Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis- I'm struggling with the processing- I haven't hit on the right technique yet. I've got some Xtol and may try that. While I don't mind a little grain- expected it with the Tri-X- I am getting more than I'd like. The other extreme is Pan-F, which I have some of and will try next. While I haven't used the Plustek enough to comment with authority, it seems to be doing the job. The two SE and AI are the same scanners (I believe) with different software packages. I have the cheaper version, the SE. It comes with Silverfast software; if you are using a Mac don't install the Plustek software that also comes with it- it won't work. Silverfast runs fine on the Mac, however. This is my first experience with a scanner so I am commenting from a pretty shallow statistical pool; it works fine, doesn't cost an arm and a leg, is lightweight, and easy to use. I understand that VueScan works with it as well and is more user friendly than Silverfast but I don't know anything about that package. What I can tell you with absolute certainty is do not spill gin and orange juice on your MacBook Pro keyboard. I'm having issues as a result of that mistake. Wendy On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:15 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol < lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Wendy, > > I'm always interested for your pictures of this far country, I'm usually > quite fascinated by the oriental culture. I like the first one, it shows a > dessertic place. IMO ther is quite grainy, I've developped on my darkroom > days Tri X and HP 5 with D-76 or Ilford ID-11, almost the same formula and > the effect of temperature had a certain big influence on the grain, I think > remember that I prefer D-76 at 1:3 to achieve a more large range of tones, > and I does a systematic quite vigourous agitation. I'm sorry to explain > this, I want just tell you what I remember. > > On the other hand I see on your EXIF that you have scanned these with a > Plustek Scanner 7500i, I was just planning purchase one of these, I know > that there is the 7500i SE and AI, and I don't know which is the > difference. > I scann with an Epson Photo 3170 flatbed scanner, I'm quite happy for B&W > but not for color. Are you happy with your Plustek? > > Please continue showing us pictures of Afghanistan, I enjoy them! > > Cheers > Lluis > > > > El 09/03/2010, a las 18:05, Wendy Thurman escribi?: > > A couple of shots done last week in Farah; M6 50 'lux, Tri-X in D76. >> >> There is a massive citadel in Farah built by Alexander the Great. It's a >> kilometer on a side and very difficult to shoot; it's just too large. We >> had hoped to get there at sunrise but we had an overcast day: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/farahdun.jpg.html >> >> Next day, waiting at the airstrip for the ride out when an AN-12 (Russian) >> landed with pallets of soda pop: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/AN_12.jpg.html >> >> Thanks for looking. >> >> Wendy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >