Learning the Leica M6,Leica IIIf and shooting film
The scanning went well. The Valoi Easy35 made it fool proof and fast. I got 111 images out of the 3 rolls of film which works out to 37 frames average. 1 Extra per roll!
The whole scanning process took 51 minutes, about 27 seconds per scan. This included cutting and putting the negative in plastic sheets for archiving. It will be faster as I get better I am sure.
The SL3 50mm APO-SL lens worked out ok. But even with the extension tubes I am not able to get 1:1 full 60mpx resolution. I am only getting about 30mpx because of the need to crop. The mpx is not my objection to this. But cropping in increases grain and noise, Decreasing this to optimize IQ was one of the primary reasons for wanting to develop and scan my own film. So, it looks like a macro lens is in my future. Darn, I was hoping to avoid that.
Below are three images from this first batch. I just included one from each roll. These were all shot on my M6 body, but using vintage screw mount lenses because this is the look I am after with film. This was a interesting and worthwhile exercise so far and I am enjoying it.
Starting with film, vintage glass, M film body, adapting lenses, Developing, and Scanning, is a lot to bite off in one go. There is a lot to learn. Much of it for me is both unexpected and subtle, but having profound effects on the outcome I am getting. So much to learn. I will post about these items in a post in the next day or two as I am sure there are those here who can contribute to my understanding, and others that might benefit from this exercise.
Jun 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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