first roll from canonet ql17 giii...not sharp?

[dagubu]

Could you have a look at these photos and tell me if they look a little out of focus to you:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/notesandkeys/sets/72157604363477694/show/

Quite a few firsts for me--first rangefinder, first roll, first time developing b&w--so I'm hoping it's me and not the camera.

I'm pretty sure I'm focusing the camera right--aligning both images. Is the rangefinder out of calibration?

 

[Andrew Sowerby]

Quite a few firsts for me--first rangefinder, first roll, first time developing b&w--so I'm hoping it's me and not the camera.

That's a lot of variables! I took a look at your photos and I can't tell if it's poor focusing or processing.

Try shooting with colour film outside and getting the film developed and scanned somewhere reputable. That'll tell you whether it's the camera or something else. I don't think I've ever heard of a Canonet rangefinder being mis-aligned. Maybe people just toss 'em if they don't focus properly.

 

[bobomoon]

What kind of scanner are you using? Might be a film flatness/scanner quality issue.

 

[dagubu]

Good idea. I'll shoot a test roll and have a lab process it for comparison.

I thought about the scanner, too. I'm using an Epson 4490. I guess if the test roll prints out fine, I can scan the neg and see if it's the scanner that's blurring the images.

 

[dagubu]

Now that I think about it, the film was curved, even when it was in the tray that came with the scanner. How do I make the film stay flat?

 

[Xax]

http://www.betterscanning.com/scanning/models/4490.html

i got the 35mm ANR insert... it's ok i think, didnt have time to test it yet!