thrice wrote:
Flatter film plane, more accurate calibration between lens/finder/holder etc.
ie. tighter tolerances.
Wow, I didn't know that the different film bodies made that big of a difference! Obviously post processing, the quality of scan, lens and film I knew, but didn't know about the flatter film plane being one of them!
Beautiful shots, corposant, Zaitz. And Malkovic, I really like the one above
Theatrically, film body build quality has a lot more impact on final results than a digital body. Just like turn table is more demanding device for music play than a digital player like CD, DVD or Computer
redisburning wrote:
what are my options for scanning 4x5 film myself?
I like my epson v700, it's pretty cheap and fast. It is a flatbed scanner, that I scan polaroids and sometimes large negatives.
redisburning wrote:
what are my options for scanning 4x5 film myself?
The Epson 4990 is probably the cheapest and easiest option. I love mine. Got it for ~$80 shipped off craigslist. The difference between the 4990 and v700 is just soooo dang small that it's not close to worth the price difference to me. Since I would be drum scanning negatives I am really happy with anyway the Epson is usually just for online stuff. Though I have made a 24x30 print from it and it looks pretty good. The 16x24 print I have from the 4990 looks really great. Even the difference in drum scans is not worth it to some people.
