Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis- I'll take all the advice I can get! Thanks for taking the time to write it. More on the scanner- some of my problems with the film have not been film problems, but scanner use (or misuse!) My frustration level was getting the better of me so I shot a roll in careful conditions- test work only using a tripod and a gray scale taped to the wall, handheld shots in my room of detailed items- text, patterns, etc. The Hewes reel was a breeze to use. Processed the film carefully, at 68F, 1:1, 10 minutes, 5 sec initial agitiation and 5 sec every 30 sec afterwards. The negatives looked great. Then I scanned them and was horrified at the results. Silverfast software asks what sort of film one is using, and from the beginning I had indicated Tri-X. However, there is more! Silverfast is deceptively simple to use but there's more going on than I realized. Knowing that the negatives were good, I concentrated on the software settings. Here's a result on the test roll I shot yesterday evening- pedestrian photo but it's got all the tonal range and the look I expect from Tri-X: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/Untitled-1.jpg.html Onward! Wendy On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:44 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol < lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > Wendy, > > Many thanks for the Plustek Scanners, this is usefull and I'll keep some > more. > > Concerning your grain on Tri X is IMO more than usual, the reasons coud be > diverse or a mix or someones, film badly conserved, low exposure, > developping temperature to high...., as said I've developped a lot with > ID-11, it is practically the same formula as D-76, but when I've do this > the > box containt a graphic time/temperature very useful. My process was easy: > pre-soap the film in water about 30 sec. at the same temperature as the > developper, verse the developper, agitate the first 30-45 sec. and after 5" > every 30". If I wanted special detail on the shadows I interrupted the > developping during 5 to 10 minutes putting water - always at the same > temperature - . The other steps, the usuals. I've used too HCC 110, a very > nice developper offering clean contrasts, but basically I've used for > medium > format, on 35mm the grain is quite noticeable in my opinion. I've learned > many things and also I've understood better after I've red "The Negative", > I > always recommend this book. > > Sorry to be so long, I'm sure that you already know very well the > procedure, I've just talk my old method. > > Goodf luck, > > Cheers > Lluis > > El 11/03/2010, a las 2:24, Wendy Thurman escribi?: > > > 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 >>> >>> >>> >>>