Been a bit too busy to get much done photographically of late, but I did spend time to work out my scanning settings with the second test roll of XP2 I put through the Leica M4-2:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6149025155/in/set-72157625672485865/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6149025155/in/set-72157625672485865/ (oJack, you're immortalized. ;-) I chose to experiment with Vuescan scanning settings on this negative as it is a difficult negative .. the background is nearly completely blocked up, the foreground is underexposed. It expresses the whole range of tonal values. After four configuration tries, I arrived at a set of settings that produces results I'm pleased with, even with this extreme negative. I'll go back and apply them to the rest of the roll ... I had Vuescan capture to DNG encapsulated TIFF files and also output a set of raw uncorrected files, so I can re-process without having to run the film through the scanner again ... and then I'll have another gallery to post. thots: - Film is a lot more work than digital ... - This little Skopar 35mm f/2.5 is a superb lens. enjoy! comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- PESO 2011 Set on Flickr to date: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157625672485865/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
