Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/23

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Subject: [Leica] How to use film today
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:55:26 -0400

Wow, Jim, you shoot more film than I do! You put it to good use though, I
love seeing your people pictures.

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On 6/23/13 8:33 PM, "Jim Shulman" <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:

>I'm exceptionally pleased with my Epson V600 (about $180 at B+H Photo) and
>an ancient version of Photoshop (PS3).  You can get fancy-schmancy
>scanning accessories for it from Better Scanning, too.  I scan about five
>rolls a week, in both 35mm and 120.
>
>Jim Shulman
>Wynnewood, PA
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf 
>Of
>Ken Carney
>Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 8:30 PM
>To: 'Leica Users Group'
>Subject: Re: [Leica] How to use film today
>
>Julian,
>
>I'm pretty sure that the minimum that will work for you is a film scanner
>like the Plustek from B&H (about $400).    I still keep my Nikon 35mm
>scanner, and the Epson Photo 4990 Photo for backlog of 4x5 and 8x10 negs,
>though the latter is not sufficient for 35mm.  There may be a flatbed that
>is OK for 35mm though I have left scanning behind except as needed.  The
>Vuescan software is OK once you learn its quirks, i.e., don't use its film
>presets.  If I had film images like some of the folks on the LUG, I would
>have an Imacon ($15k-$25K) even if I had to skip a trip to the C?te d'Azur
>now and then.
>
>Ken
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Julian
>Koplen
>Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:53 PM
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: [Leica] How to use film today
>
>Dear Gurus,
>
>After a long hiatus, I have the itch to put my M6 and R8 to use once
>again.
>My dedicated 35mm film scanner and B/W darkroom facilities are no more.
>
>Can you suggest a practical way for me to get high pixel scans made from
>my film?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Julian (the lurker)
>
>
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