[Jean Poitiers]

Fomapan 200 film home developed in Ilfotec LC 29 for 10.5 minutes. Scanned withan Epson V600 and minor Lr4 tweaks ...

All taken with a Spot F and a SMC Tak 35/2 ... church scenes are at Notre-Dame-la-Grande of city center Poitiers.

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[abruzzi]

Thanks!

I went ahead and bought one. They said it included adapters for slides, film strips (negatives, I assume), medium format and 4x5.

To bring this thread back on topic, here is a photo I took with my SuperProgram on 20 year old Delta 100 (found in a bulk loader). I “scanned” it with my K-3ii and a Pentax bellows and slide copier. I haven’t been able to get a really good dynamic range with this setup, and when I bring the image into my computer the total range is about 1/4 ofnthe histogram. This requires a fair amount of ‘curves’ work to get it looking respectable.

[drmoss_ca]

I'm looking for a scanner for scanning my 6x7. I was looking at the v600 as "in my budget", but it looks like I can get a used w/6mo warranty 4990 for about the same price. Do you think its a good option? optical resolution and dmax based on my searching seems a little higher with the older scanner.

I had to get the V850 for 10x8 negatives, as the scanning area for negatives on its predecessor, a 4870 wouldn't go that large. It handled 4x5 just fine. I can't say the V850 makes scans that I can tell apart from the 4870.

[Bonner04]

Don't Box Me In!
Pentax MZ-S
Pentax smc FA 77mm f/1.7 Limited
Kodak T-Max 400
T-Max Developer 1:4 7 Minutes
Pacific Image Prime Film XA Slide & Negative Scanner

[wkraus]

Thanks so much for the input--that helps a lot (but only serves to prove the adage about there being no free lunches in the offing.) I certainly shoot my P67 more like a 4x5 than a Texas Leica, so the contemplative approach won't be a bother, but it's a bit nerve wracking to consider walking away from all those sharp lenses in favor of a bigger negative and camera movements. "Jump and see" is sounding more like the operative phrase here.

I find that with silver-based B&W films the X1 really brings out the grain but I haven't yet attempted scanning medium format with it. Nevertheless I would not specifically recommend it for B&W work. The Nikon Coolscan LS-9000 I used before is much more forgiving with grain but tends to have issues with film flatness even with the glass holder. So if the flatbed scanner is sharp enough with MF it might still be the easiest solution.
Edit: as suggested by Cooltouch and others...

[longbow]

K2, K105 f2.8 w/Orange filter and Delta 400

[CreationBear]

Nevertheless I would not specifically recommend it for B&W work.

Thanks for the insight--what I was curious about the Imacon was whether its Dmax was such that it could "dig" into a negative the way a full-fledged drum scan might. (See, "no free lunch" above.)

[wkraus]

A village in the central High Atlas mountains, Morocco, September 1980.




Pentax MX with smc Pentax-M 1:4 200mm, Ilford HP5 film/ID-11 developer. Negative copied using Pentax K-1 with smc Pentax-D FA 50mm Macro (as always, the image looks better on Flickr than here).

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Thanks for the insight--what I was curious about the Imacon was whether its Dmax was such that it could "dig" into a negative the way a full-fledged drum scan might. (See, "no free lunch" above.)

Limited dynamic range should not be a problem with a properly developed B&W negative, although it is likely to be one with slides. Colour negatives are somewhere in between. Their overall dynamic range is also not too high but in order to counter the mask the blue channel needs much more exposure than the green and red channels (some scanners/software can compensate for that during exposure).

[gofour3]

Some recent Fomapan R100 slide film shots. (@ 160 using Pentax K2, processed by DR5 Chrome)

Chicago Millennium Park:





Phil.

[CreationBear]

Negative copied using Pentax K-1 with smc Pentax-D FA 50mm Macro

Thanks again--love the composition in the shot, BTW. (FWIW, the DSLR vs scanner is another can of worms--I've "only" a K-5 and an A50/2.8 that provides 1:2 magnification, but for 120, I figure the output should be more than enough for sharing on the Web, etc.)

[drmoss_ca]

Thanks for the insight--what I was curious about the Imacon was whether its Dmax was such that it could "dig" into a negative the way a full-fledged drum scan might. (See, "no free lunch" above.)

As well as the X1 and the V850, I do have an LS-9000. Should you want some comparison scans I can sort something out.

[CreationBear]

As well as the X1 and the V850, I do have an LS-9000. Should you want some comparison scans I can sort something out.

That's very generous of you--right now my film work is could be an entry in the Journal of Irreproducible Results, so I think I'll work my way up from one "keeper" per roll before pestering you too much. (I have to say, my first roll of Velvia 50 was just embarrassing...) If it all gets too confusing trying to bridge "technologies," I might just go way back up the holler and try my hand at 8x10 contact prints...mail 'em to folks.

[Bonner04]

Ventura, California
Pentax MZ-S
Pentax smc P-FA 28-70mm f/4 AL
Kodak T-MAX 400
T-Max Developer 1:4 7 Minutes
Pacific Image Prime Film XA Slide & Negative Scanner

[g026r]

This was, I believe, my last roll of P30. This was also the first one to have any defects in the roll. (I may post one of the pictures it's visible on later.)

Anyway, here's the least damaged of the three. That line stretching straight across the sky is from damage of some sort to the emulsion.



Pentax K2.
Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f2.5.
Ferrania P30 Alpha + yellow 2 filter.

[g026r]

My notes for most of these rolls are particularly terrible. I can generally pick out the shots done with the 28mm just based on the perspective, and I know all the indoor shots used the 50/1.4. But for outdoor shots, where I could have been using the 50/1.4 or the 40/2.8? Unless something about the shot rings a bell, it's safe to say that I'm generally at a loss to identify the lens.



Pentax K2.
Either a Pentax-M 40/2.8 or a Pentax-A 50/1.4.
Kodak Tri-X.