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jvx said:
and what magazine will that be?
H/U My Film Days are Nearly over
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and what magazine will that be?
jonasv
has no mustache
just the university magazine over here, nothing special - i wasn't bragging about that, i was just saying that the quality of the images (resolution etc) is great.
harmsr
M5 Nut
I have to say that IMHO the Epson flatbeds (i.e. 4990 which I own) do not do a very good job on 35 mm scans. They are sufficient for the web. However, even using Vuescan they lack tonal range and "pop". It is also MUCH more difficult to hold the negative flat in the rather "flimsy" holders that are supplied.
I changed over to the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This scanner pushed me back into film again, as I like the scans from my negatives easily as well as (sometimes better) than the RAW files from my D200. It has liberated me again from the HUGE D200 and HUGE zooms, to using my Ms with 35 or 50 primes again.
I would suggest that you consider taking some negatives to a store/lab which has the Nikon 5000 or the KM 5400II to try sample scans, prior to giving up on film.
Since, I really HATE lugging large cameras (DSLR & kit) my hopes are that the upcoming DM/M8 will have the quality of the DMR or better. I will then make the real switch over to digital.
Just my $.02.
Ray
I changed over to the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This scanner pushed me back into film again, as I like the scans from my negatives easily as well as (sometimes better) than the RAW files from my D200. It has liberated me again from the HUGE D200 and HUGE zooms, to using my Ms with 35 or 50 primes again.
I would suggest that you consider taking some negatives to a store/lab which has the Nikon 5000 or the KM 5400II to try sample scans, prior to giving up on film.
Since, I really HATE lugging large cameras (DSLR & kit) my hopes are that the upcoming DM/M8 will have the quality of the DMR or better. I will then make the real switch over to digital.
Just my $.02.
Ray
sf
Veteran
Oh, how sad. Like a race horse breaking its leg. We'll have to "put you down".
It really is sad. That kind of thing is precisely why I paid $$$$ for a top of the line film scanner. Otherwise, the Nikon D70 produces better images to 8x10 than the RF645+flatbed scan.
It really is sad. That kind of thing is precisely why I paid $$$$ for a top of the line film scanner. Otherwise, the Nikon D70 produces better images to 8x10 than the RF645+flatbed scan.
Gid
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shutterflower said:
You'll be glad to know that the Bronnie will be the last to go. So what do you recommend for 645 scanning? I don't really want to ditch film, but at the moment the gain is not worth the pain 🙁
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Gid said:
Does this mean you are going to change your user name from Gid to FID? 😕
sf
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Gid said:
well, it kind of hurts, but the only scanner that I have seen produce good enough results to rival 22MP digital backs is the Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro. $1500 on Ebay in LN condition from a major seller.
Some people say good things about the Epson 4990, but I have had nothing but bad experiences with Epson flatbeds.
All of my work is scanned on the Multi Pro - I'm scanning 60 frames as I write this. The multi pro produces better results than any other scanner I've seen on the market for under $10,000. Better even than the Nikon 9000ED - not as high res, but much more reliable, well made, etc. ANd much smaller (about half the volume).
look it up. By the end of next week, I'll have a full review of the RF645 lenses - and the Multi pro will be my tool for scanning the tests - you'll get to see how it performs.
dostacos
Dan
do we snap his monopod in half over our knee and give him only the top half? 😉jaapv said:
pmu
Well-known
jaapv said:
oh yes, sorry...of course I meant B&W. In my little world -- colors do not exist when I think of a photograph 🙂
david b
film shooter
Have fun on the merry go round. Constant upgrades. Constant obsilesence.
But I am sure it is a wonderful way to work.
But I am sure it is a wonderful way to work.
julianphotoart
No likey digital-phooey
jaapv said:
Exactly.
Julian
wintoid
Back to film
PM sent on Hexar RF
Gid
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david b said:
No, as I'm sure you are very aware, it is not a great way to work. I blame this place first and the Bronica second - it was all downhill from there. 🙂
I have two issues, one is time and the other is quality. Time I can do very little about at the moment and I'd rather be out shooting than in processing. Quality I could address, possibly, with a dedicated film scanner, but that's more money - much more if I want to do 35mm and 645. The scans from the 4990 are not too bad with 645 and my recent test roll of XP2 was the best I've had, so keeping the Bronica and shooting XP2 or colour neg and lab processing is a possibility that I will explore some more - more of a balance.
As much as it pains me, I will be ditching my 35mm. The Hexar and the M6 are fabulous cameras and I will miss them, but I don't believe in keeping stuff on a shelf. As an aside, my other half has been trying to persuade me to keep all the cams - she thinks they're cool too. 🙂
david b
film shooter
Gid, I just checked out your gallery and I love the work.
As for the digital workflow, I was being sarcastic. 🙂
As for the digital workflow, I was being sarcastic. 🙂
Gid
Well-known
david b said:
Thanks for the comment- much appreciated (at the moment every image in my gallery is with the RD-1). I guessed you were being sarcastic, but its true if you fall into that trap. The odd thing is that I was going the other way - diving headlong into film - regressing some would say, seeing the light others might say. I just need to keep my foot off the GAS pedal.
jmilkins
Digited User
I'm using a KM 5400 scanner and Vuescan and printing on an HP 8150. I am am still very much on the learning curve. But, without access to a darkroom setup, it is keeping me in film and printing....and most importantly it is getting me back into monochrome neg film.
I'm waiting for a full frame digital KM mount sometime in the future from Sony so as I can break my back carrying the umpteen Minolta lenses that are languishing in the cupboard now the Bessa rules the roost. Or maybe I'll never get to digital SLR and just keep on with the Dynax 9.
But it' s the RFF people here that is the reason the Bessa R3a is getting the most use...
I'm waiting for a full frame digital KM mount sometime in the future from Sony so as I can break my back carrying the umpteen Minolta lenses that are languishing in the cupboard now the Bessa rules the roost. Or maybe I'll never get to digital SLR and just keep on with the Dynax 9.
But it' s the RFF people here that is the reason the Bessa R3a is getting the most use...
