Just checked Calumet's website and it's now listed as "Discontinued". :mad:
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Just checked Calumet's website and it's now listed as "Discontinued". :mad:
Vuescan. It unlocks single-pass multisampling with the v700. Not a huge issue for negs but does make a difference with some images and I find it indispensable for dense transparencies. Also, Vuescan...
Van, I really don't think you should imply that everyone who buys an Epson or Microtek is an amateur. Stereotyping is well..... And yes, while Ted and Kirk may be knowledgeable, there are plenty of...
Jeffrey,
Don't sweat it too much. Yea this thread was long and there was a lot of debating but that's fun and educational at the same time. In the end, we (hopefully) agreed to disagree but that's...
Sweet. Now I'm jealous, I'm stuck at work.
Sandy,
As I said, I'm perfectly happy with the results I'm getting (or will be getting when I have time) so I'll graciously concede that my standards of quality are obviously not as high as yours....
Yes and I was referring to the 35mm crops, not 4x5. It's not really surprising I guess that an unsharpened crop from 35mm at 4800 ppi from a flatbed isn't going to be all that spectacular. I guess I...
Okay, I've included 2 screen shots of Photoshops Image Size Dialogue below
Notice the top zone is labelled "pixel dimensions" and the bottom is labelled "document size". Notice how in both screen...
It's not something I do often so you're right. Also, never proclaimed to be a "guru"; just said that I was pleased with my testing of crops at that size.
You know, quality in photography is such a...
The original poster also admitted that he's only ever shot 35mm and digital and is on his very first box of 4x5. I think making "exhibition quality" prints at this point may take a little more than a...
There it is again, that same old statement!! You know you guys sound like a bunch of stodgy old men clinging to their beliefs. Thankfully, this 3-4X rule exists almost nowhere outside of this forum...
Good to hear, 2000 ppi is perfectly adequate for 4x5 for me, I'll take it. Actually, today I printed 2 - 12 x 15s, and a few crops that would approximate a 16 x 20 and one a 20 x 24 and I'm more than...
Oh c'mon seriously now, please tell me you didn't use that argument.
There's a reason a D3 sells for 5K and it has nothing to do with its resolution, or lack thereof. Hint, it's a freakishly...
I think one of the big problems here is that a few seem to be fixated on the raw virgin output of a scanner. I don't know why there's such a fixation on this since it's not realistic. NOBODY is...
I no longer have access to a rez test target but when I tested my Minolta 5400 a few years ago, I got almost 95 lp/mm. BUT, I'll tell you that despite the high resolution that my Minolta is capable...
Okay, so that's stating the obvious.
Now, this is where you're getting off track, why are you dividing by the size of your monitor? Does the monitor know how big it is? The 72 dpi thing came about...
And again, we're told that you cannot get high quality results from 4x5 from a "consumer scanner" yet every time this phrase is repeated, NOBODY will provide any proof showing why. All that keeps...
Okay, so I just got finished printing all 4 crops on my *gasp* Epson printer and just as I thought, any differences are so tiny as to be insignificant. Not surprising because each crop measures only...
I agree, I'm not much for huge photos either. 16 x 20 is as large as I've ever printed and it's unlikely that'll change. Oh, an I'll take that cottage by the sea as well. In fact I'm pretty much...
Nice try, but if there aren't glaringly obvious differences on screen, thery're not going to magically appear in print. And BTW, the 72dpi/ppi rule for monitors is a myth; your monitor will display...
I don't know what you're looking at but I can clearly read the entire text in both crops. You clicked on the cops to enlarge them right? The only difference is that the Epson is slightly softer and...
Kirk, I respect your opinion but at this point, that's all it is. At least I included some sample scans to illustrate my point.
Out of curiosity, I just used an 8X loupe on the cemetery image and...
Kirk,
You can call me misinformed all you like but in all the hot air tossed around here about the "consumer flatbeds" only being good for 3-4x, nobody has shown why this rule applies. All we get...
Tim,
I don't think there's much difference between an Epson V700/750 and the Microtek. Personally, I went with the v700 simply because it was $100 cheaper than the Microtek and Epson's support is...
You may want to consider not setting your black and white points too precisely in your scan software. I usually like to leave both a little loose (scan flat) since the exposure and histograms shown...
I agree that the review is certainly not very good, but it's something at least. If one is used to using other consumer flatbeds or dedicated film scanners, you can at least draw a few basic...
Just came across this review of the M1.
http://whitespider.org/content/view/104/1/
It was originally posted on Photo.net and the discussion is at:
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Harley,
I don't know if we'll see a comparison anytime soon since Microtek doesn't seem too interested in sending out review units; we'll need to rely on users who've purchased. Of course this...
Gene, I'm hoping you're right.
I'm going to wait another week, possibly two, for these issues to get sorted out and for some comparison scans to become available, but if no additional information...
That's not surprising, the 3200 is 3 generations old and wasn't a real big improvement over the 2450.
BTW, have any of you guys had a chance to make any decent scans and if so, how do you feel they compare with the Epsons? I think that's what many here are waiting impatiently to find out. I know...
Wow, this thread is enlightening. I must thank Barry, Harley, Colin and John for sharing their experiences with us. Hopefully you guys will get this sorted out soon. I know many are keeping an eye on...
Never shot the new Velvia 100 but have read a few reports that it can be a little overexposed at box speed; some are rating it at 125 or 160. I've also read that it's a bit more contrasy than Velvia...
So Ted, now that you've had a few days with the M1, have you had a chance to do any further testing?
Apparently, Vincent from www.Photo-i.co.uk is waiting on an M1 to be delivered for review. His reviews are usually pretty extensive and since he always uses the same set of images in all his reviews,...
Where have the M1's capabilities been demonstrated? Like a few others here, I've been waiting on this scanner since it was announced. Unfortunately, it's a bit like blind faith because I've not seen...
I know a lot of you guys wet mount but does anyone have any idea how these mounting fluids will affect the archival stability of the film? Have any studies been done by Kodak or Fuji? From what I've...
Clint,
I've been doing quite a bit of research into my next LF camera purchase and I've pretty much narrowed it down to the Tachi. I've shot 4x5 with a monorail for quite a few years and the...
The problem I see with the lab's sleeves is that we don't know their archival properties. Before I started developing my own film, I would always remove my trannies from the lab sleeves and place...
These endless discussions about stitching are very entertaining but academic at best.
Some of you are obviously interested in the final result and are not concerned about how you arrive there....