Nothing to criticize. Beautiful shot and perfect scan that preserves the character of Provia 100.
Btw, I am starting to turn off ICE when scanning. I find it kills some detail even on lower settings, just like a noise reduction software. I prefer to dust the film well before scanning, and cloning what little dust has escaped in PS. The only problem is scratches, they need ICE on otherwise they are a real PITA to manually remove.
Krosavcheg wrote:
Another scan from last night. I think ICE buggered up the correction somewhat and I had to clone all the dust particles on the 4800dpi scan manually...which kind of delayed my beauty sleep..
edwardkaraa wrote:
Btw, I am starting to turn off ICE when scanning. I find it kills some detail even on lower settings, just like a noise reduction software. I prefer to dust the film well before scanning, and cloning what little dust has escaped in PS. The only problem is scratches, they need ICE on otherwise they are a real PITA to manually remove.
You are not supposed to use ICE anyway on black and white film containing silver halide crystals. (I don't know whether you do, but recent scans you showed here fall in that category.)
Toothwalker wrote:
You are not supposed to use ICE anyway on black and white film containing silver halide crystals. (I don't know whether you do, but recent scans you showed here fall in that category.)
Toothwalker, I was referring to color negative and slide film. I am aware of the incompatibility of ICE and silver halyde crystals
Edward! Thank you very much. I was afraid I was underexposing a lot, though with a variety of monitor calibrations it is impossible to match all.
ICE at 4800 takes absolute ages, so I will probably turn it off just as you advise.
It also seem to create weird artefacts while attempting to remove certain microfibres stuck to the film...
redisburning wrote:
why are you looking to sell it? not digging 4x5 or you haven't found it to be practical?
Oh I am certainly digging it! It's funny but after using 8x10 the 4x5 just seems so small. Not that it would really matter in the end but I enjoy composing on the 8x10 more. Holding an 8x10 Velvia is pretty dang awesome. So Practical?! Probably not. I am just stupid and would rather try and fully commit to 8x10
I would still have my 4x5 back for the 8x10 camera too. I would probably use that mostly with the new 600mm lens I got(which doesn't fit on the Crown Graphic). I also, and I really hope I am successful, am going to start trying platinum/palladium printing. A scanned 8x10 converted to a larger digital negative would be sublime I think. I just love working with 8x10.
edit: The 4x5 is actually quite easy to carry around. With two lenses I can fit that and all my digital gear in my pack with 15 film holders. The Tenba Shootout Large is a beast! That's where my 8x10 Calumet C1 goes too!
you know Kenro Izu came by my university last year and I missed him because I wasn't paying enough attention (Im not a photography student, or any other fine art so it's not like I get the flyer) and I'm still kicking myself because that guy is the MASTER.
Lights Over Ancient Angkor got me into photography. Enough to dig through the closet in search of any sort of film camera where I was united with an old family OM-1. It's been a great 2 years in film, all because of a book of platinum prints. So while I'll never do it myself, it does hold a special place in my heart.
His camera has like a 20x30" negative too. Maybe soon you'll be lugging around 300lbs worth of camera too! I guess after going ultra-large 8x10 starts to feel like roll film.
you know Kenro Izu came by my university last year and I missed him because I wasn't paying enough attention (Im not a photography student, or any other fine art so it's not like I get the flyer) and I'm still kicking myself because that guy is the MASTER.
Lights Over Ancient Angkor got me into photography. Enough to dig through the closet in search of any sort of film camera where I was united with an old family OM-1. It's been a great 2 years in film, all because of a book of platinum prints. So while I'll never do it myself, it does hold a special place in my heart.
His camera has like a 20x30" negative too. Maybe soon you'll be lugging around 300lbs worth of camera too! I guess after going ultra-large 8x10 starts to feel like roll film....Show more →
edwardkaraa wrote:
Toothwalker, I was referring to color negative and slide film. I am aware of the incompatibility of ICE and silver halyde crystals
Very good
I don't use ICE either as I find that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Meanwhile I scanned some negatives from a trip to Cuba in 2002. Back then I only scanned a few frames and forgot about the rest. I don't know why.
Toothwalker wrote:
Meanwhile I scanned some negatives from a trip to Cuba in 2002. Back then I only scanned a few frames and forgot about the rest. I don't know why.
I usually don't comment on photos here, but those are really, really, really good. Not only are they interesting because of the environment and the people, but they are also suberbly composed and technically as good as it gets. I don't think I've ever seen anything better on this board.
Edward, I used the mighty RTS3 loaded with Kodak Gold 200, and 2.8/21, 2.8/35, 1.4/50, and 4/80-200 Zeiss lenses. I also had an RTS1 loaded with Sensia 100 slide film, but that concerns only one image from the current selection. A month ago I decided to start scanning the archives, a task that I put off for many years because of its enormous proportions, and was annoyed to find out that the superior consumer scanners are no longer on the market. I got a V750 Pro. It is no Coolscan, but it is also not as bad as some reviews want us to believe.
Makten wrote:
I usually don't comment on photos here, but those are really, really, really good. Not only are they interesting because of the environment and the people, but they are also suberbly composed and technically as good as it gets. I don't think I've ever seen anything better on this board.
Makten, you are too kind. Cuba is a rewarding island for photographers and I can recommend it to everybody.
I definitely agree with Martin that these photos are just outstanding. As mentioned, the human element and perfect timing and composition as well as the color palette. Hat's off!
I did suspect the Contax lenses, but didn't dare to say due my known Contax bias
Thanks.
