StS Posted December 20, 2008 Share #41 Posted December 20, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I use the Nikon LS-9000 for the scanning of small and medium format negatives. Please see attached 2 pictures of the same model, one taken with the Leica R8 + FP4 (LEFT picture), the other taken with a digital camera (RIGHT picture). Same work to get the pictures ready for showing -> both pictures have been fine tuned in PS as far as sharpness, levels and for the digital one, conversion to black and white is concerned. Serge This is interesting - without the classification, I would have guessed the film picture to be a digital one and vice versa. The reflections on the dress and the hair look 'softer' to me on the right picture hinting at a more s-curve kind of response rather than a linear one. But I'm by no means an expert on post processing. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Hi StS, Take a look here Film + Scanning. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
thomasw_ Posted December 21, 2008 Share #42 Posted December 21, 2008 I have followed this thread with much curiosity. I fail to comprehend why you would want to move to a hybrid process and stop the wet printing. I myself do use a v700 like maddoc for posting to the web and for quick, convenient print jobs. It does a good job within those limits. But no scanner I have seen or used can produce the awesome level of the wet print. Hence my curiosity as to why you would give it up when you are knee deep in it. Is it limited space, a medical concern, etc.? Surely it is not for aesthetics? Respectfully, Thomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted December 21, 2008 Share #43 Posted December 21, 2008 In my case it has several reasons. The main constraint is time - I need at least half a day at hand before it is useful to set everything up and mix the chemicals. A good print can easily take 30mins. In the end of my enlarger times it took me typically one saturday afternoon to develop a 120 film and make 6-10 prints. Other points - I can imagine more joyful working conditions than red light. One can always interrupt computer work and restart later - having all the chemicals ready one better finishes the job at hand. But yes, seeing the image developing from a white sheet of paper is still magic and the impression of the result is still unsurpassed... Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der_Garfield Posted February 1, 2009 Share #44 Posted February 1, 2009 I take photos with Velvia on 35mm and 6x6 and got my Coolscan LS-9000 delivered this week. Now what is the best way to start? Nikon school offers a seminar "basics of scanning" - can someone recommend that or would you learn not more as by reading the manual? Can it be recommended to use the delivered film strip holders or is it better to use transparency frames with one-sided glass (for better flatness)? Nikon offers as an accessory a film holder with glass plate, but it is very expensive. The scanner is delivered with Nikonscan. What would be the advantage of using Vuescan or Silverfast, if any? Many thanks for your advice, Hartmut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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