Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Command i? -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:59:00 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? > > Sonny, > > VueScan produced a scan in negative format, which I moved into PS Elements > 6.0, but I can't find a tool to convert the negative to positive. > > Any suggestions? > > 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, February 15, 2012 7:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? > > >> BTW, most flatbed scanners are very much faster if you scan a negative as >> a >> positive, and invert in Photoshop. The software is native positive, and >> it >> makes the conversion as you go; Photoshop is far faster than most scanning >> software at converting. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Jim, do you have a transparency adapter on the Epson? If you do, and it >>> is plugged in, Vuescan will see the transparency adapter and you can >>> choose >>> it. I don't have Vuescan at home so I can't talk you through it, but if >>> you still have the issue remind me tomorrow, and I'll talk you through >>> it. >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Jim Nichols >>> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: >>> >>>> Mark, help me out here. I scanned some 35mm negs on my old Epson >>>> flatbed >>>> several years ago, but have forgotten what software I used. The last >>>> time >>>> I tried to scan a strip of 35 negs, I tried VueScan, and it activated >>>> the >>>> scanner, but I could never make it give me the option to select a >>>> negative, >>>> or convert from a negative to positive image. >>>> >>>> What is the best way to get there? I don't think the Epson software >>>> offers me the negative option, either. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" >>>> <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>>> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:34 PM >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? >>>> >>>> >>>> I think an Epson flat bed is most what we need to connect our previous >>>>> sheet >>>>> film and even medium format existence to our here and now digital >>>>> internet >>>>> world. >>>>> I think scan a "large" neg on even a less pricey flat bed and run it up >>>>> the >>>>> flagpole on a gallery or website and its going to blow the 35mm stuff >>>>> right >>>>> out of the water. >>>>> Even if it was full frame and shot with Aspherical Apochromatic glass >>>>> or >>>>> had >>>>> jacked up megapixels. The richness still comes though and the fact that >>>>> it >>>>> comes from much more real estate. >>>>> Acreage Acreage Acreage. >>>>> The stuff just has more weight. >>>>> The ponderousness of setting up a sheet film shot comes through. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mark R. >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/<http://gallery.le >>>>> ica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3 at mac.com> >>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:20:45 -0600 >>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 15, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Though the output one sees in scans one makes or downrezes for an >>>>>>> email to a >>>>>>> friend or the LUG gallery or any gallery or our website is not going >>>>>>> to be >>>>>>> about the wonderful crispiness at the edge of each grain particle. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> For those rare purposes (of needing a decent digital copy of a film >>>>>> negative) >>>>>> I simply copy it with the 100 mm apo-macro-elmarit on the DMR >>>>>> (or in the case of sheet film - scan it on my epson flat bed >>>>>> though the 11x14 and 12x20 sheet film doesn't fit there either). >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> George Lottermoser >>>>>> george at imagist.com >>>>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**imagist<http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See >>>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mail >>>>>> man/listinfo/lug>for >>>>>> more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See >>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailm >>>>> an/listinfo/lug>for >>>>> more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailma >>>> n/listinfo/lug>for >>>> more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sonny >>> http://sonc.com/look/ >>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>> >>> USA >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> 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