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    Velvia 100 sheet film

    This is different from the Velvia 100F that is currently being sold in this country, correct?
  2. Microtek 900 or Epson 4990 or Microtek 1800

    Jeremy,

    What I was thinking was a very small crop (without resampling, so still 2400 ppi but a very small portion of the full frame image) from a detailed area. No need to post the full scan. ...
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    4990 versus 4990 pro

    Silverfast is better than the Epson scanning software on my (older) scanner (the 2450). Most people regard it highly. Being able to build an accurate profile for your scanner would be useful for...
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    First Impression of Epson 4990

    Someone should recategorize this message as "digital" instead of "anouncements". I almost missed this post...
  5. Microtek 900 or Epson 4990 or Microtek 1800

    Jeremy (and others)... I'd love to see full res crops of scans done at 2400 dpi or higher from the i900 (or 1800f for that matter). The slide scanned should ideally have very fine detail beyond...
  6. Canon 9950F scanner review now up on Photo-i

    Ah, oops. Didn't realize it was 4800 dpi.
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    Microtek i900 samples?

    Scans of resolution targets should be helpful. Scan of a color negative might be as well. Which higher end Microtek are you planning on testing? 1800F? (That probably represents the most I would...
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    Microtek i900 samples?

    Is there anyone out there with a Microtek i900 that would be willing to share some full resolution crops of color transparency scans? I'm interested in sharpness and detail (so it should be from a...
  9. Canon 9950F scanner review now up on Photo-i

    I think it's sad that manufacturers keep releasing scanners with higher resolution CCDs but without the optics to take advantage of them. It just wastes space and time (and money if you upgrade from...
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    Overuse of the word 'Contrast'.

    Katharine,

    It seems to me that a "high contrast print" would be one where the difference between a particular light area and a particular dark area is greater than a "normal contrast print"...
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    Overuse of the word 'Contrast'.

    Ok, I'm curious.

    Give me a definition of contrast that doesn't have to do with the difference between a lighter value and a darker value (with larger differences referred to as higher contrast).
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  12. Update on the Free Oregon Coast Workshop in May!

    I am also interested in hotel info. I'm not fond of camping...
  13. Got my LF camera today, now a question...

    Regarding darkcloths...

    I got a BTZS darkcloth. It works much better than a normal darkcloth with velcro. The BTZS darkcloth is smaller and uses elastic to attach to the camera. It's great to...
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    Scanning 4x5 Film

    I have the Epson 2450 and I would recommend it to anyone on a tight budget. On a larger budget, I would probably recommend the Microtec Artixscan 1100 (because of higher dmax and glassless light...
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    focusing loupes

    I would add that there is one big requirement for a focusing loupe: A neck cord. I like the silvestri tilting loupe, but I rarely use the tilt feature (meant to view corners and edges for wide...
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    available light outdoors

    Portra 400 in 4x5 sounds like a reasonable choice. I've never tried it. I think it's too grainy for 35mm use, however (unless you like that sort of thing). I shot several rolls of it (mostly...
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    Hyperfocal focus tricks

    Why not pace off the distance in a controlled environment, place an object, and then go back, focus, and mark the distance on your rail or focus scale or whatever? You'd only have to do it once.
  18. What is the absolute worst piece of advice aboutLarge Format you have ever gotten, read or over heard?

    Can't take a picture in the wind.

    I just got back from California where I took some pictures in considerable amounts of wind (on the coast, where I almost lost my balance due to wind on one...
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    Grad ND Filters - Soft or Hard Edge ?

    I might point out that with LF, we typically stop down a lot. I would think that might cause LF users to favor the soft edge.
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    Affordable Scanning of 4X5 nagatives

    If I had your budget, I'd choose the Microtek ArtixScan 1100. It is the same hardware as the Duoscan HiD, I believe. It is, in fact, what I was planning on buying. Then I thought to myself "I'll...
  21. Thread: Scanners

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    Scanners

    I own an Epson 2450 Photo which is good enough to do a nice 24x20 color print from a 4x5 original transparency. I expect it could do a decent (maybe slightly soft) 8x10 from 35mm, but I haven't...
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    Large Format Backpack?

    I like the dedicated camera backpacks for 35mm (I have a large tenba and a small tamrac). For LF, however, I have found a simple Kelty Redwing to be much more to my liking. It's much lighter and...
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    Filter thread/Cokin P?

    Step up ring to a size for which there is an adapter ring? (If you can't find a step up ring, then you would seem to have a real problem...)
  24. polaroid ultra45 contra epson flatbed scanner.....

    I have the Epson 2450, and here are my thoughts in case anyone is thinking of buying it...

    It will not give you the quality of a dedicated film scanner. You shouldn't expect it. It should...
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    Komura 75mm f6.3

    Add on question since this looks like an inexpensive way to get a 75mm lens... Is this lens appropriate for color work? (My understanding is that older lenses, which I assume this to be, are ...
  26. Super Angulon 90 5.6XL vs. Super Symmar 110 5.6XL

    I would say the obvious answer is the one that would convince me. You can crop a frame from the 90 to look like the 110. You can't do the reverse. 110 just isn't very wide. (Less relevent if...
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    Drum Scan File Size of 4X5 Color Slide

    It sounds like you were cheated. Lossless compression usually won't compress a file 4:1 (I don't know anything about the EPS format, so I can't say what might have been done).

    In the future,...
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    Trip to Utah & Arizona in May

    Re: David Muench, national parks, etc...

    There's a reason most of the great nature photos by great nature photographers come from government protected grounds. That's where the cool stuff is...
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    Trip to Utah & Arizona in May

    My favorites were Antelope Canyon and Arches. I think I would have liked Bryce as much as Arches if I hadn't gotten bad weather for that part. Sadly my trip was much shorter than yours will be...
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    cliche in landscape photography

    Personally, I think if you're going to criticize modern photographers for taking these pictures, you should criticize Ansel Adams as well. The viewpoints for many of his famous Yosemite pictures...
  31. Depth of Focus ... related to focal length or not?

    Bob, how do you reconcile your statement about depth of focus varying by focal length with Stroebel's formula (which doesn't contain focal length)? This would seem to be critical to the optimum...
  32. First time buying a 4x5...begging for assistance.

    I haven't read the above answers, so if I'm repeating one, oops...

    Given her interest in studio work, make sure you get a monorail view camera. A wooden field camera looks beautiful but is...
  33. For those following news of Polaroid's bankruptcy

    Or excite@home...
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