Show those old photos from before 1990

**arnold** · 10-15-2013, 09:09 PM

These are a Before and After of Rushcutters Bay, Sydney Harbour. The B&W and second colour picture with a Kodak Retinette in 1961. The two lower colours with a K5 & 18/55 in 2012

Last edited by arnold; 10-18-2013 at 01:20 AM.

Richard Briggs · 10-16-2013, 12:38 AM

Picking up on the 'record' aspects mentioned above, looking through these photos especially those from 'the colonies' (sorry!), it is truly heartbreaking to see how so many of the cars from the 50s and 60s were British (note the Vauxhall in the last but one above). We (British) had a captive market in the Commonwealth became complacent, produced rubbish cars and then the Japanese came along. The rest is history unfortunately. Probably same story for US car industry.

Joel B · 10-16-2013, 03:27 AM

Originally posted by arnold

Love the names of the busses. You were surely tempting the Gods! These are a lovely record of the good times and attitudes of those years. These may well be worth doing a decent scan on. Thanks for the contribution.

That bus had a hole in the floor for the "john", no air, leaked in the rain and had to be push started!!!

**arnold** · 10-17-2013, 01:18 AM

Some more of "Then and Now". Then: 1961 Kodak Retinette and Kodachrome, Now 2012 Pentax K5 18/55 Kit a half century later.

Last edited by arnold; 10-17-2013 at 05:16 AM.

p38arover · 10-17-2013, 02:47 AM

The first image in the post above doesn't show up for me.

**arnold** · 10-17-2013, 05:17 AM

Originally posted by p38arover

The first image in the post above doesn't show up for me.

I re-did it. OK now?

p38arover · 10-17-2013, 05:21 AM

Yep, all good.

**arnold** · 10-18-2013, 01:23 AM

This is a K5 picture of a projected slide taken in 1961/2 with a Retinette and Kodachrome. It is St Kilda Street in Melbourne. Victoria.

RobG · 10-19-2013, 02:02 AM

Crimson Rosellas at Green Mountains in Lamington National Park in 1985. This was one of my first visits to Green Mountains - in the past I had generally been to Binna Burra. Shot on Kodachrome 64 with a Chinon CE4s. Not 100% certain which lens but I suspect it was actually the Makinon 28mm. I scanned the slide today on the LS30 and tried to correct the colour in PP. The Kodachrome is very blue, but the LS30 tends to blow out red. The grass still isn't quite a natural shade of green.

RobG · 10-19-2013, 02:27 AM

I know it isn't the purpose of this thread to demonstrate software or photo restoration techniques, but I wanted to show what a difference a single checkbox in Vuescan makes.

This is the effect of the "restore fading" feature in Vuescan. The film is Agfachrome, which I only used once because it had an odd brown tint - I believe that it was intentional so that photos taken in Europe looked warmer. The film has also faded badly since 1985. Vuescan restored the colours with a single click.

p38arover · 10-19-2013, 04:45 AM

Thanks Rob, I use VueScan so I'll give that a go.

RobG · 10-19-2013, 05:32 AM

Originally posted by p38arover

Thanks Rob, I use VueScan so I'll give that a go.

Behaviour will vary from photo to photo, as well as depending on the film - but it's well worth a try. Saves a lot of fiddling in PP and Vuescan gets to work with the maximum number of bits.

Richard Briggs · 10-19-2013, 12:14 PM

Regarding RobG and his Agfa comment, last year I had 9500 assorted (manufacturer) slides scanned, half of which I 'outsourced' to a professional. He agreed with my observations that the longevity of common slide film seems to go, with best at the top....

Ektachrome
Kodakchrome 64 and 25
Fuji
And last by a long way, Agfa.

Richard

Rupert · 10-19-2013, 12:29 PM

My 87 year old Mom when she was 17......(On the right)
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**arnold** · 10-19-2013, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by RobG

This is the effect of the "restore fading" feature in Vuescan. The film is Agfachrome, which I only used once because it had an odd brown tint - I believe that it was intentional so that photos taken in Europe looked warmer. The film has also faded badly since 1985. Vuescan restored the colours with a single click.

That is very impressive. My Canon scanner came with Photo Studio, and I haven't seen a "one click" on it.

Originally posted by Richard Briggs

Regarding RobG and his Agfa comment, last year I had 9500 assorted (manufacturer) slides scanned, half of which I 'outsourced' to a professional. He agreed with my observations that the longevity of common slide film seems to go, with best at the top....

Ektachrome
Kodakchrome 64 and 25
Fuji
And last by a long way, Agfa.

Richard

My Kodachrome 10 slides from 1961 look as if taken yesterday. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/236450-misc-show-those-o...ml#post2509681

Originally posted by Rupert

My 87 year old Mom when she was 17......(On the right)

Hard to reconcile an old person with that pretty young lady.

10-19-2013, 02:26 PM	#195
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294 Original Poster	[/URL] Originally posted by RobG This is the effect of the "restore fading" feature in Vuescan. The film is Agfachrome, which I only used once because it had an odd brown tint - I believe that it was intentional so that photos taken in Europe looked warmer. The film has also faded badly since 1985. Vuescan restored the colours with a single click. That is very impressive. My Canon scanner came with Photo Studio, and I haven't seen a "one click" on it. Originally posted by Richard Briggs Regarding RobG and his Agfa comment, last year I had 9500 assorted (manufacturer) slides scanned, half of which I 'outsourced' to a professional. He agreed with my observations that the longevity of common slide film seems to go, with best at the top.... Ektachrome Kodakchrome 64 and 25 Fuji And last by a long way, Agfa. Richard My Kodachrome 10 slides from 1961 look as if taken yesterday. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/236450-misc-show-those-o...ml#post2509681 Originally posted by Rupert My 87 year old Mom when she was 17......(On the right) Hard to reconcile an old person with that pretty young lady. Last edited by arnold; 10-19-2013 at 02:33 PM.

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10-15-2013, 09:09 PM	#181
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294 Original Poster	These are a Before and After of Rushcutters Bay, Sydney Harbour. The B&W and second colour picture with a Kodak Retinette in 1961. The two lower colours with a K5 & 18/55 in 2012 Last edited by arnold; 10-18-2013 at 01:20 AM.

10-16-2013, 12:38 AM	#182
Richard Briggs Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 106	Picking up on the 'record' aspects mentioned above, looking through these photos especially those from 'the colonies' (sorry!), it is truly heartbreaking to see how so many of the cars from the 50s and 60s were British (note the Vauxhall in the last but one above). We (British) had a captive market in the Commonwealth became complacent, produced rubbish cars and then the Japanese came along. The rest is history unfortunately. Probably same story for US car industry.

10-16-2013, 03:27 AM	#183
Joel B Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Barnett MO. Photos: Albums Posts: 2,336	Originally posted by arnold Love the names of the busses. You were surely tempting the Gods! These are a lovely record of the good times and attitudes of those years. These may well be worth doing a decent scan on. Thanks for the contribution. That bus had a hole in the floor for the "john", no air, leaked in the rain and had to be push started!!!

10-17-2013, 01:18 AM	#184
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294 Original Poster	Some more of "Then and Now". Then: 1961 Kodak Retinette and Kodachrome, Now 2012 Pentax K5 18/55 Kit a half century later. Last edited by arnold; 10-17-2013 at 05:16 AM.

10-17-2013, 02:47 AM	#185
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	The first image in the post above doesn't show up for me.

10-17-2013, 05:17 AM	#186
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294 Original Poster	Originally posted by p38arover The first image in the post above doesn't show up for me. I re-did it. OK now?

10-17-2013, 05:21 AM	#187
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Yep, all good.

10-18-2013, 01:23 AM	#188
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294 Original Poster	This is a K5 picture of a projected slide taken in 1961/2 with a Retinette and Kodachrome. It is St Kilda Street in Melbourne. Victoria.

10-19-2013, 02:02 AM	#189
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Crimson Rosellas at Green Mountains in Lamington National Park in 1985. This was one of my first visits to Green Mountains - in the past I had generally been to Binna Burra. Shot on Kodachrome 64 with a Chinon CE4s. Not 100% certain which lens but I suspect it was actually the Makinon 28mm. I scanned the slide today on the LS30 and tried to correct the colour in PP. The Kodachrome is very blue, but the LS30 tends to blow out red. The grass still isn't quite a natural shade of green.

10-19-2013, 02:27 AM	#190
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	I know it isn't the purpose of this thread to demonstrate software or photo restoration techniques, but I wanted to show what a difference a single checkbox in Vuescan makes. This is the effect of the "restore fading" feature in Vuescan. The film is Agfachrome, which I only used once because it had an odd brown tint - I believe that it was intentional so that photos taken in Europe looked warmer. The film has also faded badly since 1985. Vuescan restored the colours with a single click.

10-19-2013, 04:45 AM	#191
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Thanks Rob, I use VueScan so I'll give that a go.

10-19-2013, 05:32 AM	#192
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Originally posted by p38arover Thanks Rob, I use VueScan so I'll give that a go. Behaviour will vary from photo to photo, as well as depending on the film - but it's well worth a try. Saves a lot of fiddling in PP and Vuescan gets to work with the maximum number of bits.

10-19-2013, 12:14 PM	#193
Richard Briggs Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 106	Regarding RobG and his Agfa comment, last year I had 9500 assorted (manufacturer) slides scanned, half of which I 'outsourced' to a professional. He agreed with my observations that the longevity of common slide film seems to go, with best at the top.... Ektachrome Kodakchrome 64 and 25 Fuji And last by a long way, Agfa. Richard

10-19-2013, 12:29 PM	#194
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	My 87 year old Mom when she was 17......(On the right) [IMG] [/IMG]