Desmolicious wrote: edwardkaraa wroteGary Clennan wroteedwardkaraa wroteadamdewilde wroteedwardkaraa wroteA few scans from my latest roll of Fuji Natura 1600.Speaking of film, I like your Natura 1600 shots. Nice shots overall BTW. But about the film itself, I actually don't know how much editing of the colours you did on the computer (as they look great when you use the film).. But I find most Fuji film to be way to green. And in the case of Natura 1600 it's really finicky with exposures. You kinda have to get it spot on, or over exposed. Under exposing and the blacks go bad and needs a LOT of work on the computer afterwards (assuming you're scanning negs). I don't use Natura.
Your shots look good (from a purely film stock perspective), so I'm curious how much PP went into the shots. Maybe your Lab is better than mine
Again, great images overall film stock aside! I quite like the happy barber and the expression from the tailor.Thank you very much Adam!
The Natura 1600 to my eyes is surprisingly fine grained, and for sure has a very low contrast. I don't know how finicky it is about underexposure, I did get two unusable shots in this roll but I'm sure they were underexposed by at least 2 stops. Speaking of labs, I found that I get better results with my new scanner (primefilm XE) and silverfast software (included) than the best local pro labs. The software has a negative scanning app with film profiles for most common emulsions. I only adjust contrast and exposure, and select between auto or no auto color. I did notice Natura required more contrast boost than with other films, and the colors are more muted but I didn't change that since I religiously don't mess with film color Edward - how long approximately does it take you to scan 36?I think about 2.5-3 hours including some adjustments, trying different film profiles... etc, so basically deliberately slow. It takes 2 minutes to scan a frame without adjustments.Edward, I'm doing all my scanning with a DSLR now, and it takes me 10 minutes to scan 36 exposures at max rez/raw.
I've been getting better results than from any commercial service barring using drum scans.
It's also made film photography more fun for me as I'm involved in more of the process. A win win if u already have a digi cam to use, and I was getting sick and tired of paying $20+ per roll plus waiting 2 weeks..
There's a whole thread on it in rangefinderforum.com. And all the film shots I've posted on this site recently have been DSLR scans. ...Show more →
That would indeed be another excellent option. I think your dslr scans look great! It's more tricky to set up in the beginning but once everything is figured out, I have no doubt it works very fast.
OK - time to break the seal. Finally got my first few rolls back from developing and scanning. I have to tell you, I haven't been this excited about photography in quite a while. Working with film as a medium is super enjoyable for me. Not really because my photo's are any better but more because I really like the process. Shooting Leica is one thing and shooting film takes it up another notch. I don't want to over romanticize it but for now, it sure is a blast. And I LOVE my M4. You could say I am now p*ssing all my money away with film. With Tri-X 400...
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OK - time to break the seal. Finally got my first few rolls back from developing and scanning. I have to tell you, I haven't been this excited about photography in quite a while. Working with film as a medium is super enjoyable for me. Not really because my photo's are any better but more because I really like the process. Shooting Leica is one thing and shooting film takes it up another notch. I don't want to over romanticize it but for now, it sure is a blast. And I LOVE my M4. You could say I am now p*ssing all my money away with film. With Tri-X 400...
This photo is in the trash bin but I had to post it because I thought it was too funny. Nothing like getting burned by the subject as well as the dog!!
Just came back this past weekend from my trip to Germany. Used this as an opportunity to visit the new Leitz Park in Wetzlar - and took photos there with my Leica M6 and FP4+ 125 film. I was impressed with the architecture and the Leica museum inside - highly recommended.