leicamann Posted March 31, 2012 Share #1 Posted March 31, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Using the Leicaflex SL mit R60mm F2.8 Macro Elmarit and the no longer made Kodachrome 25, scanned via Vuescan 16 passes.....its very hard to convert an image such as this that when you see it from the slide, it looks almost 3D and the velvety richness of the tones is something digital can only dream of coming close..to bad about the demise of Kodachrome. Thanks for looking Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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k-hawinkler Posted March 31, 2012 Share #2 Posted March 31, 2012 Gorgeous, love the colors! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmldds Posted April 1, 2012 Share #3 Posted April 1, 2012 Beautiful, JRM! Tri:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted April 1, 2012 Share #4 Posted April 1, 2012 John, A wonderful picture with great composition, vivid colors and the sharpness of the front flower. Yes it looks three dimensional. How did you arrive with that number of scans? Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted April 1, 2012 Thanks folks..will post some more as they come in. Paul, its not "the number of scans" as in a separate scan each..its rather called "number of passes" in Vuescan. Most people will take or make a "single pass".. some with slides at most 2 passes. Some peoples scanners cannot make multiple passes without making digital mush. You need to first calibrate the scanner using a Kodak q60 slide, then that is stored as a file that Vuescan can use as a colour profile specific to Kodachrome..that gets you 70% of the way there, then because of the extreme latitude and density of the film, a single or double pass will not do it. I find starting from 4 onwards, you get the real "feel" for the film emerging from the scans. Before the "age of computers"..there was no such thing ,you viewed your slides in your Leica Pradovit and see and experience something that no computer monitor could ever reproduce. Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 1, 2012 Share #6 Posted April 1, 2012 John - Exquisite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness30 Posted April 1, 2012 Share #7 Posted April 1, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Master, yet another awesome Kchrome image well executed. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted April 2, 2012 Share #8 Posted April 2, 2012 Thanks folks..will post some more as they come in. Paul, its not "the number of scans" as in a separate scan each..its rather called "number of passes" in Vuescan. Most people will take or make a "single pass".. some with slides at most 2 passes. Some peoples scanners cannot make multiple passes without making digital mush. You need to first calibrate the scanner using a Kodak q60 slide, then that is stored as a file that Vuescan can use as a colour profile specific to Kodachrome..that gets you 70% of the way there, then because of the extreme latitude and density of the film, a single or double pass will not do it. I find starting from 4 onwards, you get the real "feel" for the film emerging from the scans. Before the "age of computers"..there was no such thing ,you viewed your slides in your Leica Pradovit and see and experience something that no computer monitor could ever reproduce. Cheers, JRM John, Of course it is passes, not scans. I, too have Vuescan as the software for my Nikon Coolscan V and several times have used two passes. I have never tried more. You have aroused my interest in this procedure. I have many old Kodachrome slides taken from an M4 that I had many years ago. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted April 2, 2012 John, Of course it is passes, not scans. I, too have Vuescan as the software for my Nikon Coolscan V and several times have used two passes. I have never tried more. You have aroused my interest in this procedure. I have many old Kodachrome slides taken from an M4 that I had many years ago. Paul Remember for it to work best you will need the Kodak Q60 Target slide to get your Kodachrome colour profile, the Coolscan V should have no problem handling it once you get it..I will try to find the Kodachrome " data " file.. that you will need as well. Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted April 2, 2012 Share #10 Posted April 2, 2012 John, gorgeous shot. I love the focus and the lighting. Great work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted April 4, 2012 Master, yet another awesome Kchrome image well executed. Thanks. Mehmet , sag olun!! JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted April 4, 2012 John, gorgeous shot. I love the focus and the lighting. Great work. Thanks Iduna!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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