Reading the report, it makes one wonder what is going to happen to the film division as the company transforms itself into a 'digital player'...
'"As we complete Kodak's transformation to a...
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Reading the report, it makes one wonder what is going to happen to the film division as the company transforms itself into a 'digital player'...
'"As we complete Kodak's transformation to a...
I think you have to go a long way to beat the combination of a Wacom tablet (for the heavy PS work) and the Apple Magic Trackpad for multi-touch gestures that I use...
Unfortunately, you don't say in which season your trip will take place. However, Provence is always popular with photographers - especially in June when the lavender fields are in bloom.
My...
Well, I appreciated Soeren's unintended(?) bump of this thread. It contains a lot of useful information (at least in the early pages).
I've been following this with interest as the product would definitely be of interest to me - given the cost of QL which will only continue to increase in future.
One thing that does concern me,...
I wonder if the naysayers are simply jealous? ;)
Anyway, I bought my 45SU after seeing Joe Cornish demonstrate the advantage of asymmetric tilts on a workshop. He calls it 'the nearest thing to...
It's funny, I can go out with my digital compact and take a few, carefully-composed frames but I don't derive anything like the pleasure from the results that I do with my LF images. It's the same on...
I take it they weren't too good, then? :D
While we're getting all confessional, I did manage to drop a 5x4 in a river one time when I reached for what I thought was the lever to release the lock on my ballhead. It turned out to be the quick...
Having asymmetric rear tilts mean I use rear tilts far more than I should. One shot in particular had a skewed reflection of the moon as a result of this lazy habit!
Occasionally I might use a...
I'm currently living in Switzerland and love it here. September/October is the best time to visit. The weather is usually more reliable and, if you catch the larches on the turn, the views can be...
I have seen his work at an exhibition and the impact of those huge prints is incredible - pin-sharp right down to the tiniest detail.
I guess you have to buy into that whole David Lynch 'weird...
The snag with the IQSmart1 is that it doesn't have the XY-Stitch facility of the more expensive models so resolution for 5x4 is limited to 2100 spi, hence the question.
Sandy,
Does this mean that oXYgen is now compatible with Intel Macs?
If I was to get an IQSmart1 and then scan a 5x4 in two strips to get extra res, how easy would this be and would there then...
Matus,
if you're in Germany, you might want to keep an eye on this site...
I think you'll find the scanners you are after are more common than you think.;)
Although most of the time he uses a Manfrotto 410 geared head - as does David Ward (another noted UK LF pro).
I recently acquired a 410 and the difference in ease-of-use is remarkable. In fact, it...
Robert White in Poole have Acros in 5x4 format...
Linhof & Studio in Essex sell Bergger film, also in 5x4.
Hardly. A spotmeter only takes readings of what it happens to be pointed at and an incident reading just reads an overall light level. What a histogram does is to represent the output of the many...
I would be very surprised if digitals actually had a usable DR that big. It all depends on careful conversion of the raw file how much DR you actually get.
One consideration of using the...
My fingerless gloves, headlamp and two sturdy hiking poles. The poles are particularly useful for spreading the load of a heavy pack as well as for balance in tricky terrain. I wouldn't hike any...
I got by for a long while with an inexpensive Manfrotto ballhead for my Ebony. It worked OK but I recently got a Manfrotto 410 geared head and although it's heavy (about 3x heavier than the...
This really depends on your scanner and the software you use. Obviously any change that can affect hardware settings (like exposure, for example) is best done at scan time but things like curves and...
I shoot almost exclusively Velvia 50 and Fuji NPS160S when I need extra latitude. Occasionally I'll break out a sheet or two of Acros 100, if the subject warrants a mono treatment. NPS is a very...
I suspect the diversity of opinions on where to go in Switzerland is more confusing than helpful. The best suggestion, imo, is to use Google Earth - it hasn't failed me yet!
Basically, there are...
Just to push this in a slightly different direction, does anyone know if Fatali has released any images since the infamous Canyonlands incident? The website hasn't changed for a very long time and...
There speaks a man who has obviously never used asymmetric movements.... :D
You can export raw scans as 3f format, which is effectively a 16bit TIFF, but you lose any processing you might have done in FlexColor. If you want to export a fully processed image, as far as I can...
The only problem with this approach is that the Imacon software refuses to export 16 bit TIFFs so if you want to do further work in PS then you are forced to live with a loss of quality. Quite why...
After discovering that my LowePro Pro Trekker weighs 5Kg even when empty, I decided to look around for other alternatives. I got myself a Mammut traveller-style backpack and then set about figuring...
Arca Swiss do make something very similar. It's called the C1 'Cube', it's a miracle of precision engineering and weighs less than a kilo.
You really don't want to know how much it costs,...
Just to be clear on this, if I open a 3F file in PS then this will essentially be the basic scanner output with no settings applied, won't it? Or does PS recognise the special tags in the 3F file and...
Is it possible to get hold of a copy of FlexColor without buying a scanner? If so, how much does it cost?
I must say I'm a little bit sceptical about this statement. From my own experience, and that of others I have spoken to, there are definite differences between the old and new emulsions.
Another vote for the GnassGear Readyload holder. Use one and you'll wonder how you ever managed without it. Also in the category of brilliantly simple is Philipp Salzgeber's QuickDisc bellows-factor...
Seems like a lot of trouble to go to. Why not just shoot Velvia and be done with it?
Conclusion: shoot the film which has the colour balance that best suits whatever it is you are shooting and...
Thanks everyone! The article is interesting and informative and a good overview of what's out there (or, at least, what was out there in 2000.)
The XY-15 is very tempting but I live in a...
I have a chance to acquire a refurbished Agfa T5000 Plus scanner at a seriously low price but would like to know how it stacks up against the competition and what the max resolution for 5x4 would be....
Interestingly, the American art photographer, Gergory Crewdson, uses this multiple blended exposure technique with 10x8 film. But then, given the size of the team he works with, his shooting-budget...
It would be interesting to know if the people who have ordered so far have received their books and have also suffered the same QC problems. Anyone care to spill the beans?
Just want to echo the many excellent suggestions already made. I, too, use Fotostudio13 for my processing (E6 and C41) and can vouch for their excellent service.
For some reason, Fuji Quickload...