WE HAVE PICTURES!
Hello,
I just got a notification from Dwayne's that the negatives are been shipped. In the meantime, here are the scans that were just downloaded. In my experience, Dawyne's color scans are hard to beat, but for B/W I prefer my own scans. These are untouched other than batch resize, batch signature and batch subtle linear contrast boost. As soon as I get the negatives I'll try to scan to see if I can get any better results.
1957 Asahi Pentax "AP"
Takumar 55 f2.2 preset
Kodak T-Max 400 film (Expired in 2013 but always stored in the fridge in a black plastic bag)
Notes:
-I had the K-01 as meter but most were shot with sunny 16.
-If I recall correctly most were between f16 and f8 and shutter speeds were all from the High speed dial (50, 100, 200 or 500)
-A straight horizon is the photographer's responsibility!
-I'm a sucker for high contrast. These are not the most contrasty results but that can easily be addressed in PP after scan (and not call it cheating).
-I notice a bit of softness in the full size scans probably due to the scanning, but it could be the film or the lens or the big fat piece behind the camera. I'll check the negatives upon arrival and rescan to check.
The owner of this motorcycle was taking pictures of it. I asked if I could and he proudly agreed.
I'm happy
What do you think?
Thanks,
Ismael