Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Also in Vuescan. I don't use it all the time, but when I want the shadow details, it really does work. It's the equivalent of HDR, except that with film, the highlight is always never gone gone unless you severely overexposed or unless you are shooting slide, in which case, there's nothing you can do anyway, so two scan is sufficient. On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > It's built into the Silverfast software. You can scan multiple times for > exposure or you can scan multiple times to reduce noise and grain. I > always choose the multiple exposures. Grain is a part of the film that I > don't want to reduce. > > Tina > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > > > So the trick has turned out to be double scanning!?! > > I'd heard a lot of people were doing that. > > > > -- > > Mark R. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > > > > > > From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:19:17 -0500 > > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? > > > > > > I have a separate computer set up with my Nikon LS5000 which is > scanning > > > film every waking hour that I'm here. So far, I have scanned 33,617 of > > my > > > slides and negatives from Honduras. I only have about 450,000 to go. > > Then > > > I get to start on Guatemala. I'm using Silverfast and scanning > > everything > > > twice at different exposures to get every bit of information I can out > of > > > the slides and negatives. It's all 35mm, no medium or large format, > and > > I > > > am pleased with the results with SF and the Nikon scanner. > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:05 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at > > > rabinergroup.com> > > wrote: > > > > > >> I don't miss roll film. > > >> I do miss sheet film. And will do more of it. > > >> I am doubtful I'll have trouble buying some. > > >> There will be at least one small company possibly in Croatia making > > some in > > >> small amounts. But I'll be shooting with it very reservedly. Almost > > every > > >> time the shudder goes off people will end up seeing it. As I'll be > > >> uploading > > >> it. Printing it even. > > >> > > >> I'll even process it myself it tanks or trays or let a pro lab do it. > > >> Maybe it will be C-41 process Color neg. which might get in the end a > > >> monochrome treatment. As if I had shot black and white. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Mark R. > > >> http://gallery.leica-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 18:30:54 -0600 > > >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Feb 15, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Dante Stella wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Considering that most large format film has ceased production, > medium > > >> is the > > >>>> new large. > > >>> > > >>> yup - that's why included the smiley. > > >>> > > >>> I haven't even looked for sheet film in over 5 years. > > >>> Still have some in the freezer. > > >>> Don't know if it will ever see "the light." > > >>> > > >>> Regards, > > >>> George Lottermoser > > >>> george at imagist.com > > >>> http://www.imagist.com > > >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog > > >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> 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 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>