Here's a few from this weekend...my beloved little Olympus XA rangefinder! Ilford XP2 processed and scanned at the local Walgreens.
On a side note...I haven't been happy with the images from Walgreens. Typically they come out way too contrasty and I can't fix them enough in PS. Anyone have suggestions for a good (cheap) place to get your film processed and scanned?
I've been reasonably happy with photoworkssf.com. It comes to $9/roll dev+scan, but the scans are decent for minilab type scanners. To get more control, you'll have to scan at home. I find minilab type scans (which are the only affordable ones for a whole roll) tend to be pretty contrasty.
TWoK wrote:
I don't think there is any good and cheap way to get film scanned. Those look good though. Better than I get for $10 a roll here.
I don't think there is a good cheap method either, but scancafe may be worth trying. They'll run about $10/roll, but I suspect that you'll just get default Nikon scan settings which are pretty open, but sometimes do not capture the full range of negative film. My Nikon does fine with E-6 film though I do make adjustments to suit my tastes.
The other problem with the minilab in the big box store is that the processing quality can be so variable. I've had problems with everything from chemistry to roller cleanliness issues causing serious scratching to poor rinse quality. My older film from the 90s was usually much better than stuff I've done in recent years. I send my film to professional labs for processing only, then scan them myself. The processing is more expensive, but it cuts down on cleaning time and irreversible damage.
One more 4X5 Portra NC shot. Symmar-S 150/5.6 3 stop hard GND
Iconic view at Deadhorse Point. I've been visiting Moab for about 15 years, but had never been up to this area before. Figured I should check it out once.
As we walked back to the parking area, the park ranger was issuing tickets on the photographers cars when they had not paid their entrance fee.
