Post your drum scans (aka the first official Drum Scanners thread)

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I really, really love my Minolta CLE
 
Here is another one that was shot with a slightly different focus point and at f8 (vs 16). I converted it to black and white and reduced contrast to make it more different from the previous version.



Roses Still on 4x5 Film by Pali K, on Flickr

Sinar Norma 4x5 | Caltar 210mm f5.6 | Velvia 100 -> BW
JOBO CPP2 | Tetenal E6
Heidelberg Tango PMT Drumscan
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Pali
 
Kamph said:
Pali was this processed in an extended color space? My displays seem unable to properly display the color gradient of the rightmost flower.
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Hi Kamph, it was scanned in ProPhoto RGB and then converted to sRGB for online sharing. It looks great on my monitor so I do think it fits within the sRGB space fine.

Pali
 
Netsoft2k said:
Hi Kamph, it was scanned in ProPhoto RGB and then converted to sRGB for online sharing. It looks great on my monitor so I do think it fits within the sRGB space fine.

Pali
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Maybe it's just the Velvia reds (or maybe I need to recalibrate). It's, as always, a beautiful scan nonetheless :)
 
Mamiya 645 Super, 80mm f2.8 Sekor, Efke R25 @ EI40, Beutler A+C. Scanned on an Optronics ColorGetter Falcon.

Decided to make up some Beutler developer, after seeing examples in various threads from Tom A and Robert V, especially as it was one of *the* developers recommended when this film first appeared in the 50s.

I did overdevelop, but happy enough with my first try:

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Nice to see everyone using their drum scanners again. Really nice work brbo and James!

Here are few more from my trip to DC last weekend.






Hasselblad XPan | 90mm | Kodak Portra 400
JOBO CPP2 | Tetenal C41
Scanmate 11000 PMT Drumscan
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Pali
 
More from the custom 3D Printed camera.






Pali K6x15V5 Camera | 90mm f6.8 | Portra 400
JOBO CPP2 | Tetenal C41
Scanmate 11000 PMT Drumscanner

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Pali
 
Sinar Norma 4x5
Kodak Ektar ISO100
Fujinon 90mm F8


Sheet 28 - Drum
by Sheel Kapur, on Flickr

The photo was originally taken in 2016.

This scan is basically straight off the scanner (Scanmate 5000 drum scanner), but I originally scanned this photo with my Epson v800 and wasn't blown away by the results. I figured the photo itself simply wasn't inspiring and that I failed to capture the beauty before me at Yosemite. I was wrong, and the Scanmate 5000 revealed all the amazing details that were hiding in this negative.

I've had my Scanmate 5000 for over 2 years now and I'm continuing to learn so much about it, including maintenance items and tuning. I recently replaced the aperture motor, SCSI communication board, IT8 calibration, tuned the aperture, and a number of other items. It's a pain in the ass, but the results are well worth it. Compare it with the original Epson scan, and you can immediately see the depth and detail the SM5K picked up.

As far as I can tell, one last thing is left to take care of - there appears to be banding in some scans. I suspect a dying bulb or bulb connection. Fingers crossed!

I could not have done this without the help of Pali (@Netsoft2k), the most knowledgeable individual on these scanners.

See the original Epson scan here https://flic.kr/p/G1TfWS.

See the drum scan prior to IT8 and Aperture calibration here, which required lots of post processing to correct colors, and it has lots of grain https://flic.kr/p/27rkrgH
 
I like Epson version more (have SM4000). Looks more like a slide. SM version has rised up midtones. Matter of taste of course. Usually I see more banding from SM in shadows some says it is "detail" or film grain - using underdeveloped slides for tests. I picked nice condition SM4000 - maybe finally find good unit for tuning. My method for negatives is scan as 8bits gamma 1.0 and invert in Photoshop using inverted log curve. Always perfect midtones.
 
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