Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe this is a great idea?I don?t know. But, I don?t remember ever getting really good results with slide copying (which I did pretty often). It escapes me how doing it to a sensor instead would be superior to film. ric > On Sep 9, 2017, at 7:23 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > Absolutely, Howard. That's exactly what I'm facing. The Nikon LS5000 with > the bulk loader can scan all of my Kodachromes quickly and it has. I have > thousands of scans made with the LS5000 in my files. I'm now trying to > work on them. I'm finding lots of blooming highlights that ruin the scan. > Less than perfect color balance. I'm not sure if the blooming on the > highlights is due to the scanner needing cleaning or not, but I've had it > cleaned and cleaned it myself several times. I was very skeptical about > the value of digital scans but I have changed my mind and think that is > probably the way to go. > > Tina > > On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 7:14 PM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> > wrote: > >> Tina? >> >> That?s very interesting, and maybe disappointing, as it means that I might >> have to do manual copying. It?s probably faster to do it manually, but the >> Coolscan has the advantages of unattended operation for a full box of >> slides and automatic naming of the scans. >> >> How is the macro?s performance better? Resolution? Sharpness? Dynamic >> range? >> >> Maybe the best option is to finish doing all my slides and negatives with >> the Coolscan for archival and quick-reference purposes, but to do a copy >> with the macro for printmaking purposes. >> >> Is your Leica 100 mm macro the old Macro-Elmar? I have one of these from >> the 1970s on the bellows rig. I figure to use it with the R-to-M adapter >> on >> my M240. That sounds like essentially the same important parts ? lens and >> sensor ? as your kit with the SL. Does the Nikon slide copier actually fit >> the 100 mm macro?s barrel or did you have to do something creative? And is >> the Nikon ES-1 slide copy attachment the one you?re using? >> >> ?howard >> >> >>> On Sep 9, 2017, at 1:25 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Howard, >>> >>> That's what I'm working on. So far, the digital with the macro wins >> every >>> time. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Has anyone seen/done a comparison between the Nikon Coolscan 5000 and a >>>> slide-copier attachment with a good macro lens? >>>> >>>> ?howard >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sep 9, 2017, at 12:23 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I bought Nikon's attachment from B&H to use with my Leica R 100 Macro. >>>> It's ready to go but I'm using the SL for horse photos right now. >>>>> >>>>> Hope to "scan" some Kodachrome with it later. >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 9, 2017, at 10:48 AM, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://petapixel.com/2012/12/23/why-you-should-digitize- >>>> your-film-using-a-camera-instead-of-a-scanner/ >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been experimenting with my Novoflex bellows with film >> attachment >>>> and have found similar results over my old Minolta Dimage film scanner. >>>> Sharper and faster using my D750. >>>>>> >>>>>> I see Nikon has introduced a film scanner attachment along with the >>>> D850. Looks cool and is not too expensive, if you already own a macro >> lens. >>>>>> >>>>>> Aram >>>>>> >>>>>> Aram Langhans >>>>>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher >>>>>> & Unemployed photographer >>>>>> >>>>>> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin >>>> himself would ever have dared dream.? James D. 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