Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/15
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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 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? > Command i? > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > >> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:59:00 -0600 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film? >> >> Sonny, >> >> VueScan produced a scan in negative format, which I moved into PS >> Elements >> 6.0, but I can't find a tool to convert the negative to positive. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> 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.le >>>>>> ica-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/mail >>>>>>> man/listinfo/lug>for >>>>>>> more information >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See >>>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailm >>>>>> an/listinfo/lug>for >>>>>> more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See >>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailma >>>>> n/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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >