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Harvey,

Your idea worked! The image looks like what its suppose to but I think I calibrated the

meter on my prism the wrong way so the shots are all blown out. But here is what it looks

like. I messed with the curves a little to darken it up. As you can see its very grainy but it

seems like the problem is solved. I just have to fix the meter.<br><br>

Anyways, could you explain to me in detail why it wasnt working when I scanned it as a

negative? Thanks again man.<br><br>

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Harvey,

That makes sense. Im going to try that tonight and see what happens. Thanks man.

Matt the software for a Mac is all great and they work just fine but some of them are not

fully optimized yet.

For example Im a Flash developer and the flash plugin itself is better optimized on a PC.

Flash files run much smoother on a PC and thats cause the plugin isnt as optimized for the

MAC as it is for the PC.

But the optimization Im talking about isnt a huge difference. There have also been tests

done where Photoshop running on a Mac ran filters much master than a PC.

MACS RULE!

Well done Matthew. I couldnt have explained it any better. I mean I can go on and on for

hours on why a Mac is much superior than a PC but who has all that time?

What this guy doesnt consider is if the software is optimized for that platform. Its a known

fact that software companies spend more time optimizing applications for Windows and

less time for the Mac. Some times Mac versions are just ports of PC versions.

Its not all in the hardware.

Why do people keep asking me? Are you all afriad to mess with your film? I love trying new

things with photogrpagy and its just to easy to open it in photoshop and mess with it. Id

rather mess with the film. Anyways, Ive been crossing for a while now and I really like it. I

guess its part of my style.

Michael,

You need to try out Mac OS X my friend. It is a whole new world. The previous system was

worse than Windows but the current OS is rock solid. I dont ever restart my machine, only

for system updates.

Kelly thast my next step. Im going back to the lab and getting a Contact sheet made from

the negs. That should tell me whats up.

In the end the image will come out the same, no matter what platform. Its just personal

taste. I prefer a Mac.

By the way PC are not cheaper. A few years ago this might of been true but not today.

Compare a Dell to a Mac and you get more from a Mac. Not to mention a better OS and a

nice looking machine.

Sorry PC dude but you obviously no nothing about a Mac. If you like building PC with parts

from 100 different manufacturers then go ahead more power to ya.

Rich, Ive been a Mac use my whole and Ive used PC for a number of years as well. They

both can do the same imaging work in Photoshop, no difference. But if you want an easy

to use stable OS and great looking machine then get a Mac. I can sit here all day and list

100 reasons why a Mac is much better but I wont bore you with that.

Mac are still pretty much the standard for graphics. You should have nailed your friends to

the wall for using PCs instead.

Im a graphic designer and when I meet another designer that works on a PC I look at them

like they are aliens. The Workflow is much better on a Mac.

Brady, their might be something wrong with the software then. Maybe it cant handle cross

processed stuff. Im not sure but it shouldnt be grainy. Im going to try a new lab and see

what I get. This is just really annoying.

After messing with the setting in the software I got the colors to look more like what they

should look like but it gets really grainy. Man I really dont know whats going on. Also is

there a way to save these setting in the Epson software?<br><br>

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Brad,

I do have the 3170 and was scanning with the default settings but I adjusted the white

balance in photoshop. What settings to do use?

Peter, It definitely was cross processed and this is definitely a scan from a negative cause I

scanned it myself.

No its not cause its cross processed. Ive been crossing for a few years now so Im pretty

familiar with the results and this isnt it. 5 rolls all came out just like this. Something is up.

I dont know what is going on but everything is yellow! Is there something wrong with the

chemistry at the lab I got to? This is Velvia 50 film cross processed. I thought it might be

my software but I tried a few and its all the same. Could someone tell me whats wrong

here?<br><br>

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Well thats one reason why I love the Hassy so much, its simple. Very simple!

May I ask what camera you use?

Dude I dont mean to tell you how to take care of your kid but he is ONLY 18 months. I

mean come on, take the thing away from him and thats the end of that. If he cries then let

him cry, he'll get over it.

Going out and buying him a TLR just so he stops is really silly to me. I doubt they make

any TLR toys but this shouldnt even be an issue. Its a delicate camera. Dont let the kid

control you. Remember you are the adult. TAKE IT AWAY!

Im looking to purchase a Flash meter and was wondering what where some good ones.

Someone recommended to me the Sekonic L-358 Flash Master. Any one have any

experience with this meter? It right in my price range and seems like it has everything I

need.

I think any MF sized negative is good enough to blow up to 20x20. I never used 645 so I

cant help you on that but its pretty popular in the Fashion world so it must be big enough

to blow up.

I went with 6x6 cause I love the square format.

Yes the new ones still have issues with light leaks. Its a known thing in the Kiev circles.

Some Kiev users warned me that if Im not the type that likes to mess and fix cameras then

the Kiev is not for me.

Also, Michael you must know what format you want. There are great cameras out there for

different formats so thast a good way to start.

If you want to go with 6x6 and an SLR then I HIGHLY recommend a Hassy 500CM. Dont

count them out cause you can get a really nice one for a good price and its well worth it.

The only problem I see with Hassy are the price of lenses but other than that its an

amazing camera.

Michael,

I was excited just like you are about the Kiev when I found out how cheap a brand new

system is but there is a reason why its so cheap. I did a lot of research on them and the

biggest issues with them are the backs. They tend to have light leaks right out of the box.

I have read of horror stories where people would send them back to get fixed and they

would still have leaks.

If you do decide to buy a Kiev buy it ONLY from here.

http://www.kievcamera.com/

They are the US distributor and they will repair and replace bad parts.

You might want to get a really cheap TLR off of ebay just to start with and get familiar with

MF. Thats what I did. I would reccomended picking up a nice Yashica Mat 124. You can get

one for around $200.

Good luck.

No Ive heard that they have decent optics for the price but I dont think they compare to a

Zeiss.

This is a cool site to get some info on Kievs.

http://forums.delphiforums.com/kievreport/

Also do a search here, you will find a ton of info on Kievs.