Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Halloween version of In the American West! On Oct 18, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > By the way you have a loupe and a darkcloth? > > Mark William Rabiner > > >> From: Mark William Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:28:07 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] THE 617 tests, something is very wrong here >> >> The old definition of a photo assistant is something who knows how to >> load a >> Hasselblad back. >> The new one is one who can teach the photographer they work for how to do >> it >> right. >> Much of this photography thing is self evident and you just figure it out. >> But much of it its really good to have a face to face real world peer >> group >> to show you stuff. A workshop; a class. >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >>> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:27:58 -0700 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] THE 617 tests, something is very wrong here >>> >>> Ha ha, I never did that one, but on the Hassy, I did load the film >>> backward >>> once or twice - so no film images! >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at >>> rabinergroup.com>wrote: >>> >>>> I loaded my Hasselblad backs wrong the first few years I used them. I >>>> didn't >>>> put them under the tab but let the film just rest over the tab. So I'd >>>> got >>>> the left edge soft and felt like I had to shoot everything way stopped >>>> down. >>>> I finally learned my lesson from an assistant. Should have gotten the >>>> Ernst >>>> Wildi book straight on. >>>> >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> Photography >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:30:49 -0700 >>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: [Leica] THE 617 tests, something is very wrong here >>>>> >>>>> First the caveat, these are "high" resolution scan from the Epson 3200, >>>> not >>>>> my usual Nikon LS-9000, but trust me on this, the results don't look >>>>> that >>>>> different. I'm having trouble getting the LS-9000 to scan the two >>>>> halves >>>>> correctly sfor stitching so Epson it is. >>>>> >>>>> The camera was set as level and neutral as I could, and then I used >>>>> some >>>>> front rise to take less of the road, and more of the subjects. >>>>> >>>>> Second, something terribly wrong with my techniques, as the left edges >>>> from >>>>> all 3 lens are markedly softer than the right. I have made sure that >>>>> the >>>>> negs are as flat as possible on the scanner holder, and this is visible >>>> on >>>>> the negs also. This probably mean I did something wrong somewhere. I >>>>> noticed that the SH 617 has front swing and the lensboard was ever so >>>>> slightly might not have been parallel (but the amount is very minor), >>>>> and >>>>> it may very well be that the film plate was not set parallel enough. So >>>>> this is probably a user error. >>>>> >>>>> Third, even at the best sharpest areas (on the right), things don't >>>>> "pop >>>>> out sharp," unlike for example, the negs from the XPan. >>>>> >>>>> I am having a dreadful feeling that someone can make this setup sing, >>>>> but >>>>> that someone may just not be me :-( >>>>> >>>>> I applied 20% sharpening with LR4.2, with the radius and detail set up >>>>> their defau >>>>> 150mm Fuji @F32 >>>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20121018-Scanned-8.jpg >>>>> >>>>> 210mm Symmar-S @F32 >>>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20121018-Scanned-9.jpg >>>>> >>>>> 90mm Fuji SWD @F32 >>>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20121018-Scanned-10.jpg >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information