mike pirie

Slightly old, but very relevant:

Mike

How things have changed........

When I shot weddings professionally, we were expected to shoot in the afternoon, keep a lab open on the Saturday to run the C-41 process, contact and proof all shots ready for the wedding reception in the evening. That's when the alcohol effect meant that many orders were placed for the family/group shots and we made our money.

Of course, the album and staged shots were built into the price, but the reception purchases were very lucrative.

We'd normally close up a package within 2 weeks......and expect repeat orders as the bride/groom/parents passed the album to family/friends.

Mike

<p>I can vouch for the quality of the LS8000, it's a fantastic scanner. However, you may also want to consider a flatbed scanner too, if your film sizes vary.<br>

I use my Nikon for 35mm and 120 and my V700 for panoramic and 5x4.<br>

As Barry said, whichever scanner you go for, find a method of keeping the film flat....ie a glass solution like the FH869 or the Betterscanning flatbed solution.</p>

<p>Does anyone have the "mask-codes" that could be used to fool the scanner into thinking it has an FH869 fitted when in fact you could use a modified 35mm strip carrier instead for example to scan X-Pan films?<br>

The prospect of spending $400 on a carrier to scan X-Pan film seems crazy to me when you could modify a $50 strip carrier, assuming you had the codes. Of course, film flatness could become an issue without the inter-frame rebate supports.<br>

Regards,<br>

Mike</p>

<p>Silverfast needs to be "compiled" for the scanner you want to use it with, so during purchase you need to tell them which scanner it's used on. Mine is set for my Epson V700 so haven't had the opportunity to try it with my LS8000.<br>

A list of supported Nikon scanners is at: http://www.silverfast.com/product/Nikon/en.html<br>

Regards,<br>

Mike</p>

Hi guys,

I have a very similar workflow to that used by Patrick; scan at relatively low res, use the image for reference/contact sheet purposes in LR and then rescan at high res if printing is required.

I have 31 years worth of analogue photography to scan and reference in LR, so the prospect of scanning everything at 4000dpi in the hope that i may use them in future is not feasible. Once the scans are in LR I can catalogue and classify them. That's my long Norwegian winter evenings project!

Mike

I'd agree (largely) with Mark. Loch Ness is very touristy, as is Loch Lomond. The best scenery is north of Kyle of Lochalsh. Up towards Ullapool, via the Applecross Road. If you want tot view of the Forth Bridge as you mentioned, then you need to be on the Edinburgh side of the Forth, at Inverkeithing. The road leads down under the bridge, and there's a car park and ferry terminal, should you want to visit the small islands like Inchholm. Make sure you visit inthe evening, as you'll get the setting sun on the bridge.

If you get to Inverness, cross over to the West coast, towards Ullapool, then travel south over the Applecross Road and you'll get stunning views from the Pass of the Cattle. Then you can go through numerous small villages on your way to Skye. When you get to Skye, like Mark said, by all means go up North, but personally, I'd head West on Skye to Elgol. The road is narrow, but photo ops appear from nowhere, and there's plenty to see.

On the way back from Skye towards Fort William, you'll pass Eilan Donan, very picturesque, if not a little over done.

As with every photo trip, if the light is right, you'll run out of film, if it's wrong, you'll run out of crossword puzzles !