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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 1 Day Ago  
Show me a Sign! Billboards,sign,bus ads,shop signs go here!
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 6,891
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I miss seeing and smelling macrocarpa trees. I grew up with them as shelterbelts and not too far from the coast.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 1 Day Ago  
Just Black and White-ur B/W Monochrome photos here
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 30,103
Views: 2,086,865
Interesting bridge/staircase:


Staircase to the forest
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 6 Days Ago  
Fuji X series club
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 5,576
Views: 395,016
Of all the Fujifilm glass I had, I miss the 60mm the most. It has great bokeh, colour and is well and truly sharp enough
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 03-06-2024, 06:06 AM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By Clarkey
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Fair point, I read per above that one image was horizontal and one vertical, so anticipated one was rotated digitally during scanning. Not sure. I’m still fairly certain the line won’t be visible on the negatives.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 03-02-2024, 08:31 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By Clarkey
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That’s likely a scanner light bulb on the way out. I had this happen on a flatbed and also on my minolta scanner once. I would show them the issue.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-02-2024, 08:25 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Clarkey
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Thanks. Let me check with my brother in Wellington. He might want it for his KX.
Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom 01-01-2024, 03:00 PM  
Negative scanning
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 120
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Fair enough. For 135mm and a defined size of 2939x4409, It's 55-75mb/DNG dependent upon subject and associated small tweaks to cropping.
For MF, I did use TIFF. I was using an Epson flatbed and scanning at 2400dpi. File sizes (approx 16MP) were ~100mb.

In short, Vuescan software is still tab-organised with input, a preview scan, then crop and filter controls set, then a (context specific) output destination, which includes certain transparency and negative (e.g., Kodak) settings. I find that a scan preview is always required for transparencies due to exposure/ colour balance shifts if the edge of the film is exposed. Most of the time, the negative holder consistently held the film well (I have 4-6 film strip cuts).

Edit: Remembered another video I saw re: file size comparison and mention of Digital Negative Pro.
No affiliation with the guy, enjoy his work.
Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom 01-01-2024, 09:10 AM  
Negative scanning
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 120
Views: 4,773
Hi Les.
I'm running my Konica Minolta Dimage 5400 Elite II with VueScan. I now run on Debian Linux and use Darktable for editing.
I switched from the Minolta software due to a Windows driver issue. I spent the better part of 2021 digitising my 35mm and medium format collections.

Your Nikon experiments are interesting. I would also recommend taking another look at Vuescan due to the updates and the available output options. Having DNG is really helpful for colour balance and calibration options (and is much more compact than TIFF).
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-01-2024, 08:50 AM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 26,315
Views: 3,321,109
Going back into the archives! 1997, New Zealand Kaimanawa ranges. Canon Prima BF compact, Kodak Gold 200 film.


Kaimanawa viewpoint
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 01-01-2024, 08:16 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 19,813
Views: 1,531,085
Good call on the export letters, had not thought to use them for that: I typically maintain a folder of images that are exported and uploaded.

Happy New Year to you all. May it be filled with decent opportunities for taking images!
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 12-27-2023, 06:52 AM  
UAV DRONE CLUB-All Makes Photos and Videos
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 100
Views: 8,271
Had not spotted this thread previously. DJI Mini 2. That Mini 3 Pro does look very good:


Service Vehicles
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 12-25-2023, 11:07 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Clarkey
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Views: 1,531,085
Nice! I've been in the north eastern Kaimanawa on the Mohaka river a few times, but not for a while (amazing fishing back in the day).
We were in a dash-8 at the time and bouncing a bit, I'm surprised you could recognise the place, good effort.

I'd like to drive the route back via Kuripapango, maybe should plan that the next time back.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 12-24-2023, 07:19 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 19,813
Views: 1,531,085
Merry Christmas, All. Be well!
Thinking of the back country today (think either southern Kaimanawa or Ruahine ranges, pardon the smeary plane window).
Forum: Ricoh GR 12-23-2023, 04:14 PM  
Ricoh GR Hands-on and Lots of Photos...
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 855
Views: 224,280
Very nice.
Cross post from B&W thread. GR classic.


Shrine at the edge of the field
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 12-23-2023, 02:54 PM  
Just Black and White-ur B/W Monochrome photos here
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 30,103
Views: 2,086,865
Rural shrine, central Japan:

Shrine at the edge of the field
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 12-09-2023, 08:30 AM  
Fuji X series club
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 5,576
Views: 395,016
Jumping in. I would love a new X-E camera and am fine with the direction except the viewfinder. I've moaned about this before, but the eye relief and the magnification size were better on the X-E1 than X-E4. If they put the same viewfinder as the X-T5 in, I would probably buy one. Stabilisation would be nice as well.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 12-02-2023, 03:41 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 26,315
Views: 3,321,109
The scans continue... Minolta Vectis S1 28-56mm, Wales, UK, 2002. Edit, Nexia F100, this was excellent film. Very similar to Fujifilm REALA, which I liked a lot.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 11-12-2023, 07:08 PM  
Thematic Show your yachts, dinghies and sailing craft
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 276
Views: 21,051
Brilliant! Sounds like a great day out.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 11-12-2023, 09:25 AM  
Thematic Show your yachts, dinghies and sailing craft
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 276
Views: 21,051
Please share some examples, sounds interesting.



:lol: I guess you won then?
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 11-11-2023, 08:18 AM  
Thematic Street Photography (No, Not THAT Street Photography) - Share Your Shots of the Roads
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 5,337
Views: 372,642
Workers taking a break. I miss cabbage trees/ Ti Kouka:

Break under the cabbage tree.
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 11-05-2023, 05:45 AM  
Just Black and White-ur B/W Monochrome photos here
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 30,103
Views: 2,086,865
Recent Sunday afternoon excursion.

Final Approach (Danville Terminal)
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 11-04-2023, 05:16 PM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,363
Processing some older shots (Darktable). Japan, autumn 2016:

Station master
by Aaron, on Flickr
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 10-29-2023, 08:47 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 19,813
Views: 1,531,085
A loong time ago indeed. Ran into some of our pilots who worked for the RAF in the very early 2000's in the UK, one of whom was a school acquaintance. Not a fan of what we did there.

Are you intending to buy new, or second hand? I was in Japan last in 2019 and did not see many things I could not get here in North America, but if you after second hand items (which are also sold on Evilbay) there may be some advantages.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 10-13-2023, 04:53 PM  
Thematic Street Photography (No, Not THAT Street Photography) - Share Your Shots of the Roads
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 5,337
Views: 372,642
They are spectacular. I've been here 17 years and they are still very interesting to me. To be fair, the level of interest in the park at this time of the year is very high, and we can drive through. Just not stop.
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 10-09-2023, 07:03 PM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Clarkey
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,363
Took the gear out for a brief wander last weekend:


Can't stop, but wow!
by Aaron, on Flickr


Rainbow leaves
by Aaron, on Flickr


Autumn morning
by Aaron, on Flickr
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