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Colorado CJ · 09-30-2013, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by Skullsroad

Maybe I'm not seeing the same thing as you. I get similar results from my flatbed and it takes up a lot less of my time. Then again, I don't blow my pictures up to poster sized prints. Maybe a light box will take it up a notch?

Yeah, for web-sized images it is definitely overboard. The native size is 40" x 50" so it would be the way to go for making digital prints. I am getting an enlarger to try my hand at photographical printing.

The images themselves are just a test, as it is only my second roll of film I've ever shot. It is my first roll of film shot without any onboard light meters, and my first roll of film I've developed myself, so the images aren't meant to be awe inspiring or anything

**Archimedes the Dog** · 09-30-2013, 11:05 PM

Originally posted by Colorado CJ

Yeah, for web-sized images it is definitely overboard. The native size is 40" x 50" so it would be the way to go for making digital prints. I am getting an enlarger to try my hand at photographical printing.

The images themselves are just a test, as it is only my second roll of film I've ever shot. It is my first roll of film shot without any onboard light meters, and my first roll of film I've developed myself, so the images aren't meant to be awe inspiring or anything

Well, they seem pretty good to me.

wuzet · 10-01-2013, 03:02 AM

Pentax 645, SMC 67 300/4, Fuji Provia 100F

tuco · 10-01-2013, 07:54 AM

Originally posted by Colorado CJ

Using a DSLR with a good macro lens and a light box, you get better images at much larger scales than you do with a high dollar drum scanner.

What's unclear to me in that method digitizing is how much density of the negative are you capturing, I wonder. A drum scanner gets a lot.

**Archimedes the Dog** · 10-01-2013, 12:33 PM - **4 Likes**

My father at Mount Rainier National Park. Zenza Bronica ETRS with Zenzanon PE 75mm f2.8 on Fuji Pro 400H film. Sunpak 555 flash through an umbrella handheld to camera right. 1/250 at f22

tuco · 10-01-2013, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog

My father at Mount Rainier National Park. Zenza Bronica ETRS with Zenzanon PE 75mm f2.8 on Fuji Pro 400H film. Sunpak 555 flash through an umbrella handheld to camera right. 1/250 at f22

Excellent. But f22?

**Archimedes the Dog** · 10-01-2013, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by tuco

Excellent. But f22?

I wanted the separation from the background to be light, not focus, so I wanted the field as deep as possible. The background was lovely and I wanted it legible, at least as much as possible.

I also wanted it two stops darker than the flash aesthetically. So my options were f22/250 or f16 at 500, due to the highest speed of the shutter.

Colorado CJ · 10-01-2013, 04:36 PM

Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog

My father at Mount Rainier National Park. Zenza Bronica ETRS with Zenzanon PE 75mm f2.8 on Fuji Pro 400H film. Sunpak 555 flash through an umbrella handheld to camera right. 1/250 at f22

Great environmental portrait there!

**Archimedes the Dog** · 10-01-2013, 05:43 PM

Originally posted by Colorado CJ

Great environmental portrait there!

Thanks!!

stevebrot · 10-01-2013, 08:11 PM

Originally posted by tuco

What's unclear to me in that method digitizing is how much density of the negative are you capturing, I wonder. A drum scanner gets a lot.

My thoughts too. The advantage of a drum scanner is not resolution.

Steve

Jonathan Mac · 10-02-2013, 12:51 AM

For some reason I left a roll of Lomo 100 (Ferrania) half-scanned and half-uploaded earlier in the year. I came back to them at the weekend when I was on a major scanning mission. I realised afterwards that my SP1000 was under-exposing by a stop, so I asked the lab to push the film to compensate.

I really, really like this film and have high hopes for it's re-introduction by the people who are now apparently resurrecting Ferrania. If they can do it in 120 too, I would be incredibly happy.

pentaxpete · 10-02-2013, 01:12 AM

Pentax LX + 50mm f1.4 Pentax-M at f2, outdated Kodak Royal 1000 film rated 400 ASA,Cokin Diamond Diffractor, Brentwood High Street ( my Town)

Pentax LX + 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena lens bought for £ 10-00 at a car boot sale, 2005 outdated 'Tudor 100' ( Fuji) film

Pentax LX + 80-200mm f4.5 Pentax-M zoom, 2005 outdated 'Tudor 100' ( Fuji) film.

Pentax LX + 75-300mm f5.6 Hanimex zoom was given + outdated Kodak Tri-X processed in Kodak DK50 formula 1+1 1/500th at f8

This Pentax LX has the 'Sticky Mirror' fault and I have not been using it very much lately.

Colorado CJ · 10-02-2013, 06:45 PM

I spent a few hours today adjusting my technique and getting a better feel for digitizing my medium format negatives. Since I am using a DSLR and a macro lens, things are a little different that I thought. For instance, I have to over expose when digitizing to get a darker positive image.

Anyway, here is one more from my first roll through my medium format camera. Shot with Delta 100 and developed using Xtol at 1:1.

wuzet · 10-02-2013, 07:03 PM

Pentax 645, SMC 67 300/4, Fuji Provia

**arnold** · 10-03-2013, 01:18 AM

Crosspost No PP.
Yashica 1000 Fuji 400

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09-30-2013, 09:26 PM	#8746
Colorado CJ Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,429	Originally posted by Skullsroad Maybe I'm not seeing the same thing as you. I get similar results from my flatbed and it takes up a lot less of my time. Then again, I don't blow my pictures up to poster sized prints. Maybe a light box will take it up a notch? Yeah, for web-sized images it is definitely overboard. The native size is 40" x 50" so it would be the way to go for making digital prints. I am getting an enlarger to try my hand at photographical printing. The images themselves are just a test, as it is only my second roll of film I've ever shot. It is my first roll of film shot without any onboard light meters, and my first roll of film I've developed myself, so the images aren't meant to be awe inspiring or anything

09-30-2013, 11:05 PM	#8747
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	Originally posted by Colorado CJ Yeah, for web-sized images it is definitely overboard. The native size is 40" x 50" so it would be the way to go for making digital prints. I am getting an enlarger to try my hand at photographical printing. The images themselves are just a test, as it is only my second roll of film I've ever shot. It is my first roll of film shot without any onboard light meters, and my first roll of film I've developed myself, so the images aren't meant to be awe inspiring or anything Well, they seem pretty good to me.

10-01-2013, 03:02 AM	#8748
wuzet Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rzeszow / Maidstone Posts: 452	Pentax 645, SMC 67 300/4, Fuji Provia 100F

10-01-2013, 07:54 AM	#8749
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,033	Originally posted by Colorado CJ Using a DSLR with a good macro lens and a light box, you get better images at much larger scales than you do with a high dollar drum scanner. What's unclear to me in that method digitizing is how much density of the negative are you capturing, I wonder. A drum scanner gets a lot.

10-01-2013, 12:33 PM - 4 Likes	#8750
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	My father at Mount Rainier National Park. Zenza Bronica ETRS with Zenzanon PE 75mm f2.8 on Fuji Pro 400H film. Sunpak 555 flash through an umbrella handheld to camera right. 1/250 at f22

10-01-2013, 02:36 PM	#8751
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,033	Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog My father at Mount Rainier National Park. Zenza Bronica ETRS with Zenzanon PE 75mm f2.8 on Fuji Pro 400H film. Sunpak 555 flash through an umbrella handheld to camera right. 1/250 at f22 Excellent. But f22?

10-01-2013, 04:08 PM	#8752
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	Originally posted by tuco Excellent. But f22? I wanted the separation from the background to be light, not focus, so I wanted the field as deep as possible. The background was lovely and I wanted it legible, at least as much as possible. I also wanted it two stops darker than the flash aesthetically. So my options were f22/250 or f16 at 500, due to the highest speed of the shutter.

10-01-2013, 04:36 PM	#8753
Colorado CJ Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,429	Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog My father at Mount Rainier National Park. Zenza Bronica ETRS with Zenzanon PE 75mm f2.8 on Fuji Pro 400H film. Sunpak 555 flash through an umbrella handheld to camera right. 1/250 at f22 Great environmental portrait there!

10-01-2013, 05:43 PM	#8754
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	Originally posted by Colorado CJ Great environmental portrait there! Thanks!!

10-01-2013, 08:11 PM	#8755
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by tuco What's unclear to me in that method digitizing is how much density of the negative are you capturing, I wonder. A drum scanner gets a lot. My thoughts too. The advantage of a drum scanner is not resolution. Steve

10-02-2013, 12:51 AM	#8756
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	For some reason I left a roll of Lomo 100 (Ferrania) half-scanned and half-uploaded earlier in the year. I came back to them at the weekend when I was on a major scanning mission. I realised afterwards that my SP1000 was under-exposing by a stop, so I asked the lab to push the film to compensate. I really, really like this film and have high hopes for it's re-introduction by the people who are now apparently resurrecting Ferrania. If they can do it in 120 too, I would be incredibly happy.

10-02-2013, 01:12 AM	#8757
pentaxpete Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brentwood, Essex Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 370	Pentax LX + 50mm f1.4 Pentax-M at f2, outdated Kodak Royal 1000 film rated 400 ASA,Cokin Diamond Diffractor, Brentwood High Street ( my Town) Pentax LX + 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena lens bought for £ 10-00 at a car boot sale, 2005 outdated 'Tudor 100' ( Fuji) film Pentax LX + 80-200mm f4.5 Pentax-M zoom, 2005 outdated 'Tudor 100' ( Fuji) film. Pentax LX + 75-300mm f5.6 Hanimex zoom was given + outdated Kodak Tri-X processed in Kodak DK50 formula 1+1 1/500th at f8 This Pentax LX has the 'Sticky Mirror' fault and I have not been using it very much lately.

10-02-2013, 06:45 PM	#8758
Colorado CJ Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,429	I spent a few hours today adjusting my technique and getting a better feel for digitizing my medium format negatives. Since I am using a DSLR and a macro lens, things are a little different that I thought. For instance, I have to over expose when digitizing to get a darker positive image. Anyway, here is one more from my first roll through my medium format camera. Shot with Delta 100 and developed using Xtol at 1:1.

10-02-2013, 07:03 PM	#8759
wuzet Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rzeszow / Maidstone Posts: 452	Pentax 645, SMC 67 300/4, Fuji Provia

10-03-2013, 01:18 AM	#8760
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299	Crosspost No PP. Yashica 1000 Fuji 400

:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots

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