Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/25

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Subject: [Leica] in which kyle posts a HASSELblad image
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Mon Feb 25 17:13:18 2008

Sounds OK to me.  I have used Holgas, pinhole, paper negatives, stacked
flowers and stuff on the glass of my scanner, alternate processes and what
all.  You never know what might work.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G Hopkinson
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:58 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] in which kyle posts a HASSELblad image
> 
> Ken, I think because Kyle was asking about digitising (35mm!) negatives by
> photographing the negative directly (with a Leica D200 I
> guess), then use a PS action to remove the mask after inverting the image.
> I have no idea if this is possible, But surely the
> quality loss would be great. But the intent apparently was to avoid using
> a scanner. So Kyle's mooted method is to load bulk 35mm
> colour neg film into a 120 camera, followed by digitally photographing
> said 35mm negs with an APSC DSLR then applying juju with PS.
> SWEET BARKING CHEESE! Did you have some magic tofu when you thought this
> up ;-)
> I would think that scanning 120 film with an inexpensive Epson or Canon
> flatbed might be the simplest option for using that 500C/M,
> if conventional printing is not viable. Take a look at say the BW work of
> Daniel or Nathan for BW 120 negs scanned with flatbeds.
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> Who is probably completely wrong and unlike Kyle has never sold a
> bazillion photo books.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: RE: [Leica] in which kyle posts a HASSELblad image


In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] in which kyle posts a HASSELblad image)