Adam Maas wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> On Sep 6, 2007, at 1:10 PM, Adam Maas wrote: >> >>> ... I get more quality for a given amount of effort from 645 than I >>> would >>> from even a K10D, even if the max available quality (K10D RAW vs. 4490 >>> scans of my 645 negs) is essentially the same. ... >> Hmm. I find quite the opposite: >> >> - Fit camera to tripod. >> - Meter. Focus. Expose scene. >> >> Once home with K10D: >> >> - Put card in reader. >> - Tell Lightroom to import files >> - Pick good ones. >> - Adjust as required. >> - Print 13x19. >> Done >> >> Once home with P645: >> >> - Load film into processing tank. >> - Process. >> - Remove film and hang to dry. >> - Cut film into strips. >> - Pick good ones on light table. >> - Scan each good one. >> - Tell Lightroom to import files >> - Adjust as required. >> - Print 13x19 >> Done >> >> Seems to me there are a few more time consuming, tedious steps to do >> with the P645 than there are with the K10D. Presuming that I've >> focused and composed with equal competence, I've put more effort into >> the P645 for the same quality. >> >> Godfrey >> > > The difference being I find developing & scanning to be > non-tedious(although somewhat time consuming, developing in particular > I enjoy, it's almost meditation for me), and working in Photoshop to be > tedious. And as I shoot a fair bit of E6 or C41 in the camera, > developing isn't always an issue. > > -Adam >
I should note that my PS work with film is very minimal. Crop, levels, sharpen and maybe a bit of dust spotting. Working with RAW conversion takes up much more time for me than my relatively quick scanning workflow (I concentrate on getting it right in camera). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
