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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
03-29-2013, 07:01 PM
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Thanks for the info!! I have never thought of so many copiers and bellows!!!
Yes, same problem here... a light table / pad with a tripod is slow. And there are several other problems. The major one is that the camera can never be dead-center and horizontally parallel; it is like shooting tilt / shift that I have to go to Photoshop or something else to correct the "perspective". Second problem is that the film is usually curled. I put a piece of glass to press down the film, but I always capture my own reflection....
So I think extension tubes plus lens hoods will do best to keep the planes and axies correct, and I can do panorama stitch; but I need a macro lens which I don't have. Slide copiers may be shaky (and not panorama stitch-able??), but the magnification is adjustable and it has a film holder. Kind of a dilemma....
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
03-27-2013, 06:26 AM
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Hi all,
I have been developing B&W for just about half a year. So far so good at chemicals. But about digitizing the films, I wonder if there is a method that is, hmmm, approved by anyone more experienced than me.
I have a low-end 135-format film scanner. It gives 3696 x 2464 compressed JPG files (and unable to setting for BMP). Color films suffer from bad color corrections. B&W is okay in terms of tone. But the problem is, the scanned files are kind of blur and generally lack of contrast. And for certain it can't accept 120-format films.
So I look for document scanners. Some say they can go to 9600 x 9600 for films, but their price is kind of "not utilized" since I don't have documents to scan.
I have also found some equipments called "Slide copying adapter", a film-era copying equipment for, I believe, copying a color slide into a negative for photo printing. I wonder, if I put a DSLR into this "slide copying adapter" and take photos (in RAW??), how will the quality be compared to high-res scanners??
Thank you very much!!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
03-27-2013, 12:38 AM
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Hi all,
I'm a newbie of Pentax 6x7. (Love this beast very much!!)
Before I participate in anywhere in this forum, I'd like to thank this site for its detailed, well-organized reviews on cameras and lenses!!!
I dwell in apartments, and HK and Beijing are my habitats. But still love going out for photo shootings. I find that Pentax 6x7 is suitable for studio shooting, and will have to learn from all of you here about both indoor and outdoor photography.
See you later!!!
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