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LFLee · 10-01-2013, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by craygc

645n + 75mm f/2.8; first 2 are XP2, rest HP5 @640 (Senen Station Jakarta, Indonesia)

That's a rare lens.

craygc · 10-01-2013, 05:19 PM

Originally posted by rob1234

What apertures - not wide-open I presume or it looks like you'd be way over 1/1000th at ASA 640?

For the HP5 shots - #3, #4 & #5;

#3 was f/4.5 1/500
#4 was f/4.0 1/750
#5 was f/2.8 1/90

This was late afternoon and he light was fading rapidly

Originally posted by LFLee

That's a rare lens.

Aaah ...sarcasm will get you everywhere

LFLee · 10-01-2013, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by craygc

For the HP5 shots - #3, #4 & #5;

#3 was f/4.5 1/500
#4 was f/4.0 1/750
#5 was f/2.8 1/90

This was late afternoon and he light was fading rapidly

Aaah ...sarcasm will get you everywhere

lol.... oops, sorry, my bad, I thought it was the P67 75mm f2.8 - a very rare and expensive, yours is P645 75mm lens.

mikeSF · 10-01-2013, 06:11 PM - **4 Likes**

this is from Sunday morning blue hour at the Marin headlands

Fog City

645D with A-120/4 Macro

craygc · 10-01-2013, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by LFLee

lol.... oops, sorry, my bad, I thought it was the P67 75mm f2.8 - a very rare and expensive, yours is P645 75mm lens.

Apologies then...

, seems we were talking at crossed purposes... I mostly do hand held and at 6x7 I use Mamiya 7's, but I only recently picked up a 645n with the 75mm and 45mm and, having primarily been a 35mm Leica shooter, have to confess the Pentax is quickly becoming my preferred camera.

revdocjim · 10-01-2013, 09:51 PM

Originally posted by mikeSF

this is from Sunday morning blue hour at the Marin headlands

Fog City

645D with A-120/4 Macro

Awesome mikeSF! Wish I was there...

Jonathan Mac · 10-02-2013, 12:45 AM - **2 Likes**

I haven't been able to take any colour film for developing for around 2 months and finally got it done and then scanned at the weekend. Lately I've been using a Yashica 124G and a couple of folding Zeiss Ikon cameras for my MF shots. The Pentax 645 has my first ever roll of slide film (Velvia) in it, which I hope to finish off this weekend.

So here are a few shots from the Yashica, all taken on Portra 160NC which expired in 2010 or 2011. I got seven rolls of it free when I bought the camera

pentaxpete · 10-02-2013, 01:29 AM

Mike SF : your photo of the famous Bridge is an 'International Competition WINNER '!! Please join my Club here in Brentwood and help us to beat the other local Clubs -- I will ask the Treasurer to see if we can pay your Air Fare -----

pentaxpete · 10-02-2013, 01:41 AM

Here are a couple for you 'Yanks' taken by a 'Limey' in 1991 In Denver, Colorado, Pentax 6x7 Mk I + 45mm f4 SMC Pentax, Kodachrome 64 ROLLFILM !

I went carrying my heavy 6x7 outfit all the way on Aircraft hoping to get some good 'Stock Photos ' -- NO SALES and now the Agency has sent back all my 'Hard Copy' transparencies as they want only Digital on Full -Frame Cameras !

LaHo · 10-03-2013, 12:23 AM

I have recently tried my hand at processing C-41 at home. It is feasible, but you have to be precise about times and temperatures, of course, and have everything set up correctly beforehand. Here are some of my first attempts (Portra 160) (click on the thumbnails to expand):

#1 Norway: View from state highway 55 towards Leirdalen (smc Pentax 6x7 45mm F4.0, 1/125 @ F9.5, Portra 160)

#2 Norway: View from state highway 55 towards Jotunheimen *) (smc Pentax 6x7 45mm F4.0, 1/125 @ F11.0, Portra 160)

#3 Denmark: The local marina: Rungsted Havn with the Swedish (and formerly Danish) island of Ven and home of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe in the background: (S-M-C Takumar 6x7 200mm F4.0, 1/250 @ F9.5)

*) BTW, Jotunheimen is where the largest and most dreadful Norwegian trolls live:

You Tube

revdocjim · 10-03-2013, 03:02 AM

Looks good LaHo. Some day I will try C41 at home but for now I'm happy to stick with monohrome for home developing and color film goes to the lab. My problem with color negative film is that I can't get a decent scan to save my life! I can never get the colors right. I have tried numerous methods. VueScan is no help. When I followed detailed instructions it messed up the settings in VueSan so bad that I had to email Mr. Hamrick and get help just getting it back to normal.

What I would really like to be able to do at home is E-6 since I shoot a fair amount of reversal film. But since I don't even have a darkroom I guess all of this is a pipe dream for the time being.
Thanks for sharing the photos!

LaHo · 10-03-2013, 04:22 AM

Thank you, revdocjim. I'm not satisfied with my scans either. I think #2 is the best one here.
I have the CanoScan 9000F, but would like a better scanner. The optimum would of course be a proper darkroom. I have, in fact, acquired an fine enlarger capable of handling 120 film and even 4x5" negatives - but I haven’t set up a proper darkroom, and many further investments would be necessary to make colour enlargements, e.g. a colour analyzer.

tuco · 10-03-2013, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by revdocjim

...
My problem with color negative film is that I can't get a decent scan to save my life! I can never get the colors right. I have tried numerous methods.

If the scanning software has a film profile it helps a lot. I can usually get Portra 160 and Ektar 100 pretty good but have a hard time with Portra 400. And the few color films that I've tried that have a profile in VueScan the results are pretty good color-wise. However, VueScan has no profile for any recent films. I've emailed and asked why he doesn't update that since it is, after all, scanning software.

But another option people seem to have success with is ColorPerfect. You need to scan a Scanner-RAW file and use his software that has color profiles for just about all films. He has instructions and that Flickr link has a bunch of help too. I tried it a while back but his OSX support at the time was not good enough (don't know what it is like now).

**grhazelton** · 10-03-2013, 02:58 PM

Originally posted by pentaxpete

Here are a couple for you 'Yanks' taken by a 'Limey' in 1991 In Denver, Colorado, Pentax 6x7 Mk I + 45mm f4 SMC Pentax, Kodachrome 64 ROLLFILM !

I went carrying my heavy 6x7 outfit all the way on Aircraft hoping to get some good 'Stock Photos ' -- NO SALES and now the Agency has sent back all my 'Hard Copy' transparencies as they want only Digital on Full -Frame Cameras !

What a crock! Could you send them drum scans? Or would they spot the absence of EXIF data and shoot you down? Seems that they're less concerned with quality than with keeping up with the Joneses. Did they furnish any rationale behind this? As far as full frame goes, what could be more full frame than a Pentax 67 negative or transparency? Maybe 4x5 or 8x10? They sound like dolts, just my opinion.

tuco · 10-03-2013, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by grhazelton

What a crock! Could you send them drum scans? Or would they spot the absence of EXIF data and shoot you down?

It sure is. The images are definitely from a full frame camera. You can add some EXIF meta data to the scanned files if you're so inclined. But perhaps the agency is not setup anymore to handle film or willing to pay for the scans. Drum scans are not cheap.

I wonder if they would reject 645D images because they are not full frame for the format. I bet they wouldn't.

10-02-2013, 01:29 AM	#4493
pentaxpete Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brentwood, Essex Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 366	Mike SF : your photo of the famous Bridge is an 'International Competition WINNER '!! Please join my Club here in Brentwood and help us to beat the other local Clubs -- I will ask the Treasurer to see if we can pay your Air Fare ----- Last edited by pentaxpete; 10-02-2013 at 01:43 AM. Reason: Spelling

10-03-2013, 02:58 PM	#4499
grhazelton Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jonesboro, GA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	What a crock! Originally posted by pentaxpete Here are a couple for you 'Yanks' taken by a 'Limey' in 1991 In Denver, Colorado, Pentax 6x7 Mk I + 45mm f4 SMC Pentax, Kodachrome 64 ROLLFILM ! I went carrying my heavy 6x7 outfit all the way on Aircraft hoping to get some good 'Stock Photos ' -- NO SALES and now the Agency has sent back all my 'Hard Copy' transparencies as they want only Digital on Full -Frame Cameras ! What a crock! Could you send them drum scans? Or would they spot the absence of EXIF data and shoot you down? Seems that they're less concerned with quality than with keeping up with the Joneses. Did they furnish any rationale behind this? As far as full frame goes, what could be more full frame than a Pentax 67 negative or transparency? Maybe 4x5 or 8x10? They sound like dolts, just my opinion.

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10-01-2013, 11:14 AM	#4486
LFLee Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,292	Originally posted by craygc 645n + 75mm f/2.8; first 2 are XP2, rest HP5 @640 (Senen Station Jakarta, Indonesia) That's a rare lens.

10-01-2013, 05:19 PM	#4487
craygc New Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3	Originally posted by rob1234 What apertures - not wide-open I presume or it looks like you'd be way over 1/1000th at ASA 640? For the HP5 shots - #3, #4 & #5; #3 was f/4.5 1/500 #4 was f/4.0 1/750 #5 was f/2.8 1/90 This was late afternoon and he light was fading rapidly Originally posted by LFLee That's a rare lens. Aaah ...sarcasm will get you everywhere

10-01-2013, 06:02 PM	#4488
LFLee Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,292	Originally posted by craygc For the HP5 shots - #3, #4 & #5; #3 was f/4.5 1/500 #4 was f/4.0 1/750 #5 was f/2.8 1/90 This was late afternoon and he light was fading rapidly Aaah ...sarcasm will get you everywhere lol.... oops, sorry, my bad, I thought it was the P67 75mm f2.8 - a very rare and expensive, yours is P645 75mm lens.

10-01-2013, 06:11 PM - 4 Likes	#4489
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	this is from Sunday morning blue hour at the Marin headlands Fog City 645D with A-120/4 Macro

10-01-2013, 09:26 PM	#4490
craygc New Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3	Originally posted by LFLee lol.... oops, sorry, my bad, I thought it was the P67 75mm f2.8 - a very rare and expensive, yours is P645 75mm lens. Apologies then... , seems we were talking at crossed purposes... I mostly do hand held and at 6x7 I use Mamiya 7's, but I only recently picked up a 645n with the 75mm and 45mm and, having primarily been a 35mm Leica shooter, have to confess the Pentax is quickly becoming my preferred camera.

10-01-2013, 09:51 PM	#4491
revdocjim Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mt. Akagi, Gunma Prefecture Posts: 374	Originally posted by mikeSF this is from Sunday morning blue hour at the Marin headlands Fog City 645D with A-120/4 Macro Awesome mikeSF! Wish I was there...

10-02-2013, 12:45 AM - 2 Likes	#4492
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	I haven't been able to take any colour film for developing for around 2 months and finally got it done and then scanned at the weekend. Lately I've been using a Yashica 124G and a couple of folding Zeiss Ikon cameras for my MF shots. The Pentax 645 has my first ever roll of slide film (Velvia) in it, which I hope to finish off this weekend. So here are a few shots from the Yashica, all taken on Portra 160NC which expired in 2010 or 2011. I got seven rolls of it free when I bought the camera

10-02-2013, 01:41 AM	#4494
pentaxpete Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brentwood, Essex Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 366	Here are a couple for you 'Yanks' taken by a 'Limey' in 1991 In Denver, Colorado, Pentax 6x7 Mk I + 45mm f4 SMC Pentax, Kodachrome 64 ROLLFILM ! I went carrying my heavy 6x7 outfit all the way on Aircraft hoping to get some good 'Stock Photos ' -- NO SALES and now the Agency has sent back all my 'Hard Copy' transparencies as they want only Digital on Full -Frame Cameras !

10-03-2013, 03:02 AM	#4496
revdocjim Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mt. Akagi, Gunma Prefecture Posts: 374	Looks good LaHo. Some day I will try C41 at home but for now I'm happy to stick with monohrome for home developing and color film goes to the lab. My problem with color negative film is that I can't get a decent scan to save my life! I can never get the colors right. I have tried numerous methods. VueScan is no help. When I followed detailed instructions it messed up the settings in VueSan so bad that I had to email Mr. Hamrick and get help just getting it back to normal. What I would really like to be able to do at home is E-6 since I shoot a fair amount of reversal film. But since I don't even have a darkroom I guess all of this is a pipe dream for the time being. Thanks for sharing the photos!

10-03-2013, 04:22 AM	#4497
LaHo Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Greater Copenhagen Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 430	Thank you, revdocjim. I'm not satisfied with my scans either. I think #2 is the best one here. I have the CanoScan 9000F, but would like a better scanner. The optimum would of course be a proper darkroom. I have, in fact, acquired an fine enlarger capable of handling 120 film and even 4x5" negatives - but I haven’t set up a proper darkroom, and many further investments would be necessary to make colour enlargements, e.g. a colour analyzer.

10-03-2013, 09:23 AM	#4498
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,026	Originally posted by revdocjim ... My problem with color negative film is that I can't get a decent scan to save my life! I can never get the colors right. I have tried numerous methods. If the scanning software has a film profile it helps a lot. I can usually get Portra 160 and Ektar 100 pretty good but have a hard time with Portra 400. And the few color films that I've tried that have a profile in VueScan the results are pretty good color-wise. However, VueScan has no profile for any recent films. I've emailed and asked why he doesn't update that since it is, after all, scanning software. But another option people seem to have success with is ColorPerfect. You need to scan a Scanner-RAW file and use his software that has color profiles for just about all films. He has instructions and that Flickr link has a bunch of help too. I tried it a while back but his OSX support at the time was not good enough (don't know what it is like now).

10-03-2013, 04:05 PM	#4500
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,026	Originally posted by grhazelton What a crock! Could you send them drum scans? Or would they spot the absence of EXIF data and shoot you down? It sure is. The images are definitely from a full frame camera. You can add some EXIF meta data to the scanned files if you're so inclined. But perhaps the agency is not setup anymore to handle film or willing to pay for the scans. Drum scans are not cheap. I wonder if they would reject 645D images because they are not full frame for the format. I bet they wouldn't.