Show us yer film shots then!

Jao said:
Sean, I really like these, I also like the look of the scans, have you used the Plustek for some time and how do you find it?
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Thanks, I've only had the Plustek a few weeks, it can produce some great scans but it sometimes takes a bit of fussing to get there. I had very mixed results with SilverFast especially with contrasty slides, I now use Vuescan.

I usually scan fairly flat in Vuescan and sort out the levels and colour correction in Photoshop afterwards, for contrasty or darker slides being able to manually adjust the exposure helps allot.

The infrared dust removal is hit and miss, it usually misses finer dust spots but works quite well in reducing the amount of spot removal you need to do in Photoshop.

Here is a 100% crop at 3600DPI (Downsized from a 7200DPI scan) of the raw scan. A few minutes with the levels and the scan looks perfect.

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Thmaga said:
The infrared dust removal is hit and miss, it usually misses finer dust spots but works quite well in reducing the amount of spot removal you need to do in Photoshop.

Here is a 100% crop at 3600DPI (Downsized from a 7200DPI scan) of the raw scan. A few minutes with the levels and the scan looks perfect.
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Those two points are the main reasons I went for the Reflecta Proscan 7200 over a Plustek, reviews showed that the ICE was superior in comparison (it is highly effective even at removing tiny pieces of dust/scratches) and you could get the maximum actual DPI out of it without having to scan at 7200 dpi and downsizing like with the Plustek so its obviously faster at scanning. I also went for it as the measured Dmax of 3.8 was superior despite being specified as less than the Plustek's claimed 4.0 (for once it was the actual Dmax and not marketing crap)

Still it looks like your starting to get some good results out of it, one thing I would highly recommend doing if your scanning a lot of transparencies is buy an IT8.7 target as it gets the colours, saturation etc looking almost like the slide so all thats needed is levels. You can get them for about £20 - £30 from http://www.targets.coloraid.de/ and are of very high quality for much cheaper than Fuji or Kodak.
 


Lomo Horizon Perfekt, Superia 400, bit liberal with the post processing as they came out somewhat underexposed.
 
Andysnap said:
Looking good Lloyd, looking really good.

Andy
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freecom2 said:
+1

Props on the shot on the Vic Line as well, it's so difficult shooting on a moving Tube train - but the camera for it is the silent Rolleiflex!
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Thanks guys, as for the Tube shot we weren't moving at that point, but I've had a lot of practice on buses. It's easier with a waist level finder since you can cradle the camera in your lap too.

And just to follow on from FC2's comment on shallow DOF on the previous page, the dog shot suffers from the same thing too - his right eye is ever slightly out of focus compared to his left (his left, not frame left). This was at f/4 too.

Zeroeseight: The Peak! I really need to head back to HK at some point, the last time I was there (about 5 years ago now) I only had a point and shoot to use. I'd love to roam the streets with the Rollei in hand. Do you have any more photos from anywhere else in HK?
 
Thmaga said:
Thanks, I've only had the Plustek a few weeks, it can produce some great scans but it sometimes takes a bit of fussing to get there. I had very mixed results with SilverFast especially with contrasty slides, I now use Vuescan.

I usually scan fairly flat in Vuescan and sort out the levels and colour correction in Photoshop afterwards, for contrasty or darker slides being able to manually adjust the exposure helps allot.

The infrared dust removal is hit and miss, it usually misses finer dust spots but works quite well in reducing the amount of spot removal you need to do in Photoshop.

Here is a 100% crop at 3600DPI (Downsized from a 7200DPI scan) of the raw scan. A few minutes with the levels and the scan looks perfect.

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Sean, your efforts and 'fussing' are certainly paying off in terms of the end product! I am planning to get scanning in 2013 so this sort of post is very helpful.
 
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Nikon F80 on Orwo N74+ cinematic film.

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maybe rodinal wasnt the right developer for this film!!
 
walsh said:
Nikon F80 on Orwo N74+ cinematic film.


maybe rodinal wasnt the right developer for this film!!
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It's an interesting look, what dilution and times did you use?
 
I quite the grainy look and understand it's not everybody's taste but I would have expected a finer appearance. Do you know how the film has been stored, was it kept refrigerated is it in date?

It's quite hard to find other examples of this combination so it's not easy to know exactly what it should look like.
 
RaglanSurf said:
I quite the grainy look and understand it's not everybody's taste but I would have expected a finer appearance. Do you know how the film has been stored, was it kept refrigerated is it in date?

It's quite hard to find other examples of this combination so it's not easy to know exactly what it should look like.
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I got it from Orwo fresh a while back, only got round to shooting it now. If im honest I think I may have got my dilutions with the rodinal slightly wrong when measuring. Not sure if thats whats caused the extra grain. Ill try another roll with some ID-11 and see how it looks.
 
Simon, they look pretty good to me. I particularly like number 2. Lens looks sharp across the field on my monitor. Also love the location, I think you shot there with the Nettar?
 
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Kodachrome 64 - Canon EF 35mm - Autumn 2010 - Plustek 8200iSE


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Kodachrome 64 - Canon EF 35mm - 2010 - Plustek 8200iSE
 
That has worked out really well Noters (y)

I have always shied away from HP5 as in the past I have found it too grainy but seeing that I think will have to revisit it at some point.
 
Cheers guys :)

Knikki youvshould definitely give HP5 a chance!

Jao - these were scanned on my v500 with the Epson software. IIRC these were 16 bit greyscale and 2400dpi.
 
One from me whilst taking a coastal walk with the Mrs last week.


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Jao said:
What he said!
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Thanks Adrian.....I might have to have a dabble with some colour as at this time of year there are some magnificent sunsets down here....one of which was this evening!
 
Asha said:
Thanks Adrian.....I might have to have a dabble with some colour as at this time of year there are some magnificent sunsets down here....one of which was this evening!
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Sounds like much better weather than here in blighty, I need some specialist precipitation film and some sort of of anti 'dull and dismal' filter.

That said the weather can only get better!
 
Yes interesting results KayJay....I am intrigued as to what the Sprocket Rocket looks like :thinking:
 
Its an overpriced piece of plastic but its contents interesting to look at and indeed comes up with some interesting results. A quick search for sprocket rocket with throw up some images. I have a black one.
 
KayJay said:
Its an overpriced piece of plastic but its contents interesting to look at and indeed comes up with some interesting results. A quick search for sprocket rocket with throw up some images. I have a black one.
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Ah ok just got a pic up...looks quite cool tbh

I did wonder if it was simply a nick name you had given to one of your cameras. :D
 
Good stuff KayJay. It's an interesting effect that's for sure. Those plastic lomography society cameras can be very useful pieces of kit in the right hands. My preference of shots here is the second one :)
 
Asha, Nick thank you. It's an interesting camera. I tend to use them in good light, preferably blue skies and low sun. I've been experimenting a lot recently with lomo cameras and a couple of cheap DIY cameras and the effects are definitely unpredictable. They say that with these cameras composition should be thrown out the window to a certain extent. I have some multiple exposure images shot on the sprocket rocket which i like and in black and white with a flash gun on top also gives another dimension. Worth a look if you can find on ebay, as the asking price on the lomo site is over the top imo.
 
I picked up a couple of the Superheadz cameras from a local gallery. One is a Black Slim Devil and the other a Golden Half half frame. Fun little things to use in the midday sun! Also picked up a diy pinhole thing that I haven't had the balls to try and build yet!
 
I have the black slim devil also. It's taken a lot of punishment. All the rubber has peeled off but the lens flares that you get with it are super.
 
KJ some really interesting images. I must say the image to the edge of the 35mm is very apealing, the dimensions of the image are also intriguing, a sort of low tech XPan! Must try this lomography malarkey in 2013!
 
Hi Adrian, yes it's a nice feature. The camera comes with an adapter should you wish to only shoot to the sprockets but I don't see the need when you can just crop out the sprockets in post if required. It's a lot of fun. Just the sheer unpredictability of the cameras make it fun. You're always looking forward to seeing the results.
 
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