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I'm planning a trip to Papua New Guinea & New Zealand. I've already decided to leave the digital slr's at

home (5D & Mark 3). Mainly because it will allow me to cut the belly cord to my laptop, charging batteries

etc. I'm bringing a pentax 67 II with a 55, 135maco, and a 200. Also bringing a leica MP with a few lenses.

I'll be taking portraits,details and landscapes. I was planning on taking fuji 160 and 400 color negative

and some trix. Friends have suggested transparency film. I plan to send the film to Richard's Lab for

proofs and low res scans. I'll be scanning with a nikon 9000 and printing the keepers on an epson 4800.

Any comments out there ?

Thanks--

Marc Laxineta

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Travis,

Are those m8 shots ? If so, what is your BW conversion workflow. I like the look of your stuff.

Thanks--

Michael,

Actually we were radiographing the tusks of it's offspring to see where the pulp cavity ended

for safe trimming.

The bike is a Turner made here in Murrieta. I rode up to the towers in La Cresta on a single

track. I carry my M8 with 15/28/ and 90 lenses in a little padded camera bag which in turn is

inside one of the larger camel back backpacks. I also carry a mini tripod. That's the whole

advantage of the M system-- small and lightweight. Never could do that with a Mark 3 and

70-200 etc.

Didn't like my diagnosis--

Marc Laxineta DVM<div></div>

Vic,

The fisheye was a canon 15mm with a 5D. The panorama of the view at the Park Hyatt was

seven shots stitched with PTgui pano software and the 15mm. I used an ikelite housing for

the 5D for the UW shots in Truk.

Bill,

I tried XP2 once and didn't seem to like the tones as much as Tri-x. I think I'll try some more rolls. I've done some playing around with converting my canon 5D files to B& W, but it just isn't as satisfying as Tri-x (especially with a red or orange filter) straight out of a wide open Leica/M lens.<div></div>

Ron,

What do you use to clean the negatives ?

Thanks

Here are some kids from the Village near Dive Kadavu Resort in Fiji. I sure

wish digital ice would work on Tri-X, I spend a lot of time healing out the

scratches and specs after scanning. By the way the Nikon 9000 does a fabulous

job. I had a well respected lab in Hollywood make some wet prints and I like

the ones I made scanned with the Nikon and printed with Epson 4800 on

Hanamuhle paper better (more shadow detail).<div></div>

OK original full frame no effects---

Marc<div></div>

This was taken with an M7 and Velvia, then using the Buzz filter

(http://www.fo2pix.com/main.php) in photoshop made to look "painted". I like

it but I'm interested in your opinions---

Marc<div></div>

Right on Trevor---

I would take it a step further and volunteer to personally shove one of those Leicas right up the Nazi memorabilia collector's A** !! Slowwly---

Marc P. Laxineta DVM

Canon 5D and mark II for sports/weddings; have M7 & MP loaded with B&W @ weddings.

For personal I use a Pentax 67 II (becoming favorite) and MP. Only take M's when traveling unless Scuba diving (have housing for 5D).