Thanks, didn't quite work for me. What about WB on the initial RAW file. I'm thinking my input is keeping tips like this from working, I've seen similar to set WP off the leader or edge, but it doesn't give me what I want...
Before and After below. Still have work to do, but getting closer.
kwoodard wrote:
On your color negatives, do you have a spot of the leader or tail that just has the substrate (orange color)? If you do, using Camera Raw, take a white/color balance of that. Write it down for later. Scan your image, invert it, then input the white/color balance figures. You should be at a very close approximation to "normal" and tweak as usual.
Mathieu18 wrote:
Thanks, didn't quite work for me. What about WB on the initial RAW file. I'm thinking my input is keeping tips like this from working, I've seen similar to set WP off the leader or edge, but it doesn't give me what I want...
Before and After below. Still have work to do, but getting closer.
Every time I tried to get a WB after inverting the RAW file, it comes out weird. I guess the other option would be to use a grey card and use the first shot on that roll of film to be your WB for future frames. I use a ColorChecker Passport to create color correction profiles for Camera RAW/Lightroom. I have a bunch for common setups that I use (my indoor lighting kit for example), plus individual profiles for some of my lenses that give a color cast. I keep it in my camera bag in case I shoot somewhere that has challenging light. I just pull out the CCP, take a WB reading off the grey card, take a shot of the color tiles, then go about my shoot. The WB reading gets my JPG previews into the ballpark, the color tiles are for the profile later. If you get a ColorChecker Passport, I would guess all you would need to do is shoot the color tiles to make a profile off of that. Accurate color for that roll (and assuming all subsequent rolls of the same type and processing lab).
No a bad idea. I'd been thinking about getting a color card to profile some lenses as well. I do use the same lab, and relatively few stocks, so I could profile the stock / A7II combo and use that, not a bad idea. Using that step by step definitely got me a lot closer than I'd been though, so that's a plus!
Thanks for the thoughts and advice. Unfortunately none of my current Ektar shots are very good, but I have a bunch of rolls left to keep working at it.
Just recently bought an FM3A which I'm loving. I already had the Voigtlander 40mm f/2 with my F, but I also got the 45mm f/2.8P along with it so I'm guessing I'll be using that more with this body since it's so tiny! I want to still get the 28 f/2.8 AIS and the 50 f/1.2 AIS eventually though!
I just recently bought a 50/1.2. And though I've been using it adapted to an A7II, I'm loving it thus far...
AbramG wrote:
Just recently bought an FM3A which I'm loving. I already had the Voigtlander 40mm f/2 with my F, but I also got the 45mm f/2.8P along with it so I'm guessing I'll be using that more with this body since it's so tiny! I want to still get the 28 f/2.8 AIS and the 50 f/1.2 AIS eventually though!
Thanks! I primarily work with my Leicas but I've long wanted an FM3A and recently picked one up for what I felt was a really fair price. I don't want to just buy a bunch of lenses because I can, but 28 and 50mm are always my go to on any system. I generally prefer smaller lenses, however I don't have any fast lenses for my Leicas so I'm looking into the faster options for the Nikon. The 50mm f/1.2 seems like a given for me but the 85mm f/1.4 is also interesting, though quite large.
Well plan on an Ai-S 28/2.8 then. Just make sure it's Ai-S, has an excellent reputation. You could also hunt down a 50/2 while you look for a 1.2. Excellent budget performer.
Enjoy, look forward to seeing the results. I'm going the opposite direction (sort of - SLR to RF). Waiting for my Contax IIa to come back from a CLA. Already have a Biogon 35/2.8 and Sonnar 50/1.5 and a couple 85's and a roll of film waiting.
AbramG wrote:
Thanks! I primarily work with my Leicas but I've long wanted an FM3A and recently picked one up for what I felt was a really fair price. I don't want to just buy a bunch of lenses because I can, but 28 and 50mm are always my go to on any system. I generally prefer smaller lenses, however I don't have any fast lenses for my Leicas so I'm looking into the faster options for the Nikon. The 50mm f/1.2 seems like a given for me but the 85mm f/1.4 is also interesting, though quite large.
Mathieu18 wrote:
Well plan on an Ai-S 28/2.8 then. Just make sure it's Ai-S, has an excellent reputation. You could also hunt down a 50/2 while you look for a 1.2. Excellent budget performer.
Enjoy, look forward to seeing the results. I'm going the opposite direction (sort of - SLR to RF). Waiting for my Contax IIa to come back from a CLA. Already have a Biogon 35/2.8 and Sonnar 50/1.5 and a couple 85's and a roll of film waiting.
Yeah I won't be giving up my Leicas any time soon but I do quite enjoy this Nikon. As I mentioned I do still have my classic F with a couple older pre-AI lenses (the 2.8cm f/3.5 and 50 f/2) and I've tried loads of different Nikon options over the years but somehow never the "modern" AIS primes.
The 28 f/2.8 AIS is definitely on my radar but I'm also tempted by the 28 f/2 AIS.
Anyways, I'll keep looking at things but there's no rush for anything new. I love these little compact 40-45mm lenses!
Beautiful shots of Z Huss. I just gotta say that the very first SLR I ever used was my father's Minolta SR1 - with the clip-on meter that coupled to the shutter speed dial. My grandfather brought it back from Taiwan in '63 along with 35mm and 135mm preset lenses to go along with the 50mm. For those not familiar with preset lenses, there were two aperture rings - one aperture ring with hard stop aperture stops and a second free floating ring that you would rotate to wide open to focus and then quickly rack back to the "preset" point of the first ring - the free floating ring wouldn't turn past where the preset was set. We finally graduated him to an OM-1 which I'm sure is still somewhere at the house.
Thanks Peter. I picked it up just because I thought it had gorgeous minimalist styling. It feels a tad fragile compared to my XK, but then it also weighs about 1/3 as much!
Anyway, I'm posting this here as it did not get much play in the "People" forum.. I was testing out my lighting and exposure before I get the 'real' models in for the finale of a project I'm working on.
The actual shoot will be with a Rolleiflex (I want the larger format), but I was still impressed by the quality of Minolta's lenses.
