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I thought I’d share this experience as it is M8-related… This weekend I loaded Ilford FP4 Plus in my IIIc + Summicron and walked down to the riverfront to try out this film. I used a light yellow filter (0) and shot it at ISO80 – 100. I’ve never developed FP4, so I tried the same developer/time combination as I would with my favorite film (APX100) out of shear ignorance on my part. I couldn’t get into the darkroom this weekend because of some construction work (and the dust!), so on a lark I shot the negatives with the M8 mounted on an old BEOON stand with a Canon FD 50/3.5 macro lens. I opened the .dng files with Apple Aperture, reversed the curves to produce a positive image, and then grey-scaled the image to get rid of the color cast produced by the light box I was using. The low-resolution .jpg here is not a great photo as I was experimenting with film exposure and development. But I was pleasantly surprised by the detail and tone produced by a minimum of effort. It really was more satisfying than any of the negative scans I’ve made. I admit that some more manipulation with Aperture (or Photoshop) would no doubt improve the digital image, but at least I have a place to start.
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"Scanning" old film shots with the BEOON, the photo below made me think that its worthwhile to shoot transparency film occasionally: had I shot this with the M10, I would have underexposed by ⅔rds of a stop and lifted the shadows enough to show some detail inside the doorway; but in the Ektachrome slide there is no detail in the deep shadow — and there's the rapid fallout of light in the top-right of the frame, under the roof of the verandah we're standing on. This dark area is what accentuates the color of the shot. Color negative film would, in this shot, also not have the same look. So, shooting this with the M10, you would to have to be very conscious of wanting this light fall-off. My feeling is that if you shoot and scan transparency film occasionally, you can keep this look in mind much more easily when you process a digital shot. I should add that digitalizing slides with the M10 on the BEOON is fast and easy. My feeling is that the dynamic range of the M10 handles even dense slide easily, and most of the file only a little adjustment in LR is needed. M6 | Summicron 35v4 | Ektachrome E100S Wiang Pa Pao _________________ Alone in Bangkok essay on BURN Magazine
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I wish a thread like this existed before my purchase of an El-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 Do NOT waste your time or money purchasing an El-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8, it does not work at 1:1 with any combination of extension tube supplied with the BEOON. With a FF M240 attached, the column height runs out of adjustment, bottoming at minimum height whilst still being approx 10mm too high. For the benefit of other members, please add your experience of using different makes of enlarger lenses. (I suggest a comment quantifying the availability of column adjustment BELOW critical focus, as most people find the ability to hunt arround critical focus to be of great benefit.) -
I'm on the look-out for a BEOON. Condition-wise what should I be looking for / checking prior to making a purchase, or asking the seller if I can't find one locally? I have no experience other than reading about the device. Many thanks.
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I'll preface this post with a bit of background on this comparison I am sharing. To be fair, I am not a pixel peeper by nature, nor do I do comparisons frequently. This example is non scientific and I am sure some of the experts at scanning or the Beoon would know how to do more flat scientific testing. As said I don't have the knowledge or inclination to do much of this in the first place but I know some of you will be interested in the results. I shot a roll today and as the Epson was scanning (3200dpi), I used the Beoon with enlarger lens set at F8. Just as I know the scanner can be set better, possibly different F stops might improve the Beoon's performance. I used an M246 and had good focus on the negative. I set the M246 to base ISO of 320 and used a 2 second timer to reduce shake. Shutter speeds were slow, guessing 1/2 of a second. My scanning skills are abysmal. I did try adjusting height but still I doubt I have it set 'right'. I unselected unsharp mask and used the supplied Epson software. I'll have to make two posts due to 500kb size restrictions. I wasn't going to identify which is which but don't think it means a lot. My original thesis was the Beoon was really good, super fast and convenient. I am even more convinced than ever of that! I was able to capture 36 frames in less than 10 seconds per! For me this means, I can use the Beoon to see my images and the ones I really want to print or share, I probably would scan. I will be using the Beoon later this week with an SL on a ton of Kodachrome slides from the 60's-80's. The Beoon is invaluable and I am excited to save time on this project as well. Oh, pictures taken with an M7 and 28mm Elmarit.
