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I just find the workflow too intensive if that makes sense
I just find the workflow too intensive if that makes sense
Perfect sense and its the reason I just use the provided Epson software, seems perfectly ok to me although i do admit i mainly use it to scan medium and large format negatives. If ive any 35mm that needs to be given special attention then it goes off to filmdev.
At some point I will give the better scanning holders a try as the neg carriers are fairly pants.
Andy
I gave it a good half an hour to try and get a half decent scan and got no where near. If it’s that difficult to work out and mess on with every time I scan a strip, I’d rather just use Epson Scan.
Would that car be a user-friendly semi-automatic one, or would it be a fully manual one with wind up windows, no power steering, hand-operated fiddle brakes, no message display read-outs just old fashioned dials and warning lights, and a paper OS map instead of a sat-nav?How long did it take you to learn to ride a bike? or drive a car?
How difficult is it now.?
Some people find it easier to just walk or take the bus.
Would that car be a user-friendly semi-automatic one, or would it be a fully manual one with wind up windows, no power steering, hand-operated fiddle brakes, no message display read-outs just old fashioned dials and warning lights, and a paper OS map instead of a sat-nav?
One might be more fun to drive once you finally get the hang of how to do that well, and it might be more effective in certain circumstances, but I'm afraid I'd much prefer something that's easy and comfortable to drive, handle and park for everyday motoring!
So a bit like going into 'Professional' mode in Epson scanner software then?I like mod cons but manual gears on a car.
So a bit like going into 'Professional' mode in Epson scanner software then?
EDIT: Also, while we are on the subject - is there any benefit in scanning flat (input and output set to 0 - 255) then adjusting levels in LR or PS, over getting the input histogram close to what we want in the scan software, then tweaking in LR or PS?
Well, of the 4 the lab scan seems the worst; the girl's shoulders are blown out. Skin colours of the SilverFast scan are a bit dodgy, but I can't pick significant differences between the Vuescan and Epson Scan results.
Which lab was it?
It's an entry level scan from Bayeux.
Well, of the 4 the lab scan seems the worst; the girl's shoulders are blown out. Skin colours of the SilverFast scan are a bit dodgy, but I can't pick significant differences between the Vuescan and Epson Scan results.
This lot? They look horrendously expensive! Perhaps they are local to you, which is good, but you'd save using Filmdev even if you sent each film separately first class (at small parcel rates). Might even get your scans back quicker, too (sent my film off last Monday, got the email with scan downloads on Tuesday).
AG Photolab are consistently the cheapest dev only, £2.99 and £3.99 for C41 and B&W respectively (plus £2.88 return postage; postage to them is Freepost).Yes, that lot! They are local to me. I normally just get them to process only since I'm fine with scanning b&w. Since this was my first go at colour film, I thought I'd get them to scan as well. But since my experiments with home scanning colour worked out ok, I'll be scanning myself from now on with both b&w and colour.
C41? What film did you select? You could try experimenting with different film presets...
I do find occasional films with annoying colour casts, and I'm not skilled enough to get rid of them!