Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/27

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Subject: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft - Pan F
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon Oct 27 07:21:53 2008


http://www.dantestella.com/technical/penf.html



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:56:28 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft - Pan F
> 
> Pan F would have been ideal for the Pen Ft resolution tests - still
> available somewhere?
> phx
> 
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> I'd say what you are doing wrong is shooting ultra fast film on a 
>> resolution
>> or otherwise quality test.
>> If you want to demonstrate what the Pen f system can so shoot slow film 
>> and
>> run it in high rez soup.
>> 
>> Its just like shooting digital with smaller sensors.
>> You are limited to lower ISO's;
>> If you don't want to get a lot of noise....
>> 
>> Or in this case grain.
>> 
>> If I was shooting my Pen Ft id run Neopan 400 in Xtol 1:3.
>> To me that looks like 100 speed stuff or slower.
>> Ultra sharp and ultra grainless
>> Both.
>> 
>> I'd really not shoot the 100 Across unless I was doing studio strobe or a
>> whole roll of flash.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> mark@rabinergroup.com
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:27:38 -0500
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft
>>> 
>>> Douglas,
>>> 
>>> Here is a 100% section from the Chopper image.  Resolution is limited by 
>>> the
>>> quality of the scan by the local store lab, not by the quality of the
>>> negative.
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Chopper+Detail.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Douglas Barry" <imra@iol.ie>
>>> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:34 PM
>>> Subject: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft
>>> 
>>> 
>>>    
>>> 
>>>> Following the recnt posts on the Pen F and its lens quality, I went out 
>>>> an
>>>> shot off a roll of Kodak P3200TMAX using my PenFT. Scanning the negs in
>>>> using my Epson 3200, I was astonished to see the level of grain and lack
>>>> of clarity in the images. This is an example.
>>>> 
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/kiosc2.jpg.html
>>>> 
>>>> What am I doing wrong, or do these smaller negative images have to be
>>>> enlarged and printed chemically to get a better quality before the 
>>>> prints
>>>> are scanned?  The only other roll of film I ran through the Pen FT was a
>>>> C41 colour roll which I gave to a minilab to be developed and printed. 
>>>> The
>>>> prints turned out fine.
>>>> 
>>>> Any suggestions gratefully received.
>>>> 
>>>> Douglas
>>>> _________
>>>> Douglas Barry
>>>> Bray, Co. Wicklow
>>>> Republic of Ireland
>>>> 
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