tony_black1

some sharp area i mean

with my contax 645 i go as low as 1/45 sec with a 80mm lens. not everyhting in the picture will be sharp but you will have some are sharp if you dont have shaky hands.

but rz67 has a bigger negative size and i need as much detail as possible so dont u think guys rz67 will be sharper since i will blow up the pics as much as i can like 50" x 70"

Hi everybody,

 

I will shoot some fashion shows from as far as possible(distance wise) to get

everything(models, viewers, photographers at the end of the catwalk etc) in the

frame.

 

I was wondering which could be the best combination to get best results in

terms of sharpness.

 

I have to shoot 800asa with RZ since the 50mm lens is quite slow. I will be

shooting at wide open with both cameras at 1/250sec to freeze the models walk.

 

And I would blow up the pics as much as I can. So what you guys think would be

the best?

Which combination will give me better results?

 

I will be shooting fashion shows from far away and would like to get the models

on the runway as sharp as possible?

 

I will blow up the pics as much as I can. What do you think?

 

Contax 645 w 45mm f2.8 400asa film VERSUS Mamiya RZ 67 w/50mm f4.5 800asa film

 

I will be shooting wide open at 1/250sec to freeze the models walk.

I think the shadow areas are the most grainy areas since it is underexposed compared to lit areas.

I sent an email to westcoastimaging to ask which scanner performs better and

the answer was,

 

'We like the Tango for all positive film regardless of size. For negatives

we're seeing more things that we like about the Creo scans, mainly that the

Creo doesn't emphasize the grain nearly as much as the Tango, especially in the

shadow areas.'

 

Just an information for you guys.

wow, there is hell of a distortion! thanks for the link.

How is the distortion on this lens with a 5D and 20D body? Any samples

appreciated.

i dont know anything about it. may be Vincent can help you.

thanks.

thank you gurney

Does this back prints the f-stop and shutter speed on the negatives?

thank you very much for the information. it helped me a lot. i didnt have any knowledge about these pro flatbed scanners. they are absolutely in a different league. what i ve seen in the comparison link is very helpful. a quick look showed me lanovia and scitex supreme is incredible. id idnt see any imacons compared next to them but i will take a good look one more time.

 

one last thing, if you guys have to put them from the top to the bottom, can you give me a comparison list from your views and experiences.i mean like

 

1-scitex

2-lanovia

3-imacon

 

etc...

I m quite surprised . I never looked at this pro flatbed scanners before. In my mind, the flatbed scanners were always second class. Now what i m reading here changed my mind.

 

It would be nice to see some examples compared to imacon tough.

 

And where do they sell these pro flatbeds?

I used Imacon 848 and 959 so many times. I am quite satisfied with the results. I am just looking for something less expensive so that I dont have to go to a lab to hire an Imacon all the time. I am sure fuji is almost the same or may be more expensive but just want to see my best options if one day! i can find 20k at some point to invest on a scanner.

I am surprised. Because Lanovia is a flatbed scanner. And as far as I know film scanners are better then flatbeds.

Which scanner is better for scanning negatives and slides?

you are absolutely right. its always better to look expensive rather than cheap.

 

anyways i think i will call them and ask if they have a certain budget.

thanks Ellis. it looks good. i saw an article about you in NYTimes.

I dont know if it would be appropriate to ask. I need some ballpark figures to start with. its a good idea though.

Do you guys have any sample cost form I can use as an example which shows the

fees, rental equipment, travel&hotels, insurance, usage of the photos and etc.

I have to submit a cost on Monday.

 

I will appreciate your time and thanks in advance.

I have been asked by an advertising company in London which works for cosmetic

company to shoot backstage images of a show in Paris which the cosmetic company

supplying the makeup materials.

 

They will use unlimited number of visuals from backstage for

PR, Editorial, Internet, look book / leaflet

Worldwide, excluding China & Japan & North America

1 year.

 

Its a big company and i have no clue what should i charge including all my

costs?

 

Thanks very much in advance.

and what do you think guys, if i shoot infrared films in snowy mountains? what kind of effect i would get in daytime and nite time?

ok i captured the image by using the dvd software but the resolution is 840x440 @ 300dpi. its very low. i want to make really big prints. so i guess i have to shoot from the screen with an film slr camera.