Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here develop and scan to CD is about ?10 (?12.50) which is in addition to film costs of course. Ilford charge extra. Peter On 13/03/2016 23:35, lluisripollphotography wrote: > Peter, > > I have the same bad experience, once I have ordered a scanned film, they > gave me Tiff files but very bad scans, at this moment, except if you go to > a high pro level the best is you scan yourself your negs and also develop, > here a professional developing cost some more than 10? per film and I?m > not sure how good is. > > Lluis > > > > >> El 13 mar? 2016, a les 23:59, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> >> va escriure: >> >> I tend to agree but if you want C-41 you are quite limited...basically to >> Ilford, although there is some BW400CN still around on the shelves. >> >> If I can inject a word of caution: watch the processing workflow. A lot >> of these >> guys say that they will provide TIFFs or hi-res JPEGs. In my humble >> experience. >> I have processed four films recently, two through my (formerly excellent) >> local >> dev shop and two by Ilford. >> >> Neither came back as I requested as High Res TIFFs. Both the dev shop and >> Ilford >> returned scanned JPEGs. In the case of the dev shop the girls who now run >> it >> didn't seem to know what a TIFF was; to them developing was just a piece >> of >> workflow. Pop in the film at one end of the scanner and out pops a JPEG. >> Trouble >> was that they were only 1M. >> >> The Ilford ones at least were 3. -5 M, but goodness knows what the >> variation >> signifies or how the decision was made. >> >> In short you need to find someone you can trust and build that >> relationship. >> >> But don't let that put you off film. It is still a brilliant medium. >> >> Peter >> >> PS From conversations I understand that some of the processing machine >> manufacturers no longer supply machines that will do other than supply >> JPEGs >> >> On 13/03/2016 13:31, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>> Hi Gerry, >>> >>> Permit me to jump in?while film selection is not as good as 20 years >>> ago, in B&W I have bought some of the same films I used back before >>> going digital, such as Tri-X, Fuji Acros, and the Ilford films. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 13 Mar 2016, at 10:01, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Lluis >>>> >>>> your comments are of great interest. Now I have made the decision to >>>> shoot film again for some of my work I cannot wait to get started. I am >>>> a little out of touch with modern films, so which do you use? >>>> >>>> Gerry >>>> >>>>> On 13 Mar 2016, at 02:15, lluisripollphotography >>>>> <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Good new Gerry! >>>>> >>>>> I?m shooting again film too, I have several films to develop, I?m a >>>>> little disappointed with all these problems with sensors etc? , I have >>>>> followed the comments on the LFI about the sensor problems and one of >>>>> the members has said "If you want "real" B&W, pick up an earlier M >>>>> Leica or any other film camera and shoot film.? >>>>> >>>>> As you say, we are trained for this! >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> El 12 mar? 2016, a les 17:21, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at >>>>>> icloud.com> va escriure: >>>>>> >>>>>> I ordered a used M7 today, and I am looking forward to getting back >>>>>> to film after 13 or 14 years. I bought it mainly as a backup in case >>>>>> anything goes wrong with my M9, but having said that i shot film for >>>>>> around 40+ years from the age of 14 and it will be good to play with >>>>>> it again. Back to the world of exploring which film is best handled >>>>>> by the processors I guess because i don't want to get into the >>>>>> processing side of life, which I never did enjoy. it should arrive on >>>>>> Tuesday complete with an 'Artisan' half-case and a Leicatime strap - >>>>>> such class! >>>>>> >>>>>> Gerry >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Gerry Walden LRPS >>>>>> www.gwpics.com >>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr Peter Dzwig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig