Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/26

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Subject: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft - Pan F
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun Oct 26 23:56:19 2008
References: <C52ADA96.445CD%mark@rabinergroup.com>

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....
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>Or in this case grain.
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>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.
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>I'd really not shoot the 100 Across unless I was doing studio strobe or a
>whole roll of flash.
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>mark@rabinergroup.com
>Mark William Rabiner
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>>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.
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>>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
>>
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>>>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
>>>
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