Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Chris Saganich <chs2018 at med.cornell.edu>wrote: > The Walgreen scan was cropped like that?? No, not at all, I'm sorry if I left that impression. I was just showing the whole frame now that I didn't have to crop out so much noisy dark area. > > > > > At 12:02 PM 6/16/2010, you wrote: > >> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net >> >wrote: >> >> > Beautiful, Sonny! I had similar disappointment with my one and only >> trip >> > to Walgreen. Here, they provide only low definition images on CD. >> > >> >> Theirs is not bad, but it was a lot easier to deal with the high res scan, >> especially in the area of noise. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > Jim Nichols >> > Tullahoma, TN USA >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at >> > gmail.com> >> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 10:48 AM >> > Subject: [Leica] Leica full-frame image >> > >> > >> > HTML clipboard >> >> >> >> >> >> I have some nice old film cameras, and some Leica lenses that I rarely >> get >> >> to see the whole frame because I use them on my M8. >> >> >> >> A couple weeks ago, I posted that shot from Pentecost and it was OK, >> but I >> >> didn't like the scans they do at Walgreens, on CDs; but they certainly >> are >> >> convenient, just four blocks away. >> >> >> >> I dread work, and scanning is kind of like work, but I dug out the >> Nikon >> >> Coolscan 5000, and plugged it in, and to my astonishment, it worked >> under >> >> Windows 7 kinda, using a Vista driver. >> >> >> >> I rescanned the film, and I kinda like it. >> >> >> >> Oh yeah, before I could do that, I had to dismantle the scanner and >> clean >> >> the mirror. (Word to the wise. Keep your scanner covered when not in >> >> use.) (Further word to the wise: Don't drink too much coffee before >> you >> >> try to clean a scanner mirror.) >> >> >> >> Anyhow, here is the full frame scan. Below is the Walgreens scan >> >> >> >> http://www.sonc.com/pentecost_2010.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> Leica M2, 21mm Super Angulon f4, Fujicolor 400 scanned on Nikon >> Coolscan >> >> 5000 >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Sonny >> >> http://www.sonc.com >> >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> >> >> USA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA