Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Beautiful, Sonny! I had similar disappointment with my one and only trip > to Walgreen. Here, they provide only low definition images on CD. > Theirs is not bad, but it was a lot easier to deal with the high res scan, especially in the area of noise. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 10:48 AM > Subject: [Leica] Leica full-frame image > > > HTML clipboard >> >> >> I have some nice old film cameras, and some Leica lenses that I rarely get >> to see the whole frame because I use them on my M8. >> >> A couple weeks ago, I posted that shot from Pentecost and it was OK, but I >> didn't like the scans they do at Walgreens, on CDs; but they certainly are >> convenient, just four blocks away. >> >> I dread work, and scanning is kind of like work, but I dug out the Nikon >> Coolscan 5000, and plugged it in, and to my astonishment, it worked under >> Windows 7 kinda, using a Vista driver. >> >> I rescanned the film, and I kinda like it. >> >> Oh yeah, before I could do that, I had to dismantle the scanner and clean >> the mirror. (Word to the wise. Keep your scanner covered when not in >> use.) (Further word to the wise: Don't drink too much coffee before you >> try to clean a scanner mirror.) >> >> Anyhow, here is the full frame scan. Below is the Walgreens scan >> >> http://www.sonc.com/pentecost_2010.htm >> >> >> Leica M2, 21mm Super Angulon f4, Fujicolor 400 scanned on Nikon Coolscan >> 5000 >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA