Getting the shots from the film onto your puter, in some form of decent quality , is not cheap. No getting around that.
You have the option of spending a chunk of time, or spending a chunk of money. Well, being photography, there is always the option to spend lots of both.
If you have little, or plenty of each, then I'd go for getting a good lab to process and scan the results onto disk for you.
That's why I told you to buy some slide/transparency film. Send it to the lab then hold it up to a window and enjoy it. No need for a PC anywhere.
So developing the negs and printing them are two very different things? I always thought you popped down to boots or whatever, handed over the film, and went back a day later for finished prints in an envelope.
I cannot get across how ignorant I am to the ENTIRE spectrum of "FILM photography". In my head, you take the film, stick it in a magic sink, and hang prints up to dry. Just like in the movies.
I am totally clueless and out of my depth, it's AWESOME!
Gary.
...So, now I need to know what the best quality scanner is, without spending CRAZY money (thousands).
Gary.
B/W chemicals aren't dangerous, I mean I wouldn't drink any, but they're not caustic nasty like the bleaches used in colour development.
In my head, you take the film, stick it in a magic sink, and hang prints up to dry.
It is possible to make a developer from water, coffee granules and caustic soda.
Steve.
Gary,
Nice to see you joining the ranks of the "pipe & slippers" sub-forum!
Get an epson v750 but if you are going to be scanning MF film you might want to get the fancy film holders from the states to get the very best from the scanner. Its a lot of messing about though to get good scans, adjusting heights etc.
The other option is the Nikon Coolscan 9000ED. Probably the best medium format scanner for home use. Will give you really big and sharp scans, more so than the epson. Only problem is the price. About 2k new.
I'd get the Epson personally, as it would mean I could buy a lot more film with the difference and practise more.
Theres a good place in Edinburgh called Trumps that devs MF quite cheaply, I'm sure somebody on here has reccomended them before.
EPSON V700 REVIEW
It's a bloody ace scanner.
The V750 is going to be marginally better, but to get scans of that quality you need to use the glass plate which comes with it and the scanning solution to keep the negs in contact with the plate. It's a messy process for a return which many wouldn't even notice, and the solution doesn't come with the scanner.
The reviewer in the above review later reviewed the V750 and opted for the V700.
Doh.. I think you're talking about the Polaroid back Gary? I assumed you'd bought another film back.
As Steve says, the Polaroid backs are much bigger than your standard backs.
LOL. Kewl beanz!
With regards to developing the polaroid, it says 120 seconds or so. Does that mean I leave it in the camera for 120 seconds after firing the shutter?
Or pull it out, wait 120 seconds, and then do something else?
OK it sounds like you have the same finder as me and if the needle is deflecting then it's working OK by the look of it.
Was charged £160 - conned? If so, I will take it back.
Gary.
No that's about right for a nice one in working condition - particularly from a dealer, and they're not that easy to come by. I'd hang onto it.
I can actually see why 6*45 cameras went that way, as they're so teeny tiny but do any of you find an RB at all usable help up to eye level?