corposant wrote:
Zach, I'd love to see some more Provia from you - that film always gives me the feeling that "it looked just like that when he was there."
Looks pretty good in B&W too. I used a bunch of Acros when I was in SF, and I think I am ready to replace TMAX 100 with it.
Thanks! Provia surprised me with how close it was to Velvia in this case. I originally only bought it for long exposures which I've yet to do. I still have quite a few sheets left too.
I love Acros for it's reciprocity characteristics, just like Provia. Works well in dark forests and churches where it quickly becomes faster than HP5. On 4x5, after editing, HP5 grain still comes out too.
Thanks, I am sure Zaitz and Thrice are happy to have another LF contributor in the thread.
redisburning wrote:
another in my series of "I can't believe I still go to Walgreens for scans":
I actually used to go to Costco for C-41 which I either 1) wanted back in an hour, 2) didn't want to buy more than $5 for dev/scans, or 3) didn't have high hopes for what I had captured and didn't need hi-rez scans.
On the whole, they do a pretty decent job - but they churn out such high volume they can let their Noritsu minilabs get dirt/dust in them and I'd sometimes get some pretty bad smearing on the scans. However, if you scan on your own, you can't beat $1.49 for 1 hour processing!
corposant wrote:
I actually used to go to Costco for C-41 which I either 1) wanted back in an hour, 2) didn't want to buy more than $5 for dev/scans, or 3) didn't have high hopes for what I had captured and didn't need hi-rez scans.
On the whole, they do a pretty decent job - but they churn out such high volume they can let their Noritsu minilabs get dirt/dust in them and I'd sometimes get some pretty bad smearing on the scans. However, if you scan on your own, you can't beat $1.49 for 1 hour processing!
I'll keep that in mind. Nearest Costco is 20 miles away though, so Ive been using the local walgreens.
I really do like color film, just wish I had my own scanner =/
corposant wrote:
What are your thoughts on the Bessa III? It's an intriguing camera at an uninspiring price (at least it is here in the US).
It's a lovely camera that is so compact that you can bring it anywhere. I don't think it's expensive considering what you get. The viewfinder is the best I've ever seen and even an M Leica is poor compared to it.
But, the rangefinder base is short and the lens is quite slow, so I'd not recommend getting it for ”allround” use. Stop it down to f/8-22 and shoot stuff at 2 meters or further away, and it will give you an image quality that is just amazing. Of course it works fine wide open and at MFD too (1 meter), but an SLR is a better choice if that's what you want to use it for.
Compared to the Pentax 67 90/2.8, I prefer the Heliar 80/3.5. It does give a tiny bit of barrel distortion, but the vignetting is lower from f/5.6 and on and I think sharpness is a little bit better too.
80 mm on 6x7 is also quite wide; sort of like a 35-40 mm lens on 24x36, and the viewfinder framlines changes size with focusing distance, keeping ~88% at any setting.
PS: what was your black point set to in this tree shot, Martin?
I don't understand the question! I always scan B&W negatives as if it was slide film, and then I do all the PP manually.
I always scan B&W negatives as if it was slide film, and then I do all the PP manually.