Dustin Gent wrote:
I was going through this thread (again), and wow, great shots!!
Wondering how many scan their own shots and how many have labs do it? I am going to have a local lab here (Blue Moon Camera here in PDX) do the scanning - and hope to get some good results. My lens is the same one I used on the 1Ds, btw - so I know it is sharp...
Thanks!
I spent 200 bucks on a minolta scanner and you only have to go through about 30 rolls for it to pay for itself. Plus, the quality is better than most places I tried.
scanning isnt a waste of time to me. it's a bit like sharpening your kitchen knives on stones. most people hate it and will pay to avoid it but some of us find it an enjoyable experience.
here is something I scanned two weeks ago; frankly I haven't done much photography stuff since Diablo 3 came out lol
Yeah, used Minolta Scan Dual III or IV's are the way to go. I've owned both, wore out a SDIII (note it took around 800 rolls to wear out, and was partially due to a half-broken film holder getting jammed repeatedly) and have been using my SDIV now for about 200 rolls.
You'll also need Vuscan for these scanners, the drivers are good up to XP or OS X 10.3 only. And if you get the SDIII, budget for buying the SDIV's MUCH better negative holder, it's fully compatible and a lot nicer to work with. Should be about $40 on eBay.
Well I managed to develop my first c-41 negatives! Went really well. Used the Rollei Digibase kit and everything came out great. Just used my 4x5 daylight tank kind of like a Patterson. Nothing good from the set but an in focus image with the Aero Ektar might as well be success.
Zaitz wrote:
Well I managed to develop my first c-41 negatives! Went really well. Used the Rollei Digibase kit and everything came out great. Just used my 4x5 daylight tank kind of like a Patterson. Nothing good from the set but an in focus image with the Aero Ektar might as well be success.
Congrats! So what was the cost difference between sending out vs doing it yourself?
Been having some computer issues which are still not resolved so getting very back logged on both digital and film. Was able to scan some gold200 shot a few weeks back on our maiden voyage on my newly acquired vintage (30 years old) goldwing. Got a little wet from an afternoon rain shower but ended up with a nice rainbow (double one at that!).
shot some waterfalls as well
and some random from out and about and around the house
corposant wrote:
Congrats! So what was the cost difference between sending out vs doing it yourself?
Ya know it really depends on if you can get the full capacity out of the chemicals. So it would depend on how much you shoot, develop, and how you mix the concentrate. The shelf life of the working solution is ~6 weeks depending on bottles used. But if I got the max capacity out of the kit it is less than 50 cents a 4x5 sheet. It costs $2.70 at the lab I was going to, plus shipping both ways too.
Ran out of coverage on a few a shame since the light was good. I fixed one corner with content aware fill, the other is missing the top of the building.
Cheers Edward, I find Epson Scan great for Velvia, but rubbish for Ektar. I'm waiting for Silverfast to send me a new Silverfast 8 CD (lost mine in the move to Melbourne), that program is the best I've found for Ektar/Portra.
Nice shots, and thanks for the info. I just picked up an F100 and F5 - thus the F100 is going to be sold soon.
Now I am just needing some film. Right now I am going to pick up some FujiColor 160CS, some Reala (can't believe that they disco'd that in 135 - almost went 120 JUST for this reason as it is still available) and still am deciding on what else. .
thrice wrote:
Ran out of coverage on a few a shame since the light was good. I fixed one corner with content aware fill, the other is missing the top of the building.
Welcome back, Dan! I have a few friends from Melbourne and they often talk about how much they miss the cafe scene.
I am guessing your coverage issues would have been solved by using a longer lens (or less extreme movements)?
I posted the digital version of this series on the NEX thread a couple weeks ago. Here's the film version. I keep going back and forth on whether or not to sell my Mamiya 7 and go up a format size. So many decisions.
if you're shooting on a tripod most of the time, probably worth it.
a Mamiya 7 is hard to beat IQ wise for handholding, but the reality is that for the price of a M7 and one lens you can get a Fuji 6x7 or 6x9 AND a modest but thoroughly competent 4x5 setup. Or you could just pour it all into LF and shoot 35mm or something for handheld. Would it be better? Not sure.
I've personally been looking at a used entry level Sinnar for a while now but scanning and developing seem to be an issue. I would prefer not to send out, as I am rarely happy with what I get back (especially since so many places give you jpegs rather than TIFFs). I'd have to buy a real tripod too. But 4x5 tonality and lp/image height are very compelling.
a shame since the light was good. I fixed one corner with content aware fill, the other is missing the top of the building.
