weezintrumpete wrote:
Nate...I am amazed at how spot on your exposures are with Velvia. Do you use a handheld meter when shooting with something like the M3?
Yes sir, I use a Sekonic L-308s.
I decided not to like it too much. Good old Velvia 50 is my favorite. I just ordered a couple of rolls of Kodak E100VS, had tested one 120 roll and liked it A LOT. Let's see how it is in 135, on medium format it was almost like Velvia 50 with very warm tones.
I do like slide film better in general, it seem to scan so much nicer and smoother than C41. I know that the opposite is advertised, but that is what I get. Possibly has something to do with that I scan with real 4800dpi.
Addendum: I was asking myself since weeks what that Ektar signature reminds me of and it just came to my mind: it reminds me of the colors in Stephen Shore's series "Uncommon Places".
Everyone, these are some amazing photographs, I've been completely inspired and went ahead and bought a Contax G1 with 28/2.8 and 90.28 from a member here (I've always wanted one of these).
One important questions to everyone:
Which scanners are you all using?
I manage a photo lab and camera store in Vermont and yes we still process c-41 up to 120mm and we use a Noritsu scanner ($25,000 by the way) but I have to say it leaves me unhappy for some reason. The scanner seems to be so sure I want to see nothing but all and I mean all the grain in this film which seems to be breaking up my details. Some of these scans I've seen posted here have a better dynamic range and are are clean and crisper.
What are you using and what should we have in the shop?
gambaphoto wrote:
Everyone, these are some amazing photographs, I've been completely inspired and went ahead and bought a Contax G1 with 28/2.8 and 90.28 from a member here (I've always wanted one of these).
One important questions to everyone:
Which scanners are you all using?
I manage a photo lab and camera store in Vermont and yes we still process c-41 up to 120mm and we use a Noritsu scanner ($25,000 by the way) but I have to say it leaves me unhappy for some reason. The scanner seems to be so sure I want to see nothing but all and I mean all the grain in this film which seems to be breaking up my details. Some of these scans I've seen posted here have a better dynamic range and are are clean and crisper.
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For real pro-grade scanning an Imacon or Hasselblad Flextight is the way to go. But you aren't going to have the throughput of your Noritsu, which is designed specifically for higher-volume work generating small prints. The output quality is the best you'll get short of a drum scanner.
Most of us are using Epson flatbeds or basic dedicated scanners from Nikon or Minolta. Nate (TWoK) and a few others are getting their scans done at the lab. These produce good results but aren't up to the quality of a Flextight and also aren't really suited for lab volumes.
A Nikon 9000ED would be a good option for small amounts of work for a pro lab. It's second only to the Flextight in quality and quite capable of small to moderate volume work. They are hard to get though and Nikon's got the line in limbo, not officially discontinued but not fully supported either.
