Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/27

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Subject: [Leica] Agfa Scala [wasn't Noctilux bokeh or decline of writing]
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun Jun 27 12:49:39 2004

I see what you mean. I get similar effects from Technical Pan film
developed for grayscale. Even using compensating developers, it is too
contrasty for me.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Sander
van Hulsenbeek
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 12:38 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Agfa Scala [wasn't Noctilux bokeh or decline of
writing]

Tina wrote:
> (it) doesn't scan well at all.

Indeed: Scala is difficult to scan. To see what problems you get into,
please have a look at this small site I uploaded today just as an
illustration. Very contrasty, even too much for Vuescan.
Slides look good though in projection. But who uses that today?

http://home.wxs.nl/~sanderva/Lanka/index.htm

Sander van Hulsenbeek
Amsterdam
Holland


> At 09:07 AM 6/27/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Do any of you use it routinely? It seems to be a bit of an
> >orphan.
> >
> >Jeffery Smith
>
> Jeffery -
>
> It's beautiful for black and white slides, but it is very expensive
and
> doesn't scan well at all.
>
> Tina
>
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
>
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In reply to: Message from alex at vanhulsenbeek.com (Sander van Hulsenbeek) ([Leica] Agfa Scala [wasn't Noctilux bokeh or decline of writing])