The following is a small section of a 4000 dpi scan of a Provia 400F slide.
I don't know what people are taking pictures of that inspire them to rave
about the fine grain of this film, but personally I find the grain in the
faces on this snippet offensive. I must confess that I have little
Just noticed that when you click on this link you get a boiled down 640X480.
That is not full resolution, and doesn't look half bad. Click on the 640
image once in comes up and the true size will be displayed and you will see
the grain in all its glory.
Frank Paris
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Alan wrote:
There have been raves about Fuji Reala Superia,
Note - Fuji Superia 100 is essentially the same film (at least in Australia)
as Fuji Reala. Reala is just a pro version that AFAIK will only give you
better batch consistency. Kind of like Sensia II and Astia I believe.
Judging by
On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 17:01:16 - Alan Tyson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
And we should also, perhaps, remember that different
persons' colour perceptions (Mk1 eyeball + brain software)
may differ
Absolutely. My right eye is about +2CC yellow compared to my right, or maybe it's
the left
"Tony Sleep" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Fuji recently launched a new version of the 400, which is supposed to be
much better
than the previous stuff and now uses the same grain technology as the 100.
I haven't
tried the new film, but the old was was dreadful.
Is that the source of confusion? I
In a message dated 01/21/2001 11:54:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Please terminate the remarks. The power shortage is a major crisis in
California and spilling over into the states that surround it because they
are all connected to the US power grid. The State
Bob:
I had an interesting experience the other day. I had a 35mm slide
printed(8x10) by the Fuji Frontier 370 system. The Fuji system is
apparently 5000 dpi and uses a laser to expose Fuji Crystal paper
which is then chemically developed. The Fuji print was noticeably
sharper(by unaided eye)
1. This is the result of the deregulation "let's let the free market resolve
all our problems" mania which comes mainly from so-called conservative folks such
as the one we just got selected for pres... looks like one of his first moves
will be to "de-regulate" public education with his
After I close the film holder, I grab the negative with a clean cotton
handkerchief and align it, without rubbing it. It stays put. So I don't
worry about getting it aligned much before closing the holder. I also find
it convenient that you can blow it off after putting it in the holder. I
used
The shot was taken with an electronic flash (but with my Nikon SB-25, not my
Metz 60 CT4). I suppose I could dig the slide out, but I certainly don't
recall it being underexposed. In any case, with the flash, it was not a low
light situation. The Nikon flash of course makes a much harsher image
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Subject: Re: filmscanners: Power Crisis and UPS (OT)
In a message dated 01/21/2001 11:54:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
One person blames it on the tree hugging liberals, the other on the
conservative do-nothingers. Does anyone know what he's talking about? In any
case, the original poster did know what he was talking about when he claimed
that this will have a terrible ripple effect on the economy.
We should go
I've used many different types of enlargers and the film holders
for those have been far better than the ss4000's negative
holder. The top piece of the ss4000 negative holder is not rigid
material. When unlatching the top lid from its detent the top
piece assumes an arc shape. I have some real
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:55:23 EST ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Unfortunately, California doesn't have anyone to blame but the liberal
"tree-hugger" officials they elected.
STOP NOW PLEASE! this has wandered completely off topic, UPS were legit (just),
the politics of power generation are
Thanks for the tip but virus scans turn up negative. Macs are seldom
infected with viruses, I am told. All applications on my PowerMac work
fine
as do *all* other Web sites. Likewise, I can reach the "sub-pages" of the
Minolta site through the Excite! search engine. Just the Minolta USA
I don't know what people are taking pictures of that inspire them to rave
about the fine grain of this film, but personally I find the grain in the
faces on this snippet offensive. I must confess that I have little
experience shooting 400 speed transparencies, since I have shot 100 and
slower all
I just released VueScan 6.4.13 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.
It can be downloaded from:
http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html
What's new in version 6.4.13
* Changed "8x exposure pass" to "Long exposure pass" and
made the Canon FS2710 work with this option. Fixed
several other problems
Ray,
Were you able to compare a 2880 scan printed with the Fuji system? The
conclusion you draw seems to be a bit hasty. : )
Spencer Stone
Bob:
I had an interesting experience the other day. I had a 35mm slide
printed(8x10) by the Fuji Frontier 370 system. The Fuji system is
apparently 5000
I must admit I'm biased because I work for Applied Science Fiction, but I
wouldn't consider a scanner unless it has Digital ICE. Try as I can, I can't
get all of the dust off of an undamaged negative. Plus, many of the images I
scan have defects, some in manufacturing others in handling, that
On 22 Jan 2001 07:56:21 -0800 Frank Paris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Yeah, let's just cut it all down and pave it all over. Won't life be worth
living then?
Big R255 G255 B0 Taxi
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Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til it's gone
They paved
B-2 crews, I bet you meant to say. After all, wouldn't want an incident.
Edwin
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:10:55 -0700 Michael Moore ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
1. This is the result of the deregulation "let's let the free market resolve
Quite possibly, but this is now a LONG WAY FROM FILMSCANNING. Please take it to
private mail, chaps. Names are being noted, coordinates
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 07:24:07 -0700 Ray McGuinness ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
This leads me to conclude that the printer is
the main limiting device with a 2880 dpi scan at 8x10. When Epson
releases a 1 picoliter printer the 4000 dpi scanners will be a
necessity for producing the
Frank all else who repled to my inquiry:
thanks very much for the quick replies and good info. I think I'll take
Frank's approach and be determined that I'll master it!
Hart Corbett
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From: "Frank Paris" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: SS4000 and
Tony, I've noticed some bad bumps also so I created a test panel to
help figure out what's going on.
Take a look at the test panels at the bottom of
http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug/profiles/test-images.html
Do be careful when interpreting prints made from this image: if you
have PhotoShop
Bob writes ...
...
..., I am a sound image technology consultant by
trade and so I cannot resist having the latest and
greatest technology. ...
With the advent of the Nikon LS-40 (Coolscan IV) at it
seems my LS-2000 has really got to lose value.
...
Anyway, it seems to me that my
This is my last comment on anything near this... you didn't quote my #2 line
wherein I also said that the subject was way off topic and should not be pursued by
nuts from either side of the tree... said with a :) I might add
so please don't send your B-2's my way
Mike M.
Tony Sleep
In a message dated 01/22/2001 9:49:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
1. This is the result of the deregulation "let's let the free market
resolve
all our problems" mania which comes mainly from so-called conservative folks
such
as the one we just got selected for
In a message dated 01/22/2001 10:58:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yeah, let's just cut it all down and pave it all over. Won't life be worth
living then?
We can also go back to NO running water, toilets, hot water, heat, or
elctricity. Modern conveniences, even
Spencer:
Very hasty*, but the results were so surprising I couldn't help
myself. The picture has a helicopter in it and I have been using it
to evaluate the resolution of my scanners. There is some numbering on
the side of the helicopter that is very easy to read on the
transparency
Tony;
The Fuji 370 print prompted me to do some experimenting with the
Epson 1270 printer settings. I found out the the dither patterns in
the monotone areas of the print were much smoother when using High
Quality(mono directional) then when using Bidirectional
printing(Faster). I only could
Frank wrote:
Metz 60 CT4). I suppose I could dig the slide out, but I certainly
don't recall it being underexposed. In any case, with the flash, it
was not a low light situation.
Sorry, it wasn't a criticism of the photo. I was just looking for possible
reasons why the grain might look ugly.
That's what I like: an open mind!
Frank Paris
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http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684
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No, I didn't take it as a criticism, just sort of puzzling about it
myself...anyhow, in responding to what someone else said about shooting in
low light situations, of course I have been shooting in low light situations
all my life, but very rarely with available light, always with a flash. So
You might break it if you sat on it.
Stan Schwartz
http://home.swbell.net/snsok
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Corbett
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Subject: Re: filmscanners: SS4000
Rob:
Yes the Fuji just paints light on the Fuji Crystal paper with a
laser. I guess I was just surprised at the quality of print available
at a local fast photo place for $6(8x10). On the other hand comparing
the two prints with eyeballs its hard to tell them apart with respect
to
Epson does seem to be the only manufacturer that has focussed on the
longevity/archivability question and that's what attacts me to their
products. I'm thinking of getting an Epson 2000P only because I don't have
room for anything larger.
Since I have a photo archive from 1866 onward, the
This touches on a discussion we had sometime back in December... I shoot
architecture and often get projects on historic preservation and restoration
The following are my conclusions after reading lots of good advice on this group as
well as other places on the www... it is also seasoned with
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