M3 + K64 Shooting Tips?

[marke]

Now I just need to learn how to scan slides, and I finally just learned to scan prints!

Al, if you just need a scanner for web use, I suggest checking into an OpticFilm 7200 or 7300 by "plustek". I think I paid $170 for my 7200 about 2 years ago, and it's probably going for about $200 now. It's a dedicated 35mm film/slide scanner. All my Leica pictures on my pbase site were scanned with this machine. A couple years ago, when I got back into shooting film, I had considered picking up one of the Nikons. But when I realized that all my B&W film work was going to be printed in the darkroom and not on inkjet, I decided a more expensive Nikon film scanner just wasn't worth it for my needs. YMMV

http://www.plustek.com/product/7200.asp

http://www.amazon.com/Plustek-OpticFilm-7200-Film-Scanner/dp/B000A27YJI

 

[santi-u]

Hi, i could arrange some KR64 and shoot two rolls. It's amazing this film!
I didn't take much care of exposures, well, i tried not to blow highlights, or if i metered to the shadows i tried to underexpose a bit. Now i understand a bit more the film so for the next rolls i will try to do it better.
I've scanned them with a Coolscan V and Nikon Scan 4 soft, no ICE because as they look the same with or without it, i'm afraid if there's any minimum lost of resolution as the ICE is a filter. One great thing i've discovered is on tweaking the ROC mode at the minimum (not the GEM). It's amazing how it turns the cyan cast and colours into life! There are much more real, and reddish, and more detail as well. The only issue is that some orange flare appears around some highlights, but the general appearance is much better.

A few pics!

 

[photorat]

So I got my first 4 test rolls back from Dwaynes this week. Tossed them on the light table and watched them come to life. Extraordinarily vivid colours that just pop right out at you. The most surprising thing, however, especially given all the hype about the limited latitude of K64, was that even my bracketed shots looked ok: even a full stop above or below was acceptable... until, that is, I scanned them. And boy, what a disappointment. I guess my cheap Epson Perfection V200 isn't quite up to the task of scanning chromes because the colours instantly became flat and the smooth tonality suddenly became very grainy, especially the underexposed frames. I think I'll use Dwayne's scanning service next round and see if that is any better. And of course I'll have to get my hands on a projector to perform the real evaluation. For what it's worth, a bracketed scene below that looked stunning to me until I brought it up on screen (respectively at metered EV, EV+1 and EV-1).