First impression

[imush]

I got the GF670 a couple of weeks ago. Haven't had time to do too much with it yet, but here are the first few:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imush/tags/gf670/show

The baby pictures (my daughter's) are Tri-X pushed to 1600, wide open. The balcony pictures (my wife and then the landscape) aperture was 4-5.6.

In short, I expect the GAS is cured for a long time to come.

 

[pgeobc]

Your pics reflect my experiences with the GF670. I think the snow fooled your light meter and you could have opened up a little for the shots of your wife. Yes, the snow might have been overexposed then, but her face and clothing would be a tad better. Fill flash could help. Nice sharpness and has the clarity found with good lenses.

Mine is due for much more of a workout than I have had time to do so far.

 

[Wlodek]

Nice. What Developer?

 

[kshapero]

I will not read this thread, I will not read this thread. LOL
Good luck with the new rig.

 

[mel]

I got the GF670 a couple of weeks ago. Haven't had time to do too much with it yet, but here are the first few:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imush/tags/gf670/show

The baby pictures (my daughter's) are Tri-X pushed to 1600, wide open. The balcony pictures (my wife and then the landscape) aperture was 4-5.6.

In short, I expect the GAS is cured for a long time to come.

While I was opening the images, I wondered, "How could his GAS be cured."
When I saw that beautiful baby I understood.
Enjoy.

 

[imush]

Nice. What Developer?

The baby pictures are Tri-X @1600, stand dev in Rodinal 1:100 for 1.5 hrs. No agitation after initial minute.

The ones from the balcony are Acros 100, standard time Rodinal 1:50. The portraits were indeed underexposed, there is snow, and the subject was also in a shadow, so I should have compensated 2 or 3 stops instead of just 1.

 

[pgeobc]

>I should have compensated 2 or 3 stops instead of just 1.<

One more probably would have done it. Anyway, Photoshop can bring it up. Really nice kid photos, too.

 

[imush]

> One more probably would have done it. <

I already lightened the shadows a little, it will loose some detail if I do any more.

I am not very good at scanning MF either, still learning how to do it properly on a flatbed (V700). For 35mm, I have a Nikon Coolscan, it really seems to have more depth to salvage such shots. Anyway, good enough for "contacts" and flickr, I can enlarge important shots and scan the prints later. The film still has enough depth for some shadow detail.

 

[Wlodek]

The baby pictures are Tri-X @1600, stand dev in Rodinal 1:100 for 1.5 hrs. No agitation after initial minute.

The ones from the balcony are Acros 100, standard time Rodinal 1:50. The portraits were indeed underexposed, there is snow, and the subject was also in a shadow, so I should have compensated 2 or 3 stops instead of just 1.

Rodinal 1:50 and 1:100 are my favorite developers too. In the distant past I had similar, and often better, results when mixing my own glycine developer.

 

[intense]

Great pictures of your baby! 🙂 Is the bellows durable enough for everyday use?

 

[imush]

Great pictures of your baby! 🙂 Is the bellows durable enough for everyday use?

It's been only 2 weeks... So far it is durable enough 🙂

Seriously, I didn't dare to poke into it too much, but it looks thick and strong.

My 60 year old Vitessa still has the original bellows in good shape. So assuming that production of 120 film won't seize, we'll see in 60 years how this one compares.

 

[pgeobc]

>still learning how to do it properly <

Well, I can sympathize easily. I am learning with a V750 Pro, which isn't that much different and am considering the liquid scans that they advertised. However, the negative carrier from Betterscanning.com has helped a lot with sharpness.

I have not yet tried mine in 6x7 because my local guy that develops the negatives seems not to know how to cut 6x7(?). Well, now I have my own film cutter so that the cuts can be straight and even and I can try the 6x7.