Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Robert G. Stevens" wrote: > > Mark: > > I have had good success using Kodak 5071 slide duplicating film to copy > prints. It is tungsten balanced and I just used the modeling lights of my > studio flashes for lighting. Being a slide copy film, it is very fine > grain and low contrast which makes for decent slides. > > Regards, > > Robert > This is excellent advice that I thank you for Robert but here is where I am coming from on this. First I have to mat prints that I wasn't planning an matting as they are fiber and won't stay flat enough. Setting up a couple of strobes is easier for me as I have a little shooting studio here with studio stobes; Balcars and I would set up the lights in their little reflectors at 45 degrees each and try not to get reflections. My prints are usually full frame black border so I would have to rig up a black velvet L shaped set to mask them off perfectly. And I would shoot Kodachrome 25 for it's low enough contrast and top resolution. And I really don't like the idea of copying this thing with the Nikon 105 macro. I'd rather sell the darn thing then start thinking it was indispensable. Maybe it is. It's acturally all I need in SLR maybe a 200. After having great fun with Photoshop for a dozen years since version one I find that I have talents which are not in practical use and want to put them to work. So in the midst of a Darkroom 40 day Blitz I am going sit up here at my computer to Photoshop 4 or 5 images for slide output at someplace here in town. A great new experiment! I think Eric told me 18 megs per slide I should have no problem with that. Hate to be staring at pixels when they project those slides in Chicago in front of all those Leica people! Mark Rabiner