Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's the reason that I've stuck to film for monochrome; the delicate transitions in the highlights particularly can only be obtained with digital under some lighting conditions. Good films still have better dynamic range and highlight separation. Marty On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema at gmail.com> wrote: > Great you're back to film! i always liked your film shots very much. > > cheers, > > Michiel fokkema > > On 18-1-2011 0:00, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >> In a recent fit of madness, I acquired a Fuji rangefinder which produces >> 6x9 images on that archaic medium known as film. I just received my test >> rolls from the lab, which proved to me that the camera functions >> correctly. >> When I scan those huge negatives on my Epson 700 at its maximum >> resolution, >> the result is a file of about 280 megapixels. But it is not sharpness or >> details that keeps film interesting; rather, it is the fine gradation of >> the >> tones: >> >> >> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Sometimes-I-use-film/7590141_XFqsu#1159932454_x9hbc-O-LB >> >> More to come. I am right now shooting a roll of Ilford SFX with a red >> filter. In our sunny climate, it should give good results. Photographty >> is a >> big tent, and I enjoy visiting different areas of that tent. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > ------------------------------- > www.michielfokkema.com > +31 (0) 615569576 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >