Edward Louis Marit Posted January 5, 2015 Share #21 Posted January 5, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Indeed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Hi Edward Louis Marit, Take a look here Leica M6, film and scanner vs M9-P. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
250swb Posted January 6, 2015 Share #22 Posted January 6, 2015 Quite amazing really...in 2015, of all progress, in all kinds of electronics, that there isn't an exc. scanner for all of us to use on what must be billions of negatives/slides we all have. You'd think someone would see this untapped market. The Plustek 120 is an excellent scanner, capable of getting very close to drum scan quality far cheaper and in the comfort of your own home. But for the thousands of negatives people have a flatbed scanner such as the Epson V700 is ideal. Keeping in mind you only need to do high quality scans of the good negatives then reasonable quality digital contact sheets are all that is required to create an archive. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotomas Posted January 6, 2015 Share #23 Posted January 6, 2015 Hello, I did a comparison of M6 versus M9 in 2011 when I was thinking about buying a M9. M9 where rare at this time and so I was happy that my favorite dealer gave me one for testing. It was a simple test without a tripod at the store. Think I used a 35 Cron ASPH. M9 at lowest ISO. M6 with Kodak Ektar 100, scanned with a Imacon 848 to a similar size. Afterwords the scan was a bit tuned to match the look of the M9 file most to be comparable (only contrast and slightly color). In matter of details the M9 is a bit ahead. With film there always is grain. What really astonished me, and what I did expected to be the other way round, is that film deals much better with mixed light colors. Maybe one could fix this with post processing, but it's far more work than scanning. As expected the M9 had problems with high contrast situations. Unfortunately I have to underexpose about 5 f-stops to save the highlights with the M9. Then the shadows are almost gone. So you can only get all detail with HDR in such a situation. In the end I decided to stay with my M6. But I get an M now (but keep using the M6 also). Here some examples: First M9 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! Now M6 100 % crop. Left M9, right M6 Details are better with the M9, but you get a bit closer with sharpening. Off course the grain is increased then also. Highlights are totally gone with the M9 Frank Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Now M6 100 % crop. Left M9, right M6 Details are better with the M9, but you get a bit closer with sharpening. Off course the grain is increased then also. Highlights are totally gone with the M9 Frank ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/200971-leica-m6-film-and-scanner-vs-m9-p/?do=findComment&comment=2742341'>More sharing options...
fotomas Posted January 7, 2015 Share #24 Posted January 7, 2015 It would be part interest and part alternative. Probably B&W mostly, possibly Fuji Velvia and would like to know :1. What scanner would be the best option to 'equal' the quality of my M9-P I had just posted my comparison above but missed to answer your questions. If this helped you with your decision I don't know. Unfortunately it's not the film material you ask for. I guess Velvia will do some better in details and less grain. B & W it depends. If you can live with 12 ASA and use the ADOX CMS 20 film you might even be able to beat the M9. My scan were made with a Imacon 848. To get something near there you will probably need at least a Nikon 8000 or 9000. Can't tell for the new Plustek 120. If Imacon a small one will do also (Photo or 343 but no service for the old SCSI models any more!).2. Is there a HUGE learning curve with technique/experience etc (Scanning/process) Don't know your experience and skills, but I'm afraid yes. I still learn a little more every year. You will get results rather quickly, but for perfection it will need some time. You have to be patient. 3. I only want to use LR and actively avoid photoshop is this possible (I don't own PS) Don't use LR so I can't tell. If you can import TIFFs it should work. I use PS but not CC. Any old version will do. GIMP may be an option to, but no 16 bit still. If your scans are good, this might work anyway. 4.I print A2 and would want to make prints this or larger Should be possible. I made prints with about 2,5 meters length, but from sheet film or 120er. 5.How data heavy are scanned negatives in comparisonAs you like or need it. Depends on your desired print size. You can control the whole process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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