Thanks Dan! I am liking the 7ne if for just the fact that I have a bunch of eos lenses and it handles similarly to my old 20d.
I just sold my Yashica Mat LM to partially fund a leica iiif w/ summitar I just picked up. If and when I return to medium format it will be with a proper minilab scanner with medium format inserts and a mamiya 7 as well. I saw a nice minty 7 II not too far from home for sale this summer. I lusted on picking it up but refrained from that impulse
Jon, I don't refrain so well. While scouting for a camera & lens, I came across the 80mm lens for very cheap on craigslist, like 1/3 of value. Couldn't resist. Still building up the black budget for a clean body.
It was good, Dan! This was a paid job for a rehearsal dinner (I'm a former chef in another life, still get the odd catering jobs). Heirloom breed that had fattened up free range feeding on acorns all fall and winter. The wedding guests were pleased
Jon Buffington wrote:
Tom must be in the midst of his move back to the states. This place slows down without him.
Heh heh.....Yeah I was in the States the last 10 days. I'm back in China now, on my last 6 weeks or so here. Sorta sad and happy at the same time. Time to move home, but part of me is going to miss this place.
I do have a lot of pics that came back from the lab while I was away. They should start appearing soon.
Jon Buffington wrote:
Ah heck, Tom has become a yellow grandfather convert Very nice portra work by the way. Love some 160.
Desmo, nice desert shot. Can't wait to get back to the creosote.
Heh.....I shoot a lot of Kodak TMAX 400, so I've got a lot of yellow boxes in the house. Normally I like Fuji for color but the sharpness of Portra 160 simply cannot be argued with.
Awww, thank you. I liked them. My color film I send out to a particular lab, the woman who scans the rolls is great - the files come back with beautiful color. I run a little bit of Portraiture and done. I have to fiddle with my own BW film to get it how I want.
Mme.Paquin wrote:
Awww, thank you. I liked them. My color film I send out to a particular lab, the woman who scans the rolls is great - the files come back with beautiful color. I run a little bit of Portraiture and done. I have to fiddle with my own BW film to get it how I want.
Cheryl
Can I ask what lab? I just shot my first roll of 120, had it developed locally, with the intention of scanning myself with my camera and a macro lens.
Photographing the negatives seems to have gone OK, but working with the resulting files has been a huge pain. I can't figure out how to get a positive image that doesn't look horrible, and I worry about getting an image that is true to the image on the film. The fact that I use Lightroom and don't have Photoshop doesn't help... It makes me think I should just shell out for a decent scan, but I'm not sure where to start.
arduluth wrote:
Can I ask what lab? I just shot my first roll of 120, had it developed locally, with the intention of scanning myself with my camera and a macro lens.
Sure, it's Fast Foto in Edina. I'm in SE Minn so I just mail it and download the scans, usually the day they get the film or the day after. I know they scan film for a few of the popular film wedding photographers in Mn/Wi etc. There are cheaper places, but I like the fast turnaround and the fact that post processing is 30 seconds. They were extremely helpful when I started with film a year ago.
I tried photographing the negatives as well but gave up. Part of my wanting to shoot film was to stop my chronic overshooting with digital and spending days in front of the computer culling and editing. I spent even longer photographing negatives and converting them, so I started sending it out.
I also send film to the Find Lab in Utah. Much cheaper but longer turn around. I get the Basic scans from them and have to do a bit more in post.
Very nice portra work by the way. Love some 160.
