banpreso wrote:
i need some help with my scanning process. i use v700, set to 3200 dpi, checking everything off (including unsharp mask), no color or exposure correction, adobe RGB. my scans seem to lack sharpness, and i don't get the micro contrast from my zeiss lenses. any help?
is it possible to have film scans (say medium format 6x6 shot with zeiss lens stopped down) to have the same level of sharpness as digital files out of a Sony A7?
I used my D7000 and to DSLR scan my negatives. For your V700, you should invest in a better aftermarket film holder with an anti reflective glass on one side. The glass helps to flatten the film. Two, try to scan at its max dpi and to down sample to its native resolution. That's generally how you scan your films with these flatbed scanners. And the emulsion side facing the lens too. Generally the shinny side facing up. And try to use VueScan to scan since it is the best software out there for scanning films.
BTW, some sharpening is required in post processing. I use CS6 smart sharpening. Sharpening is definitely needed for scans coming out from a low end flatbed scanner....unless you DSLR scan the negatives with a good, flat field marco lens. Here, you can capture the film grains too.... And too much sharpening may not be good.
...found a second Altissa-Box in one of my various camera-bags, and some well-expired Ilford XP2 too …found a second Altissa and some "food" for it... by Georg, auf Flickr
shot with 500ELX and S-Planar 120/5.6, Metz 45CT4 bounced, RPX100 in Diafine
stonydeluxe wrote:
Yashica TL-Electro + 50/1.7 on expired Perutz Primera 200, which is some kind of rebranded Fuji
Arne! I didn't know you were a member of FM, how funny! Good to see you on here sir, hope all is well.
Definitely enjoy those fall colors, something we don't get terribly often in California.
AbramG wrote:
Arne! I didn't know you were a member of FM, how funny! Good to see you on here sir, hope all is well.
Definitely enjoy those fall colors, something we don't get terribly often in California.
Haha, first we run into each other in Iceland and then here. Small world, eh?
rattymouse wrote:
These are REALLY great shots! Awesome film work here.
Thanks....funny that I didn't use Rodinal at all for over a year because I prefer sharper and less grains developer like HC110 and Xtol. I have 2 bottles here and one is still new, unused for over a year and the other is half used.
I was deciding if I should use HC110 or Rodinal for this roll. Not as grainy as I thought it would. 16 minutes. 1:50 dilution. 5s of agitation per 60s. By the 10th minutes, is 4s agitations per 2 minutes. The grain wasn't that visible and no blowout highlights.
One of my scans from when I was in Amsterdam this summer.
M2 + Zeiss 50mm Planar / Kodak Portra 400.
Note: I use a Nikon Coolscan 4000 ED and I just recently bought an old Powerbook G4 so I could run the old / discontinued Nikon Scan software which has been giving me considerably better results with the scanner than I was getting with Vuescan (nothing against Vuescan, I just haven't been able to fully learn it enough to get the best results.
Some of the shots were scanned by my local camera shop at very low Rez. Very small and noisy grainy. I'm still trying to figure out a proper workflow for scanning and PP. Just need more time. Haha!
Some of the shots were scanned by my local camera shop at very low Rez. Very small and noisy grainy. I'm still trying to figure out a proper workflow for scanning and PP. Just need more time. Haha!
You know... Got that Coolscan sitting right here. Will even help you install on a Windows machine.
For your V700, you should invest in a better aftermarket film holder with an anti reflective glass on one side. The glass helps to flatten the film. Two, try to scan at its max dpi and to down sample to its native resolution. That's generally how you scan your films with these flatbed scanners. And the emulsion side facing the lens too. Generally the shinny side facing up. And try to use VueScan to scan since it is the best software out there for scanning films.
