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I was thinking of making a "photos my dad took" type thread. I say do it; I just finished scanning my late grandfather's slides and have some decent content.
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Mightaswell posted:I was thinking of making a "photos my dad took" type thread. I say do it; I just finished scanning my late grandfather's slides and have some decent content. Your username, in other words 
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Feb 9, 2015 02:01
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Has anyone bought the betterscanning v700 120 film holders and found they make any real difference from the stock ones?
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Feb 10, 2015 20:26
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try it with a lime posted:Has anyone bought the betterscanning v700 120 film holders and found they make any real difference from the stock ones? I've got it for the V600 and it made a world of a difference for me. If your film is super flat already, it probably wouldn't make much of a difference though.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:31
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:In the course of scanning my dad's work as a photographer, I've spotted two US Presidents, three NC governors, at least two of the cast of the Andy Griffith show, a few of then-B-lister celebrities (Cliff Robertson, Fred MacMurray, etc), and Evel loving Kneivel hanging out with the local rescue squad. I created a thread for this. Post post post!
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Feb 10, 2015 21:02
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The betterscanning holders are worthwhile if you suspect your stock film holders are not at the correct height.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:08
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try it with a lime posted:Has anyone bought the betterscanning v700 120 film holders and found they make any real difference from the stock ones? Yeah, I liked them and considered it worthwhile. I also found them a lot nicer to work with from a convenience standpoint than the plastic holders, when paired with the ANR glass. I had mine for sale a couple weeks ago but I'm kinda thinking about keeping them (and my Hassie) now.
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Feb 11, 2015 00:47
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Picked up a Plustek 8100 for $160 today because the v600 just wasn't doing it for me for 35mm scans. I'm *much* happier. Terraces, Rivers and a Bridge by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr
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Feb 11, 2015 04:10
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Mightaswell posted:I created a thread for this. Post post post! Batch 1 is a-posted
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Feb 11, 2015 17:56
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Pukestain Pal posted:Picked up a Plustek 8100 for $160 today because the v600 just wasn't doing it for me for 35mm scans. I'm *much* happier. Good job! You're getting the hang of it already.. What scanning software are you using? (I remember when I did a similar switch, was like night and day)
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Feb 13, 2015 11:08
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maxmars posted:Good job! You're getting the hang of it already.. What scanning software are you using? vuescan
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Feb 13, 2015 15:59
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Pukestain Pal posted:vuescan Same here. Only thing, I never managed to significantly improve the quality of the outputted picture using multi-exposure. I'd have liked less noise in deep shadows sometimes. If you manage to, I'd be interested in knowing how you did it.
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Feb 17, 2015 08:57
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I am really curious to see and get some insight to the workflow that some of you guys have when processing color negatives. I feel like my scanner produces really dull scans and I always have to increase some combination of exposure, contrast, and saturation to get an image that I think looks decent. I always start out with a "raw" scan straight from the scanner, and I obviously follow the ~one true processing video~ that gets posted every month, but that alone is never enough. I wonder if it's just my scanner. Maybe the backlight is too dim? I dunno. I have the same problem across all different kinds of cameras and film brands. My scanner is an Epson 4870. Maybe I should just get a V600 instead. I would love to see some of the original files straight out of the scanner from you guys as comparison.
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Feb 19, 2015 19:19
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BANME.sh posted:I am really curious to see and get some insight to the workflow that some of you guys have when processing color negatives. I feel like my scanner produces really dull scans and I always have to increase some combination of exposure, contrast, and saturation to get an image that I think looks decent. I always start out with a "raw" scan straight from the scanner, and I obviously follow the ~one true processing video~ that gets posted every month, but that alone is never enough. I wonder if it's just my scanner. Maybe the backlight is too dim? I dunno. I have the same problem across all different kinds of cameras and film brands. My scanner is an Epson 4870. Maybe I should just get a V600 instead. This all sounds perfectly normal to me.
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Feb 19, 2015 20:08
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BANME.sh posted:I am really curious to see and get some insight to the workflow that some of you guys have when processing color negatives. I feel like my scanner produces really dull scans and I always have to increase some combination of exposure, contrast, and saturation to get an image that I think looks decent. I always start out with a "raw" scan straight from the scanner, and I obviously follow the ~one true processing video~ that gets posted every month, but that alone is never enough. I wonder if it's just my scanner. Maybe the backlight is too dim? I dunno. I have the same problem across all different kinds of cameras and film brands. My scanner is an Epson 4870. Maybe I should just get a V600 instead. Exposure/contrast/saturation adjustments are just a coverup for learning how to manipulate your curve more efficiently.
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Feb 19, 2015 21:38
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BANME.sh posted:I am really curious to see and get some insight to the workflow that some of you guys have when processing color negatives. I feel like my scanner produces really dull scans and I always have to increase some combination of exposure, contrast, and saturation to get an image that I think looks decent. I always start out with a "raw" scan straight from the scanner, and I obviously follow the ~one true processing video~ that gets posted every month, but that alone is never enough. I wonder if it's just my scanner. Maybe the backlight is too dim? I dunno. I have the same problem across all different kinds of cameras and film brands. My scanner is an Epson 4870. Maybe I should just get a V600 instead. Feed roll into Pakon, wait 5 minutes, minimal color correction in software, done. Maybe some further stuff in PS if its a special shot but the Pakon gets the tones right in like 95% of cases so I usually don't bother. I don't shoot MF so I dunno about that. Chill Callahan fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Feb 19, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 21:53
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Chill Callahan posted:Feed roll into Pakon, wait 5 minutes, minimal color correction in software, done. Maybe some further stuff in PS if its a special shot. I don't shoot MF so I dunno about that. Yeah I've had a few rolls of mine scanned by Mightaswell's Pakon and ever since then I've been chasing its quality of color correction using my flatbed, but I can't get close. 
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Feb 19, 2015 21:56
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:On the one hand, it sucks when you're cleaning a negative to scan and it's been improperly stored for so long and so degraded that it wipes part of the exposure right off when you clean it. This is really cool, I want to try to do this deliberately with some of my more boring landscapes. What were you using to clean the negative?
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Feb 26, 2015 23:25
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ExecuDork posted:This is really cool, I want to try to do this deliberately with some of my more boring landscapes. What were you using to clean the negative? All I was doing was sloshing them around in distilled water and then wiping dry with a paper towel; the strips that were damaged this way by cleaning were all in poorly sealed boxes for 20-40 years and had growth or something stuck to them that pulled off. Don't know what you'd use for an intentional effect
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Feb 27, 2015 02:03
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:Don't know what you'd use for an intentional effect 20-40 years
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Feb 27, 2015 02:50
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A couple of pages back someone suggested buying a V700 refurb from Epson themselves. I just did that. Thanks!
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Mar 2, 2015 21:23
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If you can catch them in stock, they're a great deal for $415 shipped:Man_of_Teflon posted:No unsharp mask, no adjustments at all, just scanned with epson scan with the output points dragged to 0 and 255, 2400dpi full crop:
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Man_of_Teflon posted:If you can catch them in stock, they're a great deal for $415 shipped: Yea, that's what I did, but inflated a bit for Canadian currency. Are those scanned with the stock holders?
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bobmarleysghost posted:Yea, that's what I did, but inflated a bit for Canadian currency. FWIW, I noticed a similar difference going from V500 to V700, and at least part of it is because the V700 has adjustable-height holders (well, there's three possible positions) and the V500 doesn't.
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Got sick of the stock Epson 35mm film holders, so I modified mine to improve scans with bowed film. Melted some wire directly into the plastic with a soldering iron.  Gotta clean up the edges a bit but I did a test run with some really really curled film and it came out considerably sharper.
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Mar 6, 2015 19:32
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I see lots of used specialized scsi scanners at bargain prices. Are those going to be a headache working with recent-ish computers for subpar quality compared to Epson Vxxx models ?
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Mar 7, 2015 13:01
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unpacked robinhood posted:I see lots of used specialized scsi scanners at bargain prices. Yes.
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Mar 7, 2015 19:51
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bobmarleysghost posted:Yea, that's what I did, but inflated a bit for Canadian currency. Stock holders on both, medium format. I think I got lucky with my scanner, because I tried shimming the V700 holders with up to like 8 pieces of paper and it only made things worse.
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Mar 7, 2015 21:18
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Do any Plustek 8100 or equivalent owners have some advice for reducing noise on scans? I'm currently scanning some color film at max resolution, 48 bit color with vies an and the resulting tif files are really noisy. I thought it might just be the scanner, but I've seen some really high quality scans from the thing, leading me to believe that it's operator error on my part. I can post examples when I'm home from work, if need be.
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Tony Two Bapes posted:Do any Plustek 8100 or equivalent owners have some advice for reducing noise on scans? I'm currently scanning some color film at max resolution, 48 bit color with vies an and the resulting tif files are really noisy. I thought it might just be the scanner, but I've seen some really high quality scans from the thing, leading me to believe that it's operator error on my part. I can post examples when I'm home from work, if need be. I have an 8100 and don't have noise issues. Are you sure it's not just grain?
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Man_of_Teflon posted:Stock holders on both, medium format. I think I got lucky with my scanner, because I tried shimming the V700 holders with up to like 8 pieces of paper and it only made things worse. What do you mean you got lucky if you say the adjustments made things worse?
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bobmarleysghost posted:What do you mean you got lucky if you say the adjustments made things worse? For whatever reason, my V700 appears to have come from the factory with the (fixed) focus of the scanning lens pretty accurate to where the stock holders hold the film. The V700's stock holders have a few adjustable positions if you aren't so lucky, but sometimes those aren't adjustable enough apparently - the betterscanning holders have more variable heights to get things exact.
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Tony Two Bapes posted:Do any Plustek 8100 or equivalent owners have some advice for reducing noise on scans? I'm currently scanning some color film at max resolution, 48 bit color with vies an and the resulting tif files are really noisy. I thought it might just be the scanner, but I've seen some really high quality scans from the thing, leading me to believe that it's operator error on my part. I can post examples when I'm home from work, if need be. Let's see the scan. The only thing coming to mind is that you may have underexposed the pics. The one thing the 8100 doesn't like much is retrieving content from the shadows.
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A couple of Pakon 335s came up for sale on eBay. These are the big brothers to the 135 plus and don't have the fixed blue filter over the sensor (i.e. you won't lose dynamic range on B&W and slides). They are also faster. It's a little pricey but there is a best offer option and last time I looked for a 335, photo lab liquidation places wanted over 3k for one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Refurbished-Pakon-F335-Film-Scanner-commercial-high-speed-/331502048690
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Any opinions on the Epson 4990? I've been looking at upgrading my current scanner to a V700 but found a good deal on a 4990 with a better scanning variable mount holder and was wondering about getting that instead,
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Mar 16, 2015 23:35
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big scary monsters posted:Any opinions on the Epson 4990? I've been looking at upgrading my current scanner to a V700 but found a good deal on a 4990 with a better scanning variable mount holder and was wondering about getting that instead, This doesn't have a comparison to the v700, but it looks like the v750 has more saturated colors and better performance in shadowy areas. Strangely it doesn't look like that much improvement in resolution. http://www.largeformatphotography.info/scan-comparison/
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In eBay related news I got one of these ionizing film cleaners: http://www.ebay.com/itm/361234782853 It doesn't come with the power supply, but this one should work (6-pin mini-DIN, 24V, >250mA): http://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Power-Adp-5501-Supply-2-3a/dp/B000KKO3PI
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Mar 17, 2015 00:15
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Chill Callahan posted:This doesn't have a comparison to the v700, but it looks like the v750 has more saturated colors and better performance in shadowy areas. Strangely it doesn't look like that much improvement in resolution. Chill Callahan posted:In eBay related news I got one of these ionizing film cleaners: Pretty tempting just to try it out, sadly shipping to the UK more than triples the price.
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Mar 17, 2015 00:28
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Chill Callahan posted:In eBay related news I got one of these ionizing film cleaners: Nice, just grabbed a set of those as well. I found a video on youtube of someone using it with his Pakon, seemed to work pretty well.
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Chill Callahan posted:In eBay related news I got one of these ionizing film cleaners: I got one new a while back off a local guy who bought a bulk lot for cheap... totally worth it, it has majorly cut down on how long I need to spend cleaning up dust spots in lightroom.
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