Kodak Portra 400 scanned with Nikon LS4000ED

[erl]

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Jip, my take on your three pics is that the first two are slightly magenta. I notice sometimes that pics with a lot of green when 'balanced', display that magenta (complimentary) colour. Try shifting towards green and you may improve the look. Depends on your taste as well of course.

 

The third one looks sligtly yellow to me. Try a minute shift to blue and see if you prefer it.

 

Your Portra look in general is typical of the film, which is excellent. Scanning colour neg, as you are no doubt aware, is a bit like 'holding your mouth the right way'. Sometimes I come back to it another day and it gets better.

[Phil U]

Yes! I know.

I am simply showing support for that in light of the fact that Doc Henry is encouraging NikonScan instead, which of course he is free to do.

 

You responded to a post that told Jip to 'check out vuescan because it worked with his Nikon scanner'. I was just pointing out that he was already using it and my point was aimed at the preceding poster anyway. But never mind, I use Vuescan too, so +1 to your support for it. Jip - I'd say it's better to solve the problem by learning well the tool you have, before blaming the tool and moving to a new one.

[Doc Henry]

Yes! I know.

I am simply showing support for that in light of the fact that Doc Henry is encouraging NikonScan instead, which of course he is free to do.

Hi Erl,

As I think the picture of Jip in Portra 400 does not correspond with what I have, I asked him to try the Nikon software. But he told me after that he can not use it with his Mac.

I have a calibrated Eizo screen

Regards

Henry

[philipus]

I used NikonScan for many years and found that it was easier to use out of the box and that it therefore gave more consistent results without too much (or even any) tweaking. Many complain about stability issues on 10.6 but I got mine working very well (there are very useful Apple Discussions threads on this topic).

 

Vuescan requires a bit of setting up to get the various film profiles as one wants them, but once that's done it is very good and gives equally consistent results.

 

I just wish Hamrick would revamp the interface.

[erl]

That's interesting Philipus. I actually prefer the VueScan interface to the Nikon one. I agree about the film profiles. I actually use anything except the recommended ones and get better results. I still confuse myself with them sometimes but always return to basics to get it right.

 

I do like the ability to nearly fill the screen with the scan. Last time I used NikonScan I could not do that, but maybe I am out of date on that.

[Stealth3kpl]

I've given up trying to scan colour negative. Life's too short.

Portra 400:

 

[Paulus]

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I've given up trying to scan colour negative. Life's too short.

Portra 400:

 

 

 

In fact because of the tedious scanning, I finally decided to buy my first digital camera ( Nikon D 700+ Leica M8 )

But way to go Jip that you have the patience and the will to do it!! I'm glad there is a young generation that is experimenting and getting result with those wonderful films and cameras.

I still have some fresh portra in the freezer. If I don't use it anymore, I'll take it to the next meeting.

[Doc Henry]

I have added some more pictures of balloons with Kodak Portra 400 here (posts n° 289,290,291,296,297 and 300)

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/other/286747-i-like-film-open-thread-15.html

Best

Henry

[philipus]

I've given up trying to scan colour negative. Life's too short.

 

Pete, I'm not sure I understand - do you mean that you've stopped scanning colour negs because the colours are difficult to get right due to the orange mask, or something else? I thought you were still shooting and scanning colour negs (and using ColorPerfect).

 

I find Portra 400 also scans well enough to be used pushed. The one below is was shot with my M4 and the 50 Summilux Asph at 1600. One can of course get almost any result in post.

 

The only other colour negative film I use these days is Gold 200 which I find also gives nice colours.

 

Cheers

Philip

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[philipus]

I have added some more pictures of balloons with Kodak Portra 400 here (posts n° 289,290,291,296,297 and 300)

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/other/286747-i-like-film-open-thread-15.html

Best

Henry

 

Wonderful photos, Henry. I almost agree with what you wrote in post #300 in that thread. I'd say that "film pictures are always more beautiful". But that's just me of course

[sblitz]

stealth3kpl -- not sure i understand, that is a pretty darn good photo shown there, was it that hard to get done right? i have tiff files done for me commercially and they seem okay to me and where they aren't there is more than enough latitude to adjust in c1 or lr4. the latitude, in fact, surprises me in a good way relative to how one can manipulate a dng. anyway, just asking.

[Doc Henry]

Wonderful photos, Henry. I almost agree with what you wrote in post #300 in that thread. I'd say that "film pictures are always more beautiful". But that's just me of course

Thank you Philipus for looking and commenting

Photographer is a risky job more than medicine , because I nearly lost my camera and fall, wanting to lean outside

Best

Henry

[jip]

I had some time today to 'reprocess' 2 picture I posted in the 'OP'.

 

In picture #2 I also added a graduate filter from the top, for the more blue sky! Couldn't resist the digital editing, but thats why we shoot film, and then scan right?

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[erl]

Jip, you have improved the first pic, in the skin tones. I think that is a better copy.

 

The second one looks like it has some cyan in the blue sky you introduced. I think I preferred the plain sky, but that is only personal preference, not right or wrong.

 

It is good to revisit scans sometimes and rework them I think.

[jip]

Yes I did the blue on purpose, but if you don't look at the sky and just the overal colour palette. I think they are both improved.

[Stealth3kpl]

Pete, I'm not sure I understand - do you mean that you've stopped scanning colour negs because the colours are difficult to get right due to the orange mask, or something else? Cheers

Philip

 

I mean I'm lazy and incompetent

I only scan those shots that the lab have scanned on auto resulting in the wrong area of the image being exposed for by the scanner. Like this one:

Pete

[Doc Henry]

Erl,Jip and all lovers of film specially Kodak Portra, i have posted some more uncorrected pictures here posts n° 289,290,291,294 raw scan Tiff> Jpeg for posting

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/other/286747-i-like-film-open-thread-15.html

where you can see the relief of balloons that gives the film and not the M9 (Kodak ccd sensor ) , except corrected in photo software (post 21 of this link below)

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/landscape-travel/294184-mondial-air-ballons-2013-a-2.html

Film is not dead

Regards

Henry

[Doc Henry]

I mean I'm lazy and incompetent

I only scan those shots that the lab have scanned on auto resulting in the wrong area of the image being exposed for by the scanner. Like this one:

Pete

Pete , nice picture, i took the same picture through the big clock of Orsay museum (but with my M9) , where you can see the Sacre-Coeur Montmartre at Paris

Best

Henry

[tobey bilek]

The first rule is to take the scanner off anything automatic.

 

Do a manual scan and do a manual color correction, then save the settings. This will work with all shots on that film exposed under the the correct light source, ie sun or flash.

 

You want a scan of correct color and histogram not clipped at either end. All the rest is best done in photoshop. You will need levels and curves. Curves for contrast , then levels for black and white.

 

Then sharpen. That is whole different world.

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