Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd say what you are doing wrong is shooting ultra fast film on a resolution or otherwise quality test. If you want to demonstrate what the Pen f system can so shoot slow film and run it in high rez soup. Its just like shooting digital with smaller sensors. You are limited to lower ISO's; If you don't want to get a lot of noise.... Or in this case grain. If I was shooting my Pen Ft id run Neopan 400 in Xtol 1:3. To me that looks like 100 speed stuff or slower. Ultra sharp and ultra grainless Both. I'd really not shoot the 100 Across unless I was doing studio strobe or a whole roll of flash. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:27:38 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft > > Douglas, > > Here is a 100% section from the Chopper image. Resolution is limited by > the > quality of the scan by the local store lab, not by the quality of the > negative. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Chopper+Detail.jpg.html > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Barry" <imra@iol.ie> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:34 PM > Subject: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft > > >> Following the recnt posts on the Pen F and its lens quality, I went out an >> shot off a roll of Kodak P3200TMAX using my PenFT. Scanning the negs in >> using my Epson 3200, I was astonished to see the level of grain and lack >> of clarity in the images. This is an example. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/kiosc2.jpg.html >> >> What am I doing wrong, or do these smaller negative images have to be >> enlarged and printed chemically to get a better quality before the prints >> are scanned? The only other roll of film I ran through the Pen FT was a >> C41 colour roll which I gave to a minilab to be developed and printed. The >> prints turned out fine. >> >> Any suggestions gratefully received. >> >> Douglas >> _________ >> Douglas Barry >> Bray, Co. Wicklow >> Republic of Ireland >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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