Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Walgreen scan was cropped like that?? At 12:02 PM 6/16/2010, you wrote: >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 > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information