Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, John, It finally dawned on me that I had a manual, so I looked it up and realized that I was trying to do negatives without removing the white pad on the lid. I just scanned a strip using the Epson software, and it works, but is not very flexible. I will now try VueScan once more. I think it was trying to tell me that I was a dumba**, but I didn't understand the language. :~)) Thanks for the help. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? > BTW, most flatbed scanners are very much faster if you scan a negative as > a > positive, and invert in Photoshop. The software is native positive, and > it > makes the conversion as you go; Photoshop is far faster than most scanning > software at converting. > > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Jim, do you have a transparency adapter on the Epson? If you do, and it >> is plugged in, Vuescan will see the transparency adapter and you can >> choose >> it. I don't have Vuescan at home so I can't talk you through it, but if >> you still have the issue remind me tomorrow, and I'll talk you through >> it. >> >> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Jim Nichols >> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: >> >>> Mark, help me out here. I scanned some 35mm negs on my old Epson >>> flatbed >>> several years ago, but have forgotten what software I used. The last >>> time >>> I tried to scan a strip of 35 negs, I tried VueScan, and it activated >>> the >>> scanner, but I could never make it give me the option to select a >>> negative, >>> or convert from a negative to positive image. >>> >>> What is the best way to get there? I don't think the Epson software >>> offers me the negative option, either. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" >>> <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:34 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? >>> >>> >>> I think an Epson flat bed is most what we need to connect our previous >>>> sheet >>>> film and even medium format existence to our here and now digital >>>> internet >>>> world. >>>> I think scan a "large" neg on even a less pricey flat bed and run it up >>>> the >>>> flagpole on a gallery or website and its going to blow the 35mm stuff >>>> right >>>> out of the water. >>>> Even if it was full frame and shot with Aspherical Apochromatic glass >>>> or >>>> had >>>> jacked up megapixels. The richness still comes though and the fact that >>>> it >>>> comes from much more real estate. >>>> Acreage Acreage Acreage. >>>> The stuff just has more weight. >>>> The ponderousness of setting up a sheet film shot comes through. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark R. >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3 at mac.com> >>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:20:45 -0600 >>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 15, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Though the output one sees in scans one makes or downrezes for an >>>>>> email to a >>>>>> friend or the LUG gallery or any gallery or our website is not going >>>>>> to be >>>>>> about the wonderful crispiness at the edge of each grain particle. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For those rare purposes (of needing a decent digital copy of a film >>>>> negative) >>>>> I simply copy it with the 100 mm apo-macro-elmarit on the DMR >>>>> (or in the case of sheet film - scan it on my epson flat bed >>>>> though the 11x14 and 12x20 sheet film doesn't fit there either). >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> George Lottermoser >>>>> george at imagist.com >>>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**imagist<http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See >>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>>> >>>>> more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>> >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> >>> more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >