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

cooltouch · 01-01-2015, 12:39 AM - **3 Likes**

Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work.

Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe.

manntax · 01-01-2015, 06:08 AM

Originally posted by cooltouch

Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work. Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe.

Cracking shot - looks like a painting !

**arnold** · 01-01-2015, 06:18 AM

Originally posted by cooltouch

Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work.

I like this one, and don't notice grain.

**gofour3** · 01-01-2015, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by cooltouch

Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work.

Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe.

Very nice, like it!

Phil.

LesDMess · 01-01-2015, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by cooltouch

Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work.

Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe.

Beautiful shot!

Regarding the grain, my guess is that the sun in the middle fooled the meter to underexposed and scan/post had to brighten it?
Close inspection shows considerable jpeg artifacting so high compression exaggerated it.

cooltouch · 01-01-2015, 11:34 PM

Hey Les, I don't believe the meter was fooled. I discovered quite a few years ago that the best way to expose for a sunset is to meter the sky directly overhead. It unavoidably turns the sun white, but preserves the rest of the sunset colors. I'm sure that's what I did for that shot. As for the artifacting, that would have had to occur after I'd done whatever PP I did, since saving to jpg is the very last thing I do when I'm working on a photo. Perhaps I had compression set a bit too high.

wombat2go · 01-02-2015, 01:12 AM

Here is one similar to Cooltouch's photo above.

The photo was taken in 1994 at Mindle Beach, Darwin with the Ricoh KR-10 and the Pentax -M 1:2 50mm
I used Kodak C41 iso 400 and never used the lens wide open,
so this photo in the dusk would be at f/2.8 or so.

Scanned in 1995 by Kodak in Australia, the scan resolution was 3000 by 2000,
the .pcd is converted to 8 bit .tiff and re-saved by cinepaint.

https://app.box.com/s/54eu0mazzup0i7cu0j4t

edmundrt · 01-02-2015, 01:44 PM - **1 Like**

Test roll from a lovely Christmas present my girlfriend got for me - a delightful AGFA Solinette II 35mm folder. These are on AGFA Vista 400, a little grainy but I really like the camera and the Apotar lens is nice and sharp.

swamp boy · 01-02-2015, 07:48 PM

Originally posted by edmundrt

Test roll from a lovely Christmas present my girlfriend got for me - a delightful AGFA Solinette II 35mm folder. These are on AGFA Vista 400, a little grainy but I really like the camera and the Apotar lens is nice and sharp.

Nice shots! I especially like the one with the lamp next to the window.

**OrangeKx** · 01-02-2015, 07:55 PM - **1 Like**

Taken with ZX-5n on T-Max 400 B&W. Developed the film myself, scanned and did a little PP in LR4. Shown: Camas Hotel in Camas, WA and the Stratosphere Hotel (tower) in Las Vegas.

edmundrt · 01-03-2015, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by swamp boy

Nice shots! I especially like the one with the lamp next to the window.

Thanks! That one was shot wide open at 1/50th so it's a) a lucky hit focus wise (no rangefinder on this one) and b) proof of how sharp the little lens is even at max aperture.

cooltouch · 01-04-2015, 11:03 AM - **2 Likes**

Just browsing through some of my photos up at my website. I ran across a few that I haven't posted here yet.

California seagull, Santa Monica Beach. Canon F-1, Canon FD 300mm f/4 (wide open), Kodachrome 64:

A rocky beach in Ventura, California, yielded this study for me. Canon FTb, Vivitar Series 1 28--90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64:

A small "pocket park" in Katy, Texas with a caboose on display. Nikon F2, 24mm f/2.8 Nikkor, Ektar 100:

Fungi. Canon A-1, Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 Macro, Kodachrome 64:

**arnold** · 01-04-2015, 04:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by cooltouch

Just browsing through some of my photos up at my website. I ran across a few that I haven't posted here yet.

You do very good scans and good pictures.

tuco · 01-05-2015, 02:02 PM - **1 Like**

A rescan trying to get the purple out of the blacks
New Portra 160, Jobo C-41 Press Kit

stevebrot · 01-05-2015, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by cooltouch

The USS Missouri, located at Battleship Row, Bremmerton Washington Naval Shipyard, June, 1995.

When I was a schoolchild in the mid-1960s we visited the Missouri at dock in Bremerton for a field trip. It was a big deal even then.

Steve

01-02-2015, 07:55 PM - 1 Like	#10690
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	Taken with ZX-5n on T-Max 400 B&W. Developed the film myself, scanned and did a little PP in LR4. Shown: Camas Hotel in Camas, WA and the Stratosphere Hotel (tower) in Las Vegas. Attached Images

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01-01-2015, 12:39 AM - 3 Likes	#10681
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work. Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe.

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manntax Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	Originally posted by cooltouch Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work. Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe. Cracking shot - looks like a painting !

01-01-2015, 06:18 AM	#10683
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by cooltouch Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work. I like this one, and don't notice grain.

01-01-2015, 10:18 AM	#10684
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,091	Originally posted by cooltouch Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work. Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe. Very nice, like it! Phil.

01-01-2015, 12:16 PM	#10685
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by cooltouch Thanks, Mike. Let's see if I can get it to work. Alright, that wasn't so tough. Geez, what a grainy image though. Kodak Gold 200, as I recall. Scanned with my Epson 4990, I believe. Beautiful shot! Regarding the grain, my guess is that the sun in the middle fooled the meter to underexposed and scan/post had to brighten it? Close inspection shows considerable jpeg artifacting so high compression exaggerated it.

01-01-2015, 11:34 PM	#10686
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	Hey Les, I don't believe the meter was fooled. I discovered quite a few years ago that the best way to expose for a sunset is to meter the sky directly overhead. It unavoidably turns the sun white, but preserves the rest of the sunset colors. I'm sure that's what I did for that shot. As for the artifacting, that would have had to occur after I'd done whatever PP I did, since saving to jpg is the very last thing I do when I'm working on a photo. Perhaps I had compression set a bit too high.

01-02-2015, 01:12 AM	#10687
wombat2go Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Michigan Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,207	Here is one similar to Cooltouch's photo above. The photo was taken in 1994 at Mindle Beach, Darwin with the Ricoh KR-10 and the Pentax -M 1:2 50mm I used Kodak C41 iso 400 and never used the lens wide open, so this photo in the dusk would be at f/2.8 or so. Scanned in 1995 by Kodak in Australia, the scan resolution was 3000 by 2000, the .pcd is converted to 8 bit .tiff and re-saved by cinepaint. https://app.box.com/s/54eu0mazzup0i7cu0j4t

01-02-2015, 01:44 PM - 1 Like	#10688
edmundrt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nagoya Posts: 577	Test roll from a lovely Christmas present my girlfriend got for me - a delightful AGFA Solinette II 35mm folder. These are on AGFA Vista 400, a little grainy but I really like the camera and the Apotar lens is nice and sharp.

01-02-2015, 07:48 PM	#10689
swamp boy Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Texas Photos: Albums Posts: 42	Originally posted by edmundrt Test roll from a lovely Christmas present my girlfriend got for me - a delightful AGFA Solinette II 35mm folder. These are on AGFA Vista 400, a little grainy but I really like the camera and the Apotar lens is nice and sharp. Nice shots! I especially like the one with the lamp next to the window.

01-03-2015, 04:48 AM	#10691
edmundrt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nagoya Posts: 577	Originally posted by swamp boy Nice shots! I especially like the one with the lamp next to the window. Thanks! That one was shot wide open at 1/50th so it's a) a lucky hit focus wise (no rangefinder on this one) and b) proof of how sharp the little lens is even at max aperture.

01-04-2015, 11:03 AM - 2 Likes	#10692
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	Just browsing through some of my photos up at my website. I ran across a few that I haven't posted here yet. California seagull, Santa Monica Beach. Canon F-1, Canon FD 300mm f/4 (wide open), Kodachrome 64: A rocky beach in Ventura, California, yielded this study for me. Canon FTb, Vivitar Series 1 28--90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64: A small "pocket park" in Katy, Texas with a caboose on display. Nikon F2, 24mm f/2.8 Nikkor, Ektar 100: Fungi. Canon A-1, Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 Macro, Kodachrome 64:

01-04-2015, 04:45 PM - 1 Like	#10693
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by cooltouch Just browsing through some of my photos up at my website. I ran across a few that I haven't posted here yet. You do very good scans and good pictures.

01-05-2015, 02:02 PM - 1 Like	#10694
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,026	A rescan trying to get the purple out of the blacks New Portra 160, Jobo C-41 Press Kit

01-05-2015, 07:07 PM	#10695
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by cooltouch The USS Missouri, located at Battleship Row, Bremmerton Washington Naval Shipyard, June, 1995. When I was a schoolchild in the mid-1960s we visited the Missouri at dock in Bremerton for a field trip. It was a big deal even then. Steve