blumesan

<p>Joe-<br> Thanks for the reassurance. I'm happy to know that I'm not the only luddite in this forum.</p>

<p>Many thanks to all for your advice and recommendations.</p> <p>One of the most frequent questions in this forum goes something like this: <br> I have a NikonDxxx and I really like the camera. But it is time to upgrade; should I get the Dxyz or the Dabc?</p> <p>After a bit a respondent will post the obligatory question: <br> In what manner have your needs / desires changed such that your current camera cannot deliver?</p> <p>Does anyone see a parallel here?</p>

<p>One of the most attractive features of the SB26 is the ability to fire it wireless and off camera, by triggering it with a weak flash of the camera's built-in speedlight. </p>

<p>Peter & Dan<br> Thanks for your replies. My preference for the SB26 over the newer iTTL speedlights was not based on budgetary considerations. When I shoot flash I am almost always in manual mode. I want to control all of the variables and do not wish the camera + speedlight "logic" to be making decisions for me. In this case the SB26 provides all the functionality I need. Also its maximum light output is only marginally less than the newer speedlights.</p>

<p>With my Nikon D700 (and the D200 before that) I happily used an old SB-26 Speedlight for my flash photography. This Speedlight worked just as expected in both manual (M) and auto (A) mode as long as one was careful to manually set the aperture and ISO on the Speedlight. Naturally none of the more esoteric Nikon flash modes (TTL, iTTL, etc.) were available, but I never found that to be a significant hinderance. When mounted on the camera and switched on, the viewfinder flash indicator became visible and the shutter speed was automatically set (if necessary) to not exceed the maximum sync speed.</p> <p><br /> I have now just tried the SB-26 on my <strong>D800</strong>. The viewfinder flash indicator does not appear, and the shutter speed is not adjusted for flash. Does anyone know if there are other, perhaps more significant, changes in the behavior of the Speedlight when used with this camera? Yes, indeed, the flash does fire when taking a shot and the exposure is not obviously different from what one might expect.</p>

<blockquote> <p>Jos wrote:<br> Most macro lenses go to a magnification of 1:1, meaning that the image on the sensor will be the same size as your subject (on full frame, <em><strong>on your camera you even get a 1.5 magnification</strong></em></p> </blockquote> <p>Surely that can't be so. The ratio of the size of the image on the sensor to the size of the object itself does not depend on the size of the sensor. Otherwise micro-photography would be best performed on the smallest sensors available.</p> <p> </p>

<p>The quality (and thus the cost) of a scanner will depend heavily on what you intend to do with the scanned images. If you intend to just view the images on your computer monitor, or post them on the web, almost any scanner will suffice (including flat bed types). If you intend to make large prints (e.g. 12"x18" or larger) the scanners you mention may be problematic.</p>

<p>Hi Andrew..<br> I am certainly not suggesting that the long delay in updating the bios was part of a PR conspiracy. However it does seem that, if PR were high on Nikon's agenda, the proper response to the many complaints which followed the D800 release would have been forthcoming a bit sooner. And surely the early response, firmly denying that the changes were a bug or code error, has left a bit of egg on their face. At any rate I am glad Nikon has retreated from that position and have now made the update available.</p> <p>I am still a bit pissed off with Nikon for their total failure to support the software for their (very high priced) line of scanners when changes to the O/S rendered the hardware totally inoperative. Turned out that a very simple hack (first revealed here in pnet: http://www.photo.net/digital-darkroom-forum/00Ryck) solved the problem. This was a fix that Nikon could have provided with little or no effort. </p>

<p>Andrew,<br> Thanks for the reply. Pity, but I think we have lost Ilkka.</p> <blockquote> <p>3) Wait, with the D700 (and presumably the D800 with new firmware) you can hold AF-On in AF-S and effectively disable trap focus even when in focus priority? That actually makes perfect sense - but also means there's even less argument for the older D800 behavior!</p> </blockquote> <p>Yes, this was the recommended method for "focus-lock focus-recompose" when in AF-S mode.<br> It really does put the lie to Nikons assertion that the change in the D800 was intentional and a "feature". I guess they postponed the firmware update so long to allow us to forget their original claim/excuse. </p>

<blockquote> <p>While it is not necessary to use a clean memory card for the firmware transfer, a common mistake is indeed not putting that binary (bin) file at the top-most folder level. Therefore, if you format the card first, the only place you can put the bin file is the very top level.</p> </blockquote> <p>Shun,<br /> Unfortunately not the case, at least with my D800. See screengrab of card just after formatting it in the camera. Note the presence of the DCIM folder under NIKON D800 (E:). A common mistake is to save the bin file into the DCIM folder. It must be saved in NIKON D800 (E:).</p><div></div>

<blockquote> <p>I have tried their update several times over the past few days but all that is extracted is a VLC media file (ending in the .bin). This media file does not update the camera (I did try putting it on a card).</p> </blockquote> <p>As pointed out above, the .bin file is the one to COPY to your card. No need to OPEN it.<br> The most common mistake made when updating firmware is putting this .bin file in some subfolder on the card (been there; done that). Be certain it is copied to the root directory: "X:\" where X is the drive letter associated with your card reader.</p>

<p>Hi Andrew,</p> <blockquote> <p>I <em>do</em> interpret Ilkka's post to suggest that he believes "release priority" causes the autofocus process to abort when an approximate focus is achieved - that it <em>does</em> make a difference to the probability of perfect focus being achieved. Of course, I could be misinterpreting him. [ilkka - are you still reading?]</p> </blockquote> <p>I am really sorry that Ilkka has abandoned this thread and left us to speculate. I have experimented at some length (D800 with original FW).</p> <p>Method: Press & release of AF-ON to achieve focus; then recompose. Examine focus of initially focused subject; compare focus vs. release priority in both AF-S and AF-C modes.<br> I find that, with reasonable care that recomposing does not change the distance to the initial subject, there is no systematic difference in focus under these conditions.<br> Of course one cannot perform exactly this same test with the D700. See below.<br> ---</p> <p>"If one acquired focus by a press and release of the AF-ON button, the shutter would fire without delay whether or not the initial focus was perfect, near perfect, or completely out of focus; and neither the choice of AF-S or AF-C, nor the choice of Focus or Release Priority mattered one whit."</p> <blockquote> <p>Well, I believe AF-S vs AF-C would make a difference to what happened <em>before</em> you let go of AF-On. But I agree that what happened afterwards was unaffected by the choice.</p> </blockquote> <p>Indeed, in AF-C mode the focus does not lock until you release the AF-ON button. As long as the button remains pressed autofocus remains active. <strong><em>And it is under these conditions that one sees a difference between Focus and Release Priority</em></strong>. With Release Priority the shutter will fire without delay whether or not perfect focus had been achieved. It is not a case of autofocus being prematurely terminated; it is a case of the shutter firing too soon. With Focus Priority the shutter release will be delayed (albeit briefly with a fast autofocus lens) until "perfect" focus is achieved. Could this be the distinction that concerned Ilkka?<br> ---</p> <p>"To focus and recompose (with the D700 or updated D800) you must keep the AF-ON button pressed while recomposing. With the D800 (orig. FW) you could release the button before recomposing."</p> <blockquote> <p>Now <em>I'm</em> confused. (Okay, now I'm <em>knowingly</em> confused.) I've lost track of which situation you're describing.</p> </blockquote> <p>Yes, it does get confusing when trying to describe the behavior of two different cameras (FW implementations). I was trying to emphasize the difference between the D700 and the D800 with original FW, when attempting to focus, lock focus and recompose.</p> <p>With the D700 in AF-S mode (default = Focus Priority) you must keep the AF-ON button pressed while recomposing and until the shutter is released. Otherwise the camera reverts to the trap focus function and the shutter may fail to release. Alternatively one can switch to Release Priority OR switch to AF-C mode (default = Release Priority), where a simple press and release of the AF-ON button allows focus and recompose.</p> <p>Regards.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Andrew, thanks for your reply.</p> <blockquote> <p>"Mike: The distinction, however dubious, that I make is that in AF-S, the focus will stop when the lens is in the right place - be that perfect focus or - if Ilkka is correct about release priority and I'm understanding him correctly - nearly perfect focus."</p> </blockquote> <p>I am struggling with this and I feel a bit stupid. "...focus will stop when the lens is in the right place..." ?? <br> I assume we are talking about using press and release of AF-ON to achieve focus. If the camera is operating as advertised, and if you keep the button pressed long enough for focus to be achieved (probably one second or less with a good AFS lens) perfect focus should be achieved. Whether it is or not, neither experience nor logic suggests that perfect focus is more likely depending on whether one is in release priority or focus priority mode. Do you interpret Ilkka's post to suggest otherwise? </p> <p>I had the impression that Ilkka preferred the original FW in the D800. In that configuration, if one acquired focus by a press and release of the AF-ON button, the shutter would fire without delay whether or not the initial focus was perfect, near perfect, or completely out of focus; and neither the choice of AF-S or AF-C, nor the choice of Focus or Release Priority mattered one whit. As I mentioned previously, I was not (am not) really sure what problem Ilkka encountered, or under what conditions.</p> <p>Of course, when one transfers autofocus to the shutter button, in AF-S, focus priority mode the camera will enforce autofocus before releasing the shutter, but that defeats the purpose of focus and recompose. If you want to focus and recompose you must maintain a half-press of the shutter to keep focus locked, and this approach gives no additional assurance that initial focus was perfect.</p> <blockquote> <p>"In AF-C, the focus will move for as long as the AF-On button is held down. My argument against this was that the camera can decide to focus on something other than the main subject (if something moves in front of the focus sensor, or if the subject moves slightly out of the way) at any point. I'd typically notice this, if the focus point moves significantly. However, with AF-C, the focus can have just started to move to a different distance at the exact moment I let go of the AF-On button - and the loss of sharpness may be small enough that I wouldn't notice until I took the shot. Some of my lenses move fast. I do mostly use AF-C, but not when I'm worried about the AF system hitting the wrong target.<br> But with this, I was addressing your argument that there was no benefit to AF-S in release priority, not Ilkka's concern about whether the autofocus aborts. Apologies for the confusion. I think Ilkka is worried about autofocus stopping early (because it's "close enough"), not failing to stop when you release the AF-On button."</p> </blockquote> <p>It seems to me that there is a simple solution to this problem (in today's jargon, "there is an App for that"). Custom Menu Option: Focus Tracking with Lock On. Setting this to <Long> will delay refocusing in the circumstances you describe. <br> Of course if you want additional insurance that no refocusing can occur, you can always switch to AF-S mode; I certainly have no quarrel with that choice (but switching is a real pita with the D800). To focus and recompose (with the D700 or updated D800) you must keep the AF-ON button pressed while recomposing. With the D800 (orig. FW) you could release the button before recomposing. </p> <p>Regards, Mike.</p>

<p>Use the same trick as the previous owner. Glue it to a step-up (or step-down) ring whose threads fit your lens's filter ring.</p>

<p>Late edit:<br> It provided no functionality that was not easily available in <strong>AF-C</strong> mode</p>

<blockquote> <p>I am in AF-C 99% of the time, so this change doesn't affect me much. I was curious, though, about what problem this revision was intended to solve when in AF-S, and the robust discussion here has proved very illuminating. My thanks to all.</p> </blockquote> <p>With the D800 (<strong>original FW</strong>) there was <strong>absolutely no reason to be in AF-S mode</strong>. It provided no functionality that was not easily available in AF-S mode. (This is the reason why some of us considered this change from earlier cameras to be a bug or coding error, rather than a "new feature".) With the updated FW one needs to switch to AF-S mode only to enable trap focus. I, for one, am very happy with the change.</p>

<p>Hi Andrew. Always a pleasure to exchange ideas with you.<br> <br />I must confess that, after much effort, I still do not understand Ilkka's complaint about the D700 and updated D800. So it goes without saying that I fail to comprehend how the D800 (original FW) solved the problem. Thus your remark to the effect that Ilkka may be right, caused me more confusion.</p> <blockquote> <p>"However, this brings me partly in line with Ilkka's concerns about whether the focus is really locked - in my case, my concern is about whether it's locked on the right thing. Consider a birding situation: I might lock focus on a bird, recompose to the direction in which I expect it to take off, and then hold down the shutter release in the (maybe optimistic) expectation that I'd get a shot as the bird passed through the focus point. With AF-S, I can lock statically on the bird, know the lens is in the right place, and recompose. With AF-C, the lens will continue moving until I let go of AF-ON - fine if it's staying locked in the right place, less good if the camera has taken this moment to refocus on the background and started to move the lens. It may not have moved far enough for me to notice in the finder, but the final shot may be soft. Some lenses can refocus fast - I have several wildly out of focus shots from my 200 f/2 that were in perfect focus when my finger started moving on the shutter. I can't say this is a major distinction, but it is a distinction."</p> </blockquote> <p>Yes, with AF-S focus will lock on the bird the instant it is achieved. The VF indicator will light to confirm focus has been achieved. Focus will remain locked even if your finger may linger on the AF-ON button. <br> In contrast, when in AF-C mode (both in release and focus priority), autofocus will remain engaged as long as the AF-ON button is depressed. So the solution is to release the AF-ON button the instant the VF indicator shows focus has been achieved and before you recompose. Starting to recompose, even a brief instant before releasing the AF-ON button will indeed result in out of focus shots and the problem is magnified with lenses that are fast to refocus. The result is that focus remains on whatever was in the background when the button was released. Of course in focus priority mode, if nothing was in focus after recomposing, the shutter simply refuses to fire. <br> Bottom line, from my experience and reading, <strong>I find no evidence to suggest that cessation of autofocus is not immediate upon release of the AF-ON button.</strong> But quite aside, I thought Ilkka's complaint somehow related to autofocus terminating prematurely.</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>"Using AF-On, with the arguable exception of how easy it might be to keep a thumb on the AF-On button while simultaneously doing whatever else you might want to do to the camera (exposure changes, etc.),<br> <br />I agree that AF-S + release is a little odd. Using AF activated by the shutter, it makes much more sense - it's the difference between "take a photo now if I mush the shutter button" and "try to make sure it's in focus first", still allowing focus-and-recompose.<br> <br />. .....and focus-and-recompose on a 36MP camera is a lesson in watching the focal plane move as you rotate. "</p> </blockquote> <p>I find it very easy to hold AF-ON while pressing the shutter button. Exposure, Iso, etc. are set automatically well before I am ready to focus and shoot. <br> <br />As for moving AF activation to the shutter button, it depends on what you want to do. In release priority it means "try to achieve focus first but fire the shutter even if it fails to achieve focus". In focus priority it means "don't release the shutter until focus has been achieved". In order to focus--lock focus--recompose and shoot, one has to keep the shutter release half pressed; something I find very awkward.<br> <br />On any camera focus--and--recompose always entails the risk that the selected focus point will no longer be in focus. I know of no way that any camera setting can preempt this risk.</p> <p>In my travels I have encountered very few detailed descriptions of the Nikon AF system concerning the present issues (and practically none published by Nikon itself) . Consequently what I have learned has been mostly by trial and error.</p> <p>Best regards,<br> Mike</p>

<p>@Andrew & Ilkka<br /> I was having trouble understanding Ilkka's quarrel with the D700 and FW updated D800 (see my previous posts). Andrew's remarks have only deepened my confusion.</p> <blockquote> <p>Ilkka wrote: "The point is that when you're in release priority mode, the final result of the focusing operation is not guaranteed to be in focus. It made some attempt and then stopped at some moment without checking if focus was achieved. When you're in focus priority mode the focus will stop only at a moment when the autofocus sensor sees the subject in focus."</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Andrew replied: "Ilkka - I'm not saying you're wrong, especially since I've not tried to experiment to find the difference, but are you sure that focus spontaneously stops in AF-S prior to achieving full focus?<br /> My expectation (and I've been surprised by Nikon on plenty of occasions before) was that the focus/release priority only affected whether the shutter would release - as it does (as far as I know) in AF-C. I would have expected focussing to continue either until focus was acquired or until the shutter was fired, whichever happens first, not for the focus itself to stop early. I had always believed that the point of shutter priority (<em>I think you meant to write release priority</em>) is to allow the shutter to fire without having to wait for the focus system to catch up, not to tell the focus system to stop early.<br /> ... Are you definitely seeing the autofocus system stopping early with a2 set to "release"?</p> </blockquote> <p>First, I can see no reason why, in AF-S Mode, one would choose release priority. Of course it would allow you to focus with a press and release of the AF-ON button and then recompose and shoot; while when in focus priority the shutter may fail to release. However a much simpler solution (to focus--lock focus--reframe and shoot) is to keep the AF-ON button depressed while recomposing. (See examples 1 & 2 below.) In all cases as far as I can determine, <em>where one is using a press and release of the AF-ON button to acquire focus</em>, the only way that autofocus can terminate prematurely is when one releases the button before focus is achieved.</p> <p>I assume both of the above quotes refer to the behavior of the D700.<br /> I have, just today, repeated experiments with my D700; configured:<br />AF Activation set to OF-ON button ONLY.<br />AF Priority at default settings (AF-S @ Focus; AF-C @ Release; except as noted (**).</p> <p>(1) <strong>AF-S Mode. Acquire focus by press & release of AF-ON button</strong>. Focus remains locked while recomposing. Press shutter button. The shutter will not fire until the focus point contain an in-focus object. This is the familiar trap focus.</p> <p>(2) <strong>AF-S Mode. Acquire focus by pressing the AF-ON button and keep it depressed while reframing</strong>. Focus remains locked. Pressing the shutter release will fire the shutter (no focus confirmation occurs). This is the standard method of focus--lock focus--reframe & shoot on the D700. <strong>This is the closest you can get to a guarantee that the main subject remains in focus after recomposing.</strong></p> <p>(3) <strong>AF-C Mode. Acquire focus by press & release of AF-ON button</strong>. Behavior is exactly the same as (2) above thus providing an alternative method for focus--lock focus--reframe & shoot.</p> <p>(4) <strong>AF-C Mode. Acquire focus by pressing the AF-ON button and keep it depressed while reframing</strong>. Autofocus remains active causing the lens to refocus on whatever object falls under the repositioned focus point. The shutter will fire without delay so one must allow a brief delay to permit focus to be reacquired.</p> <p>(5) <strong>AF-C Mode. **AF Priority to FOCUS**. Acquire focus by press & release of AF-ON button</strong>. The behavior is exactly the same as in (1) above. (This surprised me since all references to trap focus emphasize that the camera be in AF-S mode).</p> <p>(6) <strong>AF-C Mode. **AF Priority to FOCUS** Acquire focus by pressing the AF-ON button and keep it depressed while reframing</strong>. Autofocus remains active causing the lens to refocus on whatever object falls under the repositioned focus point. In this case the release of the shutter will be delayed until focus is achieved on the object under the focus point. In most cases the delay is brief to unnoticeable.</p> <p>I am still eagerly awaiting a clear description of what flaw in the D700 behavior was corrected by the D800 (original FW). The flaw in the D800 (original FW) is obvious: There is no way to achieve focus priority in AF-S mode.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Ilkka, please forgive me if I am being a little obtuse in understanding your defence of the original FW configuration (D800). I am looking for some feature in that configuration which provides an improvement/advantage over what is available in the D700 (and in the D800 after the recent FW update). I can find none. </p> <p>Since we both prefer to operate the camera using only the AF-ON to initiate focus, I will confine my remarks to using that option. In the interest of brevity and clarity I will hereinafter use "configuration B" to refer to the operation of the D800 with original FW, and "configuration A" to refer to the operation of the D700 (and D800 with FW update).</p> <blockquote> <p>"The point is that when you're in release priority mode, the final result of the focusing operation is not guaranteed to be in focus. It made some attempt and then stopped at some moment without checking if focus was achieved."</p> </blockquote> <p>Clearly in release priority mode there is no guarantee of focus. The shutter releases whenever you press the button, regardless of focus. True, in AF-C mode there is an attempt to achieve focus before the shutter is released, but there is no guarantee. I believe this is the case with both configuration A & B.</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>"If you use AF-ON to focus, stop pressing the AF-ON and then recompose, if the focus priority is set, you get more consistent focus of the main subject compared to if the camera had been in release priority."</p> </blockquote> <p>The discussion here concerns only the differences betwee configuration A and B <strong>when focus priority is set</strong>. There is no difference in the behavior of release priority between configurations A and B.</p> <p><em>With configuration B</em>, when you use AF-ON to focus, and then stop pressing the AF-ON, <strong>focus remains locked at that position</strong>. If you then recompose, the shutter will fire with no regard to consistency of focus, i.e. without confirming that either the object of initial focus or the object under the repositioned focus point remains in focus (in both AF-S and AF-C mode). Moreover, this behavior remains unchanged even when one keeps the AF-ON button depressed after focusing and while recomposing. Contrast this with configuration A behavior, following.</p> <p><em>With configuration A,</em> <strong>and only when in AF-S mode</strong>, again if you use AF-ON to focus, and then stop pressing the AF-ON, focus remains locked at that position. However if you then recompose, <strong>and focus is not confirmed for the object which lies under the repositioned focus point</strong>, <strong>the shutter will fail to release</strong>. <strong>In AF-C mode</strong> the behavior is the same as observed with configuration B; the shutter will fire without regard to focus. However in this case (AF-C mode), <strong>if one keeps the AF-ON button depressed while recomposing</strong>, autofocus remains active and the shutter release will be delayed until focus is confirmed for the object under the repositioned focus point. In most cases the delay is minimal to undetected.</p> <blockquote> <p>"In the new firmware of the D800(E), as well as D700, you have no choice in this case but to accept release or release+focus priority results where there is no guarantee that the main subject was in focus when the focusing was stopped prior to recomposing. Of course, if you use shutter button to activate autofocus instead of AF-ON, then you have the option of focus priority and recompose in either case, but I don't like to operate my camera in this way."</p> </blockquote> <p>I don't fully understand what choice has been eliminated by the new firmware, but let me explain how I use my D700 and newly updated D800 without having to use shutter button to activate autofocus: <br> Autofocus activation set to AF-ON only. Camera in AF-C mode; release priority (default); AF Area Mode at Single Point**. <br> When I wish to focus and recompose I press and hold the AF-ON button until focus is confirmed by the viewfinder indicator; then release the AF-ON button prior to recomposing. <br> If I wish to employ the auto tracking behavior of AF-C, set AF Area Mode to Dynamic, initiate focus by pressing the AF-ON button and keep it depressed until the shutter is released. In this case there is no confirmation of focus, but that is the nature of AF-C in both configurations A and B. <br> The only exception is when I wish to employ trap focus or otherwise wish to prevent the shutter from firing until focus has been confirmed; then the camera must be set to AF-S mode, focus priority (default), single point area mode.<br> **I need to go back and check if this behavior changes if the camera is set to Dynamic Area. If it does not then this can eliminate one change of setting.</p> <p>Sorry if I have been a bit verbose.</p>

<blockquote> <p>I am sure it was not a "coding mistake". Basically this is a question of how the user wants to use the AF-ON button to activate focus. If it is implemented like it was in the D700, focus trap is possible but it's not possible to get focus priority checked results and recompose after focusing (when AF-ON only activates focusing); one basically has the only option to activate release+focus priority or release focus priority and get sort-of-checked-in-focus results when using AF-ON together with recomposing. Recomposing with the D700 approach in focus priority will result in not being able to take the picture, so AF-ON users had to accept reduced reliability of autofocus than shutter button activated single shot autofocus with recompose users. In the D800 (original FW) focus trap won't work but it's possible to get focus priority checked focus and then recompose and fire (without going back to shutter button activated AF). Personally I think the behavior should be user selectable and not dictated by firmware version.</p> </blockquote> <p>At the risk of failing to understand Ilkka's post (I do not know what he means by "focus priority checked results", nor do I understand what is meant by "In the D800 (original FW)....it's possible to get focus priority checked focus and then recompose and fire..."), I have to defend my original conclusion that the original FW version of the D800 was in fact a coding mistake. I reach this conclusion simply on the basis that the change (from the D700 implementation) added no new functionality to the D800 while eliminating the possibility of trap focusing. </p> <p>It seems Ilkka's argument rests on what occurs when one wishes to focus, then recompose and fire. It is my understanding that, under these circumstances, the photographer desires that the <strong>initially selected object</strong> remain in focus, and is not at all concerned with confirming focus for the <strong>object under the focus point subsequent to reframing</strong>. Perhaps one might desire to confirm that the initially selected object remains in focus after reframing, but I am unaware of any way to achieve this.</p> <p>With the original FW version of the D800, focus and recompose (with Focus Activation set to AF-ON only) could be accomplished in AF-S mode in two ways: press and release AF-ON button; then recompose, or press AF-ON button and keep it depressed while recomposing. (Only the second option is available in the D700 and presumably in the new FW version of the D800). In AF-C mode one must release the AF-ON button prior to reframing in order to keep focus locked on the initially focused point. With any of these 3 option I do not see how one achieves "focus priority checked results" (again assuming I understand the meaning of that phrase).</p> <p>Ilkka, please enlighten me.</p> <blockquote> </blockquote>

<p>I think a significant increase in contrast applied in post process will help. Don't know anything about Corel. LR or PS would work fine.</p>

<p>I should add: The negatives from the Karat were stored (and not under exactly archival conditions) for at least 50 years before they were scanned. Thank goodness for dust and scratch removal tools.</p>

<p>And a MUCH younger me (ca. 1948). 1/300 sec. does work.</p><div></div>

<p>My dad with sister's new bike.<br> I was gradually learning to develop the film to get decent contrast</p><div></div>

<p>Agfa Karat from the top:</p> <p> </p><div></div>