deang001 wrote:
Hey Leighton. Here's my setup and little workspace
I use a Nikon D810 and 60/2.8 AFS Micro. A Kaiser copy stand and a Valoi Advancer. It all works well enough and gets the job done. I use the AN glass when I want to capture the entire neg.
One day I may get a mirrorless higher MP camera but since I never shoot digital besides scanning it's hard to justify. Maybe a second hand Z7 one day.
leighton w wrote:
Thanks for showing this. Nice compact setup. How to you achieve critical focus? Do you bend over and look in the viewfinder? And one more question, this time about your computer. Is it plugged in to an UPS?
Hey Leighton.
Thanks … yes, it’s a nice compact space. I love spending time in my cave
I just use autofocus with the 60/2.8 … it’s bang on every single time. Only sometimes when there’s nothing contrasty in the neg do I have to move the focus dot around or use MF and try and focus on the grain. Yes, exactly, I just look through the viewfinder to make sure the frame is where I want it (straight) and then stand away and just remote trigger the AF using a remote. The D810’s rear LCD AF isn’t as good. I use Mup as well. I haven’t tethered it to Lightroom so I just pull out the SD card after I’m done. The SD card acts as a kind of back up for a month or so as well.
I don’t have use any UPS. It’s a simple setup … the monitor is just connected to my MBA M2 via TB4 which sits under the desk. Nice and neat
A critical piece in scanning is making sure the camera is completely horizontal to the neg holder and they’re both level. I use a pretty cool app on my phone to make sure this is all perfect otherwise your image is skewed.
cadman342001 wrote:
Crazy considering people thing of shooting film as old fashioned or old tech. The amount of work just to get the pics to a PC, processing software or online can be huge.
So credit to you as I just couldn't be ar*ed ! 😂
Yep … you’re right. Loads of work goes into it but most film shooters who scan and process their own images love the work.
People always ask me why I like shooting film and besides the aesthetic I reckon it’s the actual process that I love. Going out and shooting all day and not seeing what you’ve shot or how they’re gonna look is kind of exciting. It’s like Christmas Eve opening up presents when you see the negs finally become an image I also like the limitation of having only a certain amount of shots on each roll and how you have to try and make decisions on what to shoot. But yeah, I love the process from beginning to end … right down to having a beer down the road from the lab while waiting my negs are being developed
Serge, I am always impressed with what you are able to achieve with your humble X-E1. I had an X-E2 that I used as I traveled across Canada in 2016 when I moved from Ontario to BC, and I enjoyed how lightweight and easy to use it was. Presumably these things are also true of the X-E1. In any case, your images are evidence of what a capable little camera it is!
Here are a few infrared photos from a classic car "Show 'n' Shine" in Duncan, BC. All were taken with my converted X-T2 and the 45 f/2.8 P on the Lens Turbo II focal reducer.
It looks like it has potential, but hope some of those rumored specs are updated. IBIS, body construction, hopefully a new adapter that actually reads aperture setting, etc.
That mock up picture is funny, a Nikkor S rangefinder 3.5cm/1.8, but on a M to Z adapter rendering. Wrong plumbing
leighton w wrote:
It's gorgeous, it will be hard to resist. I'll wait until you buy one and tell us all how you like it.
GeorgeBo wrote:
It looks like it has potential, but hope some of those rumored specs are updated. IBIS, body construction, hopefully a new adapter that actually reads aperture setting, etc.
That mock up picture is funny, a Nikkor S rangefinder 3.5cm/1.8, but on a M to Z adapter rendering. Wrong plumbing
A native F mount version would be nice
So would all of us all winning the lottery on the same day
GeorgeBo wrote:
It looks like it has potential, but hope some of those rumored specs are updated. IBIS, body construction, hopefully a new adapter that actually reads aperture setting, etc.
That mock up picture is funny, a Nikkor S rangefinder 3.5cm/1.8, but on a M to Z adapter rendering. Wrong plumbing
No IBIS would be a deal breaker for me. Having said that, what Dean said about having a f-mount might outweigh the lack of IBIS for me.
