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“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
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Back in 2013, I was trying a few things, the below image shows my 8X10 AN glass on top of X-Ray laid directly on V700 glass
I was having problems with NOT FLAT films, until I switched to Gas Burst in hangers.
Now I don't care about scanning much and don't use AN
X-Ray 2013 1 by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr
Tin Can
Which copy stand scanning combination yielded the best results in your opinion? The Sony a7R IV (w/16-shot pixel shift)/75mm Apo Rodagon D or the Fuji GFX 50R/120mm Pentax f/4 Macro?
I'm very close to getting either the Fuji GFX 50R or the Sony a7r IV.
I'm leaning towards getting the Fuji GFX 50R with the 120mm Pentax f/4 Macro, but I'm just not sure. The Fuji GFX 50R is, to me, something of a romantic camera that I very much want to use. (To those who don't know, I already have the Sony a7R III with a Sigma 70mm f/2.8 ART Macro and, for copy stand scanning, it yields pretty good results, but it's not really a camera that I enjoy using in the field on its own, hence my interest in the Fuji GFX 50R.)
Can anyone chime in and help me out?
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I wish this entire mess could be separated or teased out into threads like, "How to get scans using a copy stand" and "You'll have to pry my Epson from my cold dead hands: A guide to scanning" or something. On the basis of the early days of this I bought a Sony A7RIV, a copy stand that I've come to realize is too unstable so I moved to a tripod, a lightbox and a DCHT negative carrier. Currently trying various methods with Capture One, but not there yet. Have zero interest in LR so NLP is off the table. Wish it was for PS.
Ahem, end rant. I went on a road trip recently with my Sony (my first time working seriously with a digital camera) and my buddy bringing his Fuji GFX50R. He bought this Fuji used for cheap at the beginning of the pandemic, cheaper than what I paid used for my A7RIV. I have enjoyed working with the Sony once I got the hang of manual lenses and gave up on AF. Every day my friend and I would download into C1 and compare files, etc. I have to say that if shooting with the camera enters into the equation, I would seriously consider the Fuji. I felt like the Fuji menus, the files and its handling were all a notch above my Sony. I have no gripes about the overall gestalt of shooting with my camera. My eyes aren't good enough to use my Pentax K1000 anymore though I still shoot mainly with my 4x5 and my Hasselblad. But it's been nice to use the Sony in situations I couldn't use a tripod. If the cost of entry into the Fuji eco-system weren't just that much higher, I might have jumped. With the Sony the ease of adapted lenses (my old Pentax and Contax) meant no extra outlay. In any event, since you already know that you don't have an affinity for the Sony, think about the Fuji. A marginal difference in scanning probably isn't worth the trade-off.
Also, bear in mind that the combination of Fuji GFX 50R with Pentax 120 f/4 Macro weighs a lot more than Sony a7r iv with a 75mm Apo Rodagon. The extra weight could be a problem when used with a vertical copy stand unless very sturdy.
Sandy
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To check vibration resistance, tap anywhere on your system watching magnified live view. At 1x, I expect many will be surprised by how prone to vibration most systems are.
Last edited by Peter De Smidt; 25-Aug-2020 at 19:50.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
Sandy, is there any way you could upload/send a sample of your test scans using the Sony a7R IV/75mm Apo Rodagon-D and the Fuji GFX 50R/120mm Pentax f/4 Macro?
I'd love to see the difference between the two and how much better the Sony a7r IV setup is vs. the Fuji GFX 50R.
Sandy, I'm surprised the Rodagon has the necessary resolution... I did some testing with a couple friends a few months back for art repro. The A7rIV was mounted on my 300lbs Foba, on a concrete floor, shooting with strobe and the 16x pixelshift actually came out softer than the 4x. We used the Sony 90mm macro and the Sigma 85mm Art lens. Both are exceptional glass. I've been thinking about putting my Howtek back into service, but Aztek recently announced that repairs and supplies are going to become less available...
-CB
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