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Nowhereman
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Thank, Lynn. Very good advice.
I won't do darkroom printing, but may get the replacement for the 3880, the Epson SureColor P800, though I have check the web for the clogging experience for that one. While I liked the prints the 3880 produced but had a problem with the drive mechanism in a humid climate: when making brings on 12x18 inch prints on 13x19 inch (A3+) paper, about ⅓ of the time the trailing edge would slip and the last ⅛th of the print would have an offset. Epson first sent me a refurnished printer as replacement and then a brand-new one, but they all had the same fault and I got my money back. The solution would have been to print 12x18 prints on the next size paper, 17x22. I hope the P800 has a paper drive mechanism that's not as flimsy.
The Imacon Flextight Precision III makes great scan, and has a maximum true optical resolution of 6300 dpi with 35mm film and a dMaxof 4.2, but it is not without problem. One is inevitable with the slow SCSI interface: a full resolution scan of a 35mm frame takes about 25 minutes — the Plustek 120 or 8200ai apparently takes as long if you make a multi-scan to get from a dMax of only 3.6 to 4.01, using SilverFast software. The more serious problem I had with the Imacon perhaps also had to do with ambient humidity: the Imacon film holders are made from a sheet of aluminum sandwiched with a sheet of rubberized material: sometimes there was slippage of the rubberized sheet as the holder went through the scanner, which would misalign the frame cutout — and would require the scan to be redone. Again, that could be a design problem, and I wonder whether the latest Hasselblad X1 and X5 scanners have the same problem considering that the film holders are the same — perhaps there has been an improvement in the drive mechanism.
Looks like noting is easy with film except taking the picture. What I mean is that I enjoy shooting with M6 more than either with the M9-P or the MM: I don't have to worry as much about the highlights that are so intense in tropical light, which is a problem in Oz as well — those "great blobs of fire" to paraphrase the song.
Interesting about PhotoLooks: I wouldn't have thought of using presets with film scans, though I have VSCO.
I won't do darkroom printing, but may get the replacement for the 3880, the Epson SureColor P800, though I have check the web for the clogging experience for that one. While I liked the prints the 3880 produced but had a problem with the drive mechanism in a humid climate: when making brings on 12x18 inch prints on 13x19 inch (A3+) paper, about ⅓ of the time the trailing edge would slip and the last ⅛th of the print would have an offset. Epson first sent me a refurnished printer as replacement and then a brand-new one, but they all had the same fault and I got my money back. The solution would have been to print 12x18 prints on the next size paper, 17x22. I hope the P800 has a paper drive mechanism that's not as flimsy.
The Imacon Flextight Precision III makes great scan, and has a maximum true optical resolution of 6300 dpi with 35mm film and a dMaxof 4.2, but it is not without problem. One is inevitable with the slow SCSI interface: a full resolution scan of a 35mm frame takes about 25 minutes — the Plustek 120 or 8200ai apparently takes as long if you make a multi-scan to get from a dMax of only 3.6 to 4.01, using SilverFast software. The more serious problem I had with the Imacon perhaps also had to do with ambient humidity: the Imacon film holders are made from a sheet of aluminum sandwiched with a sheet of rubberized material: sometimes there was slippage of the rubberized sheet as the holder went through the scanner, which would misalign the frame cutout — and would require the scan to be redone. Again, that could be a design problem, and I wonder whether the latest Hasselblad X1 and X5 scanners have the same problem considering that the film holders are the same — perhaps there has been an improvement in the drive mechanism.
Looks like noting is easy with film except taking the picture. What I mean is that I enjoy shooting with M6 more than either with the M9-P or the MM: I don't have to worry as much about the highlights that are so intense in tropical light, which is a problem in Oz as well — those "great blobs of fire" to paraphrase the song.
Interesting about PhotoLooks: I wouldn't have thought of using presets with film scans, though I have VSCO.
