Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, get yourself a dedicated film scanner (not a flatbed). A Nikon Coolscan V is very good value, in my opinion. Of course there are others. It will be invaluable for as long as you have 35mm originals. You and your camera gear deserve it. When you have a shot you are particularly happy with, there is no substitute for the amount of care and control you have by doing it yourself. Scan carefully ,as you would work in a darkroom and then Photoshop is your friend. A quick measure and arbitrary rotate cures the leans. I don't know about others, but I find it much easier to end up a degree or so off on my verticals now that I am shooting with the Leica finder vs slrs before. There are lots of work flow options and opinions, of course. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols Sent: Wednesday, 13 September 2006 08:57 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Recent Photos Hi, Hoppy, You have sharp eyes. It was a lab scan, and I rotated the image 2 deg clockwise to get the flagpole straight. The banding appears to be parallel to the side of the negative, so it probably came from the scanner or from the commercial processing machine. Thanks for looking. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information