
joe
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Bill is right, of course, and I've been doing this for years now as well. But I find that scanning does take loads of time, and it is boring.
I don't often have much to do on my pc, and I much rather like to go out to shoot, I really have to force myself to sit down and scan. I'm lousy at that, and now I have about 50 developed but unscanned films lying about: it just builds up ever so slowly.
What's worse is that the older the shots get lesser (isthataword?) interested I'm in those rolls and don't feel much urge to scan them. I much rather see my most recent results.
All this is one of the reasons I'm looking forward to the RD-1. It's going to save me time on the scanning front so I'll have more time for shooting.
I don't often have much to do on my pc, and I much rather like to go out to shoot, I really have to force myself to sit down and scan. I'm lousy at that, and now I have about 50 developed but unscanned films lying about: it just builds up ever so slowly.
What's worse is that the older the shots get lesser (isthataword?) interested I'm in those rolls and don't feel much urge to scan them. I much rather see my most recent results.
All this is one of the reasons I'm looking forward to the RD-1. It's going to save me time on the scanning front so I'll have more time for shooting.
chenick
Nick's my name!
I just got a 2 rolls back from the camera shop.
I thought their max resolution was maybe arouns 1.5-2 megapixels. (nearest Kodak lab scans at 1544x1024 pixels, which is OK, the Fuji ones scan about 1800x1200.
However, this time I got some 5x7 prints as well and the scans were 3360x2240pixels - or 7.5 megapixels. 😀 😀
I'll have to investigate this further & speak to a lab guy, as whenever I asked before, nobody in the shop seemed to know.
Scan + CD cost 3.50 euro more (about 4$ I imagine)
It's a Fuji machine in the shop.
-Nick
I thought their max resolution was maybe arouns 1.5-2 megapixels. (nearest Kodak lab scans at 1544x1024 pixels, which is OK, the Fuji ones scan about 1800x1200.
However, this time I got some 5x7 prints as well and the scans were 3360x2240pixels - or 7.5 megapixels. 😀 😀
I'll have to investigate this further & speak to a lab guy, as whenever I asked before, nobody in the shop seemed to know.
Scan + CD cost 3.50 euro more (about 4$ I imagine)
It's a Fuji machine in the shop.
-Nick
taffer
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Another guilty one here ! 🙂
My last roll was XP2 C41 B&W film, I had it developed in a 1-hour lab and ordered also a scan + CD. Total cost around 7 € and the scans were good enough to post or email.
And if I need something extra, I can always scan them myself with the 3170 or simply order an old fashioned print.
Hey Bill, you know it's always better late than never 😀
My last roll was XP2 C41 B&W film, I had it developed in a 1-hour lab and ordered also a scan + CD. Total cost around 7 € and the scans were good enough to post or email.
And if I need something extra, I can always scan them myself with the 3170 or simply order an old fashioned print.
Hey Bill, you know it's always better late than never 😀
bmattock
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taffer said:
Hey, whatever works, bud. But I would say that once you've had the scans done commercially, the negs may well be scratched up, so you'll have more work to do when/if you decide to scan them yourself. Again, whatever works best for you!
For me, having all negs processed but not printed, and scanning all negs myself (c-6 and c-41, I *do* process my own B&W) has helped to keep costs down - the cost of the scanner itself is easily justified and paid back in nothing flat. Plus, I get better scans. There is no 'good enough' for me. I have to have 'as good as I can get' - nothing else will serve. Not that I can afford the very best - but I want the very best at the price point I can play at.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
