Out walking the dogs the other weekend. Some big old trees, out of place as the rest of the woods were more recent growth. Kentmere 400@800 in diafine, leica cl, summicron 40, pakon scan
Excuse my ignorance but can E6 slide films be developed into negative strips instead of mounting on slides? Or is this how E6 films are developed now? I am not interested in cross-processing... I have a bunch of slide film but am unsure how things work with this film type.
Gary Clennan wrote:
Excuse my ignorance but can E6 slide films be developed into negative strips instead of mounting on slides? Or is this how E6 films are developed now? I am not interested in cross-processing... I have a bunch of slide film but am unsure how things work with this film type.
I’m not sure if I understood your question correctly, but all my slide film is cut into 6 frames/strip. The mounting is optional. My lab even informed me that they stopped doing the mounting service as no one uses them for projection anymore. I prefer the unmounted film as it is easier to scan, even though I find the slide mounts help keep the film perfectly flat.
edwardkaraa wrote:
I’m not sure if I understood your question correctly, but all my slide film is cut into 6 frames/strip. The mounting is optional. My lab even informed me that they stopped doing the mounting service as no one uses them for projection anymore. I prefer the unmounted film as it is easier to scan, even though I find the slide mounts help keep the film perfectly flat.
That's great Edward - appreciate the reply. Didn't realize that the mounting was optional. I don't know much about slide film (as you can see) but I have a bunch that was included in a bulk buy. So I will just have to find a lab who will develop it and then I can scan it at home.
Aeonsim - Velvia 50, like any(?) other slide film is best not overexposed, as highlights will wash out. The magenta tint that creeps into skies is something I have seen particularly when home-scanning it.
I've just got back a developed 220 roll of Velvia 50 and I can't steel myself yet to attempt scanning, mostly because I know that however pristine the strip emerges from the sleeve it will soon attract dust or hairs on itself, or on the scanner glass.
Here's a shot from my recent lab dev/scan of Fuji Acros. Lens was an old Schneider-Compur shutter version of the Hasselblad CF80 f/2.8 (bought as bargain grade from KEH and originally used on my P656N or P645D ). For the price I paid I really like its performance. Camera is the Blad 503CX, bought through the B&S board here.
...and here's a sad double exp, although I confess to liking it. Sad however, because I was particularly looking forward to seeing how that shot of the road turned out. Same lens and cam, but Portra 160.
Gary Clennan wrote:
That's great Edward - appreciate the reply. Didn't realize that the mounting was optional. I don't know much about slide film (as you can see) but I have a bunch that was included in a bulk buy. So I will just have to find a lab who will develop it and then I can scan it at home.
Slide film is fantastic. Practically grainless with gorgeous colors. However, most consumer scanners can’t penetrate the darker areas due to their low Dmax, resulting in muddy blacks. I know for a fact Reflecta/PIE scanners don’t do well (haven’t tried their pro 120 models). No idea about Plustek but they have even lower Dmax. Nikon Coolscan and Minolta scanners do exceptionally well. My slide scans on the previous page were done with the coolscan V. I would recommend to slightly over expose by 1/3 of a stop if your scanner has a Dmax below 4. Have fun!
edwardkaraa wrote:
Slide film is fantastic. Practically grainless with gorgeous colors. However, most consumer scanners can’t penetrate the darker areas due to their low Dmax, resulting in muddy blacks. I know for a fact Reflecta/PIE scanners don’t do well (haven’t tried their pro 120 models). No idea about Plustek but they have even lower Dmax. Nikon Coolscan and Minolta scanners do exceptionally well. My slide scans on the previous page were done with the coolscan V. I would recommend to slightly over expose by 1/3 of a stop if your scanner has a Dmax below 4. Have fun!
Thanks - your scans turned out great! Mine has a Dmax of 3.6 so it will be worth a try. I have a bunch of Provia 100F and a bit of Reala 100. Should be good buy maybe not for street stuff.
