Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which is why most folks seeking digital imaging as an end result moved to digital capture. When I shot film and had images drum scanned by others it was a dream. When I had to start scanning myself - not so dreamy - doable - decent results possible - just like in the darkroom: practice, learn, practice, practice. Then there's the matter of acquiring the best possible scanner. If one is going to go through all the effort to scan film; the image files and prints should look as good as those produced in the darkroom; which requires some top notch hardware and software as well as an accomplished technician. I've also thousands of negatives I'd love to turn digital - is it practical? I haven't taken my darkroom apart because in this day and age it seems to me that film is best handled traditionally. I have, just last week, made my darkroom smaller. The 4x8 sink is gone. No more 30x40 prints ;~( Fond regards, George george@imagist.com www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 On May 3, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > The impression I am getting is that the scanner works, but that the > user > needs to "calibrate" the scanner against the individual slide/ > transparency > that is being scanned using some combination of contrast/saturation/ > other > adjustments. ( how you do this with 36 exposures on a roll, in > batch mode, > still escapes me.....! I realize there is some form of profile > save and > open command, figuring it out is yet to be accomplished...) > > Individual modifications in PS are not time efficient nor needed > for every > negative I have ( like a few thousands, at least) I need to have this > automated. > > IOW. As in all software designed today, the SW does relatively > little to > assist the first time user.. you need to find your own way. (What > manuals? > You don't need no steenking manuals! Manuals in PDF format have > been found > and studied)) > > I have been playing with the controls in B+W and have had some > degree of > success in getting better (more) saturated images. > > Focus is another issue to resolve..... I will try cleaning the > mirrors..... > > Is there some secret to changing film types ( Positive, slide > positive, > color neg ) that works? Changing the type while scanning does not > work, and > the SW keeps changing back to B+W Neg every time a new roll of film is > inserted. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information