Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pan F would have been ideal for the Pen Ft resolution tests - still available somewhere? phx Mark Rabiner wrote: >I'd say what you are doing wrong is shooting ultra fast film on a resolution >or otherwise quality test. >If you want to demonstrate what the Pen f system can so shoot slow film and >run it in high rez soup. > >Its just like shooting digital with smaller sensors. >You are limited to lower ISO's; >If you don't want to get a lot of noise.... > >Or in this case grain. > >If I was shooting my Pen Ft id run Neopan 400 in Xtol 1:3. >To me that looks like 100 speed stuff or slower. >Ultra sharp and ultra grainless >Both. > >I'd really not shoot the 100 Across unless I was doing studio strobe or a >whole roll of flash. > > > >mark@rabinergroup.com >Mark William Rabiner > > > > > >>From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> >>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:27:38 -0500 >>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft >> >>Douglas, >> >>Here is a 100% section from the Chopper image. Resolution is limited by >>the >>quality of the scan by the local store lab, not by the quality of the >>negative. >> >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Chopper+Detail.jpg.html >> >>Jim Nichols >>Tullahoma, TN USA >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Douglas Barry" <imra@iol.ie> >>To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:34 PM >>Subject: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft >> >> >> >> >>>Following the recnt posts on the Pen F and its lens quality, I went out an >>>shot off a roll of Kodak P3200TMAX using my PenFT. Scanning the negs in >>>using my Epson 3200, I was astonished to see the level of grain and lack >>>of clarity in the images. This is an example. >>> >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/kiosc2.jpg.html >>> >>>What am I doing wrong, or do these smaller negative images have to be >>>enlarged and printed chemically to get a better quality before the prints >>>are scanned? The only other roll of film I ran through the Pen FT was a >>>C41 colour roll which I gave to a minilab to be developed and printed. The >>>prints turned out fine. >>> >>>Any suggestions gratefully received. >>> >>>Douglas >>>_________ >>>Douglas Barry >>>Bray, Co. Wicklow >>>Republic of Ireland >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 > > >