So, I finally got my first roll of film developed that I had taken
with my new used 645. I'm pleased with the results: the camera
produces great images. But, I have some questions about the
processing...or rather what the lab did after the processing.
The lab provides prints and a cd. Now I was told that I'd get either
4" X 6" or 3.5" X 5" prints. I pointed out that the image from the
negs would be cropped to get it to either size, but that was not a
big deal since I figured that if I wanted a print of the full area I
could do it myself off of the cd. So, when I checked the cd today I
discovered that the images on it were also cropped as well! I'm not
happy about that, since if anyone is going to crop my pictures it is
going to be me! I'm going to talk to them and see if they can scan
the full neg in the future.
Next, I noticed the file sizes on the cd. They scan as JPEGs and when
opened the images are about 32mb in size. Now when I scan a 35mm
slide on my Scan Dual IV as a TIFF I get a file around 36mb. So, it
seems to me that I am getting less information by having them scan my
medium format film than I would get from a 35mm slide...even though
the neg is over twice the size! Am I correct in this reasoning?
Ultimately I am trying to decide if it is worth spending the money
(probably around $400) myself to buy a flatbed scanner with the
ability to do a half decent scan of medium format...or should I
continue to let the lab do it.
Any comments, thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
--
Steve
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