my first proper film scanner - it's great for scanning for web posting and emailing but when i was scanning for printing, I opt for a high res (higher than what I need), the result is often a 90MB file for a 4x6 print...
I have a Grad card that I place right next to the monitor and I've found I'm that close it doesn't matter , Personally I thinkway too many people get to caught up in the calibration BS just like the Megapixel myth.
I must admit I set my monitor back to 6500 for image management and 9300 for general use .
I do have a test card that I print and I know the printer is calibrated for my camera so the slight colour shift in the monitor isn't really a problem anyway.
Set your gamma at 1.0 which is what I do , and like I say Natural light in the room and print the card assuming your Photoprinter is calibrated to your Camera etc.
Then compare to your screen I think you'll find you'll get pretty damn close without the expense of one of those spider thingo's.
Oh yeah the DOF from things like 16 mm and it's cousins focussed on the 10 ft mark or so is amazing once you get to f/16 or better, probably the biggest reason for me choosing my 15-30 , forground to Horizon Landscapes. ie your feet to the horizon stuff.
MozzMann wrote:
Oh yeah the DOF from things like 16 mm and it's cousins focussed on the 10 ft mark or so is amazing once you get to f/16 or better, probably the biggest reason for me choosing my 15-30 , forground to Horizon Landscapes. ie your feet to the horizon stuff.
I've got some examples here somewhere.
Maurie
The 15-30 must be nice...I am wondering what the 10-22 is like
