I have never tried Agfa Optima II film, but seeing that Vistek has it for $3.79/roll CDN, I'll give it a try. I can't find a dealer for Konica Impressa film.
I shot a roll of Agfa RSX II 100 with my GS645 and found it quite neutral, but it seemed to saturate reds and yellows. I still have a roll of RSX 50 II to try out, possibly Saturday. Actually, Vistek has a computer department, where they can run test scans on the Epson 2450. I should try a couple of different films. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 8:29 PM Subject: Re[2]: Sanning negs vs positive tranparinces > Jeff, > > Having owned in the past and perhaps buying again the Epson 2450 - I > can tell you from personal experience that scanning negs with it is > easier and gives better results than scanning slides. I would > consider using negative film and using either Agfa Optima II 100 or > Konica Impressa 50 for pure scenics (yes they both come in 120 size) > and Fuji Reala or Kodak Portra VC films for general use. > > On my last trip to Hawaii, I took the 67 and shot a mix of > Reala/Portra negative film and Provia 100F/Agfa RSXII 100 slide film. > Working with the Epson 2450, I was much happier with the negative > scans than the slide scan. The slides look fantastic under a loup, > but I have yet to create as good a print. > > HTH, > > > > > Bruce > > > > Thursday, August 29, 2002, 4:15:41 PM, you wrote: > > J> Rob, > J> I'm trying to decide on which film to use with my 6x9 cameras. I'm planning > J> on taking 2 weeks next mont to photograph Northern Ontario's brilliant > J> autumn colours. > J> I was planning on using Velvia film, as per many MF users recommendation, > J> but I'm open for suggestions. > J> I do like NPS for general photography and I just shot my first roll of NPC > J> (no proofs yet). I am planning on getting an Epson 2450 scanner soon, so any > J> advice on which film would give me the best results is apreciated. > J> So far the most vibrant colours I've seen were shot with Velvia film. > > J> TIA, > J> Jeff. > > J> ----- Original Message ----- > J> From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > J> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > J> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 6:56 PM > J> Subject: Re: Sanning negs vs positive tranparinces > > > >> On 29 Aug 2002 at 15:05, Herb Chong wrote: > >> > >> > negatives have less brightness range than slides. you will still get > J> best > >> > results from scanning slides if you have a good enough scanner. > >> > >> Why do you believe this? Scanning negs gives a far superior contrast > J> range, you > >> can never get beyond a little over 4 stops from a slide. I think that you > J> will > >> find of many top end professionals in landscape (not 35mm format) who are > J> more > >> clever than to believe that Velvia is the only true film have switched to > >> quality negative films for using in their film to digital work-flow. These > >> people don't have to pacify idiot editors who reject any image that they > J> cant > >> view on a light-box. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Rob Studdert > >> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > >> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > >> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html > >> >
