Charles - beautiful shot. The rendering is very nice on that lens. That shot almost reminds me of the look you get from the 50 f/.95 Noct....nice!
Making use of the 50 Cron while I have it. I received a 50 Planar yesterday. Now I see what people complain about with the ZM lenses...the focus ring was wobbling all over the place. Never had a lens that did that before. So...back it went. Replacement on the way
Here is a comparison off various scan settings of the image we discussed. All are scanned as tiffs @ 4800dpi, 6712 x 4432px @ 300dpi, converted to DNG in LR (240dpi). Sharpening in LR +50, clarity +50. No other sharpening in PS.
The crop is 1335 x 1040px @ 240dpi, which represents 20% of the original image.
manual autofocus (AF) = letting the scanner autofocus on a spot in the image specified by me
GH = medium format glass holder for optimal flatness of the negative
SH = scanhancer difussor plate for the lightsource (see scanhancer.com)
All single crops as jpg 100% quality in a zip file (34MB) here:
Very nice shots from past few days everyone! I'll try and catch up...
Malkovic, very nice film shots a few pages back. #2 of the concrete wall is excellent!
Ryan, loving all your 50Cron series, excellent pics throughout! Really like all of them, especially the one with the yellow ribbon pinned to the tree, the nautical shots of the boat and the last set with the signage.
Charles, very nice B&W tones and color on the two rePP'd 50Lux shots. The last set from the weekend is excellent, #1 & #3 are my favorites. The 90Cron AA and 75Lux shots are superb! Love the tonality on these.
Heinz and Luka, thanks for sharing the comparison and notes on film scanning. Interesting read.
Luka, too many nice pics to mention. Those 90CronV3 shots are all excellent and I really like both the bench shots with the 50Lux and ZM35/2. Keep it coming!
Ron, cool bag and dividers! Very low key/ discreet, non-camera bag look
Heinz, lots of detail in the fast food film shots with the M2. Very nice!
Hope I didn't miss anyone, apologies if I did.
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First shot 35Lux ASPH, 2nd and 3rd, 28Cron.
Joe, thank you
Heinz, interesting comparisons! Thanks
Joe, excellent set of shots! I really like #1 and 3 of the first set, and love #1 and 3 with the 28 Cron. Really nice to see colour shot too
Charles, great beach set! My favorite is the first one with the 28 Cron. Nice shot with the 90 AA as well.
Regarding the 90 AA, to my horror I've discovered that there is a camera store here that has it in stock. It's one thing not wanting it when it isn't available but now... I think however that I'll give it a pass for now as I'm happy with the V3... OTOH I'm bound to buy it some day, so one could argue that I might as well do it now... But no, I think I'll save it as a treat for later
Ryan, nice sets with the 50 Cron! I really like the colors and the bokeh of the first shot but my favorite is teh second one. Regarding the wobbling focusing ring - my ZM 35/2 had the same problem (plus it was back focusing). After a quick trip to Zeiss it was fixed. They also completely rebuilt the focusing mechanism on my ZM 25 (the focusing ring was slightly uneven, but they found other faults). The repair of the two lenses took two days plus two days - Zeiss suport is really first class.
Heinz, interesting scanning comparison. Thanks for taking the time to do it. Nice shots of the diner as well!
Joe, excellent two sets! My favorites are airplane (in the sky) shot and the color photo
(As you can see I have yet to send the 75 Cron to Leica for repairs. I am able to use it if I compensate for the back focus - although that's not an entirely reliable method)
I got the rest of my developed films yesterday + scans. The scans are as usual of poor quality so I'll rescan them myself. The Trix 400 film that I tought I'd ruined by opening the camera was largely intact. Only two images were missing. It was a slight disappointment though as in my mind the "ruined" film had become a masterpiece of photography unmatched in the history of the art. Each time I thought about how ruined it was the quality of the images increased tenfold in my memory As it turns out, it was OK, but hardly a masterpiece.
The Velvia 50 shots were somewhat of a disappointment in terms of image quality, but it could be the scanning. The Ilford B/W's turned out better than I expected though. All things considered, I'm relatively happy with my first rolls of film with the M6. I'll post some images later after I've scanned them.
Joe, excellent b/w shots. I am not a huge fan of b/w but your shots (and Charles') really shine and are something special.
Luka, I think your plain architecture shots are very very good. You should do that more often
I can't wait for your Velvia scans. I am so curious how mine turn out but it'll take at least 10 days until I have them. Through some reason I have very high expectations regarding the Velvia scans compared to the C41, but I could be wrong of course.
Thanks for the comments all though I feel like I have been really slacking lately. Not feeling creative
Charles - great portrait of the fisherman. Really captured his emotion/disappointment . Really nice rendering with that lens
Joe - Great shots! Really like these sets...every one of the shots. My favorites are the plane in the sky and #3 from the second set with the water in the background. Very nice!
Luka - nice set! Really like #2 & #4. I need to take it out for a spin at night again...love the look, hate the process . I haven't noticed you using your ZM 18 lately...any reason why not? I go back and look at the shots I have taken with my M8 & M9 and out of lets say my favorite 20 half of them were taken with that lens. I will need to get that one back
denoir wrote:
The Trix 400 film that I tought I'd ruined by opening the camera was largely intact. Only two images were missing. It was a slight disappointment though as in my mind the "ruined" film had become a masterpiece of photography unmatched in the history of the art. Each time I thought about how ruined it was the quality of the images increased tenfold in my memory As it turns out, it was OK, but hardly a masterpiece.
Haha, I know that feeling all too well. At least when I'm shooting digital it's somewhat tempered with immediate feedback to confirm just how average many of my images really are.
Nice set. I love the shadows cast on the steps with the benches. Also the boat image catches my eye, though all are very good.
Ryan - you've made the 50 Cron really shine. Very nice images in all sets!
Charles - love the dramatic clouds and light. Even though it's winter there, it looks like it's still warm enough to hit the beach, based on the great 90AA image of the lovely bikini-clad photographer.
Heinz - thanks for those comparisons and the reminder of a reason I'll be sticking with digital - scanning seems vey time consuming. Though I do have hundreds of negative and slide sheets I want to eventually revisit and selectively scan.
I think it was Luka who stated something along the lines that scanning technology should have improved in the last 10 years. My impression is that it has stagnated. Maybe it has improved for flatbeds, but the selection of film dedicated scanners seems to have diminished greatly. I was thinking of buying a Nikon Coolscan V, but was disappointed to learn it along with most had been discontinued. In the end I'll probably get an Epson V750 or similar.
Gregory - great set! I really like your people photos and the sequence with the 35 Lux really stands out for me. Love the semi-surprised expressions of the old man and the woman on the phone. The yellow flip-flops are fun and the kids on the bench too. It's one thing to do that kind of photography on busy European streets where you blend in somewhat but out in the open in suburbia, it takes some nerve - well done! The last image is a real mind bender - very cool!
Joe - nice sets. It's always fun to photograph the tourists, even when you're one yourself. Which airport is that? I wanted to say PVD, but looking back at my photos of it, it doesn't look right. Also, I see you're in my neighbourhood... have fun in Buffalo/Niagara Falls!
Here are some from Lausanne:
These don't have exif intact and I don't have the originals handy, but I think it was ZM35C for all except 2 and 3 which were ZM50P, on the M9
rscheffler wrote:
I think it was Luka who stated something along the lines that scanning technology should have improved in the last 10 years. My impression is that it has stagnated. Maybe it has improved for flatbeds, but the selection of film dedicated scanners seems to have diminished greatly. I was thinking of buying a Nikon Coolscan V, but was disappointed to learn it along with most had been discontinued. In the end I'll probably get an Epson V750 or similar.
I have the V750 and like it very much. With a bit of care, you can get a very decent 2400dpi out of it, but here is the catch: I don't think it is a very good 135 format scanner. It works, sure, and for web posts it will be fine, but the negatives are too small and the V750 is too crude a tool to extract the most from them. I would look for a dedicated 135 non-flatbed-scanner.
rscheffler wrote:
Heinz - thanks for those comparisons and the reminder of a reason I'll be sticking with digital - scanning seems vey time consuming. Though I do have hundreds of negative and slide sheets I want to eventually revisit and selectively scan.
I think it was Luka who stated something along the lines that scanning technology should have improved in the last 10 years. My impression is that it has stagnated. Maybe it has improved for flatbeds, but the selection of film dedicated scanners seems to have diminished greatly. I was thinking of buying a Nikon Coolscan V, but was disappointed to learn it along with most had been discontinued. In the end I'll probably get an Epson V750 or similar. ...Show more →
Actually it sounds like much more hassle than it really is, Ron. All this testing was time consuming, yes, but has brought me to a workflow (for the moment) that is quite straight forward and fast.
If have scanned a roll this afternoon whilst doing completely different things in the house. Just needed to go to the computer every 20 minutes and change the filmstripe and make the pre scans for a minute. The rest is an automatic process that does not need any attention. All in all I was on the PC for probably 15 minutes for the roll with 36 frames.
By the way, the roll came out much much better than the last examples, lens was the Nokton, it seems that this makes a huge difference to the old Elmar in terms of resolution.
Ryan, nice set - I like the color copmosition of the first one.
Ron, nice set as well. I like the first and last shots best. #2 is giving me a strong 3D vibe. I just realized something - your style of putting walking people in the frame has been reminding me of something but I have not been able to place it. Now it dawned on me that it strongly reminds me of architectural pre-viz i.e the 3D models that they produce for the public before they put up a building. Such visualizations usually also include that type of anonymous people walking purposefully.
Anyway, here are a bunch of ilford pan-f 50 shots:
That last one is the film version of this one:
The clouds were moving fast and a different lens was used so it's not a 1:1 comparison, but it still gives a general idea of dynamic range etc.
The lens used for all the film shots above was the Zeiss 35/2 Biogon.
Luka, that modern bench shot is excellent. Love the composition and lighting on that one! I hope you don't regret not snapping up the 90Cron AA. You could buy it and try it out and probably resell it for little or no loss.
Ryan, another very nice set with the 50Cron. Nice candid and the rendering on the tree shot is beautiful!
Gregory, more nice shots! I feel like I'm getting to know the folks in your town!
Ron, nice column shot on #4 . Very nice set, really like #2 with the planters and #3 with the green door. Excellent pp as always. The airport shots was out of Boston Logan, on my way out to your "hood" earlier this week. Had a free evening and I drove to the Falls for some photography. Beautiful place but somewhat seeming very commercialized compared to my last visit over 20 years back.
Luka, really like the Pan-F shots! Nice street candid and duck shot in one , but the shots I really like are the railings, bricks and the bench shots. Love the details and look to them. I think these are very good examples of what you can do with a slower ISO B&W film. What are your thoughts on this film? Do you know what developer the lab used for developing this roll?
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A few from yesterday, leaving Toronto Pearson for home. All 28Cron.
Joe - nice set from Toronto. I really like #2 a lot with the harmonious balance of the five people, and also #3. Hope you had a nice time in the area. If you noticed the steel mills on your way to/from Niagara Falls while going over the big bridge - that's my town. Hamilton. More than just steel mills and industry.
Here are some photos I did in Pearson back in Feb. I kind of forgot about them, so perhaps this is as good a time as any to post them. They're from the international departures section of Terminal 1, which is a floor above US departures where you were, until the end of the terminal when it's back down to the main level.
ZM50P:
ZM21:
CV75 f/1.8:
ZM21:
CV75:
ZM35C:
ZM50P:
Sorry for the huge quantity, but might as well get them out of the way in one shot.
M9 and virtually every M series lens I own in this set, except the CV15. Also some of my first images with the ZM50P, which I received only a day or two prior to the trip.
Thanks Luka! I have plenty of images without people in the scene , usually when I'm too impatient to wait for someone to stroll past. But I do like to include a figure or two, especially in urban scenes as it sets the scale of the scene to a degree, and after all, the urban environment was created specifically for people.
I think I'm partial to #3, 7 and 8 from the film set, though I do prefer the color version of the brooding sky. It just seems to have more depth, at least for me. But the B&W is still very nice. #7 really reminds me of film. Perhaps it's the way the bright light is diffusing around the fence. It just feels familiar.
Thanks Carsten, that's what I'm pondering because 98% of my film images are 135 film. Any suggestion for a decent dedicated film scanner? There doesn't seem to be much choice any more.
Heinz, yes, that's a valid point, something I'll have to keep in consideration for whenever I get around to scanning. I suppose the more that can be done by the scanner after an initial preview set-up and without intermittent intervention, the better.
Charles: good job considering the poor light conditions! This is an area where the M9 still doesn't fell quite right for me. Maybe with the M10 if it can improve high ISO performance by over one stop... but I've found that I have improved in my ability to follow focus moving subjects and keep them in focus during a sequence. One nice thing is no mirror blackout momentarily throwing you off.
Wow, what a super airport set! Really nice and varied shots. Love them all. Nice touch with the self portrait... and the 75CV is quite an impressive lens. You kind of make me embarrassed posting my take at Pearson's
So. that's your hometown? For some reasons, I kind of imagined that you were living further up north of Toronto with all those pics of ice and snow you posted earlier . I did notice the evening light reflecting on some steel mills on the way to Niagara Falls but didn't know how to get out from the highway to take some pics, plus it was approaching 7pm and I was rushing to the Falls to try and catch some remaining light.
. Very nice set, really like #2 with the planters and #3 with the green door. Excellent pp as always. The airport shots was out of Boston Logan, on my way out to your "hood" earlier this week. Had a free evening and I drove to the Falls for some photography. Beautiful place but somewhat seeming very commercialized compared to my last visit over 20 years back.
