Mikep996 Posted March 5, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 5, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm new here... I have an M6 and M2, 28/50/90 Leica lenses. I used to also have a 35, a Noct, and a Tri El but I sold those some years ago when I switched to digital. NOW I'm in a bit of a quandry... For the first time in more than 10 years I ran 3 rolls of Velvia through the M6 and liked the results more than I like the results from my Nikon DSLR. So here's the question: Do you E6 shooters have the film processed/digital copies made to disc by the processor or have them processed and scan them yourself (what scanner?) or, do nothing "digital" with them at all and just view slide like we used to? When I loaded the slides into the trays and viewed them, I had forgotten how common it was to have part of the slide in focus while the edges weren't due to the mounting/film warpage. BUT I thought the actual appearance of the slide (ignoring the warp/out of focus issue) was much better than a digital shot of the same scene. So what's the solution, an M9? I was seriously thinking about a 9 but after seeing the slides I started wondering if I was off track maybe. $6995 will buy a lot of Velvia/processing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tobey bilek Posted March 5, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 5, 2011 Buy a curved field projection lens or glass mount the slides which is a better solution. Slide film is going way. plan for the future. Put the digi images up on a high def TV screen or get a good digital projector. Somehow I abhor the idea of a third party involved in my photo process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgray Posted March 5, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 5, 2011 I send my C41 (and the small amount of E6 I shoot) out for development. For another $5-7/roll, I get what I think are pretty good 4k x 6k scans. At that price, it's not worth my time to scan at home. As a result, I can devote my scanning time to working on Kodachrome and B&W that I dev at home. And if the need arises, I can always rescan a C41 shot if I have to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbbeyFoto Posted March 5, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 5, 2011 I get my slide films processed unmounted and scan at home. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_S Posted March 5, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 5, 2011 I mostly shoot b/w and develop at home, buit find myself shooting more slides as well recently. If I shoot slides I have them developed in store. Either way, I scan them at home with an Epson 4990. Good enough (IMHO) for web display and personal quality assessment. The (little) material that it chosen to get printed/published goes to a professional scan service in Germany with a Hasselblad scanner. Results are stunning and ready-to-print, saving me pp-hassle and creating a digital backup. If I have several rolls with a lot of expected keepers and I need to select a few for print, I have them framed by the photo store as well, to allow me immediate selection at home on my Pradovit. Good slides I end of framing anyways, a glas of wine and Pradovit are hard to beat. I have an M8 and Sigma which perfectly cover my digital needs, but I prefer film for most applications. The money for the M9 I happily put into the analog process. Best, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budrichard Posted March 5, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 5, 2011 Shoot color reversal film and scan with Nikon 5000ED. I did use Kodachrome exclusively and the 5000 has a K setting but that's history. Shoot Fuji now. Scans by in house processors are not the best and after shooting a wedding and having some crappy scans, I went to the Nikon 5000.-Dick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 5, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 5, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Slide film is going way. plan for the future. Put the digi images up on a high def TV screen or get a good digital projector. Somehow I abhor the idea of a third party involved in my photo process. Slide film goes away when people stop using it, encouraged by those who keep doing it down un-necessarily. Slides "pop" in a projector; it's what they do. Glass mounts prevent it, but are prone to Newton rings. I am happier with a projected slide than I am with a digi screen - it is closer to the original. Somehow I abhor the idea of a third party technology involved in my photo process... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveYork Posted March 5, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 5, 2011 Dwaynes and scan on Nikon coolscan (the slow and beastly 9000). Good enough for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgray Posted March 5, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 5, 2011 Not to sound like a shill, but you guys who are already sending your film out should check out NCPS or Precision Camera. For ~$10/roll, you get dev and pretty decent and large scans. I've attached a link to a recent scan I got by them. If you right click on the image and select original size, you can see the full 4k x 6k scan. Like I said, when I'm getting stuff that good for a couple extra bucks a roll, it's hardly worth it to scan at home. TOM | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted March 5, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 5, 2011 Slide film goes away when people stop using it, encouraged by those who keep doing it down un-necessarily. Slides "pop" in a projector; it's what they do. Glass mounts prevent it, but are prone to Newton rings. I am happier with a projected slide than I am with a digi screen - it is closer to the original. Somehow I abhor the idea of a third party technology involved in my photo process... Regards, Bill Bill - do yourself a favor and put tobey on your ignore list. He seems to be on a mission to always - and I mean ALWAYS - talk down film. I'm sure he's discouraged a few people who would've converted to film otherwise. Today I did the opposite - an artist friend of mine is switching to film after seeing the results that can very simply be got from the magnificent films we have these days! And to stay more particularly on-topic, simply scan with something like a Coolscan 9000LS (if you find one), and use the glass-holder to keep the transparency flat. Simple and beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.henry Posted March 5, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 5, 2011 I'm with tgrey. Started using Precision to process and scan the medium format I shoot, and the scans (24-28mb/frame for 6x7) are very good...better than I could get on my Epson V700 without considerable time and effort. Allows me to see the results, and if a particular frame is worthwhile I can rescan myself to get even higher quality. I've had them do a few rolls of 35mm, and the results were also very good. For most 35mm, I have the film processed and scan myself on a hacked Nikon 5000ED that will do full rolls; for black and white, I develop and scan it myself. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted March 6, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 6, 2011 So what's the solution, an M9? Trying a lot of films won't cost a lot, perhaps you can rent an M9 and do a side-by-side comparison to see what works best for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmes Posted March 7, 2011 Share #13 Posted March 7, 2011 E-6 slide films. I have a quantity running from ISO 50 and up. Print film generally runs a little faster as it is sometimes directed toward a different market. That said, Fuji's impressive line up of color print film is quite nice. I have some Kodak but frankly have never been a big fan of that brand. A lot will depend on where you live, but if you are in an area that B&H Photo Video can ship to, I would check their lines. Best advice, experiment to find what you like and stick with it to learn all its nuances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted March 8, 2011 Share #14 Posted March 8, 2011 My trick is to overexpose the film (only shoot C41, Fuji Pro or the new Portra line) and have my lab scan it on their Fuji Frontier with my customized look... Please visit my blog if you want to see the final product both on good and low light. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 8, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 8, 2011 Hi I buy c41 in bulk (30m) hand load cassettes and home process, but the other 50% is monochrome bulk and cine reels. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Manning Posted March 9, 2011 Share #16 Posted March 9, 2011 Oh, boy...I am making myself a flame magnet for everyone here, but... Shooting E-6 and then projecting it is the purest form of photography there is (no dodging/burning, color correcting, cropping, digital intervention). I find a lot of pleasure in projecting slides from a trip, vacation, etc. The colors, light, and cropping are exactly like I shot it...whether for good or bad. That being said, E-6 is expensive (both to buy AND process), life-limited, and hard to share (again, without digital intervention). The era of 1970-1995 National Geographic will demonstrate the true beauty of unadulterated E-6 right from the artists' eyes (of course, the magazine production has to deal with density for transferring slides to the printed page). I have, for the most part, committed to digital for color, and film for b&w. I do, however, pine for shooting E-6 in large quantities. Some reasonably acceptable E-6 scans I've done myself (they look like the film frames): Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted March 11, 2011 Share #17 Posted March 11, 2011 David, those are gorgeous. I must admit I've only ever shot perhaps three or four rolls of slide film as it is darn expensive. In Australia a single roll costs well over $15, then dev/scan/mount/print, and you've just spent over $60 on one roll of film. That seems way too expensive to me (despite having bought a M9). That's some scanning technique you have there as well. Makes me want to shoot more slides. I also like the fact that you are obviously standing in splashing water to take that second shot, as it shows that you are not afraid of a bit of water on your film camera. I'd never put my M9 anywhere near the sea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted March 11, 2011 Share #18 Posted March 11, 2011 I simply dont care how much slide film cost me, I want the best images from my Leicas and thats only attanable from POSITIVE FILM- (SLIDES) I also live down here in OZ, still able to buy my slide film and get it devoleped at Prism in North Melbourne. When I use my Canon digi it does all the thinking, but when I use my film leicas I DO THE THINKING. Simply LOVE FILM. Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted March 11, 2011 Share #19 Posted March 11, 2011 Shooting E-6 and then projecting it is the purest form of photography there is (no dodging/burning, color correcting, cropping, digital intervention). I find a lot of pleasure in projecting slides from a trip, vacation, etc. The colors, light, and cropping are exactly like I shot it...whether for good or bad.] Love that second shot - feels so real you can almost feel the bubbles of saltwater running down your leg... I generally hate it when some smart-@ss does a 'correction' on a posted image (which is often worse than the original) - but I thought there was a slight blue cast on the scan (or it could be Safari misinterpreting the AdobeRGB colorspace you're using). I did a one-click curves adjustment to see what it looked like adjusted for the cast I thought I could see. Apologies if you, or anyone else, think it's worse - and I love your attitude about 'no corrections', (which this definitely goes against). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/145612-what-do-most-of-you-color-film-shooters-do/?do=findComment&comment=1613154'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 11, 2011 Share #20 Posted March 11, 2011 Definitely better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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