erwan_louet

I have recentmy acquired a canoscan 9950F, and I can tell the same : scanning above 2400 dpi is useless, even 1200 is enough in most cases. Too bad those can't scan the film grain, but anyway they're cheap, and color scans yield better pictures.

Extra film thickness could cause film advance problem. The same problem just occured to me on a 120 GS-1 back (with 120 film) at frame #9. The roll could not easily wind, for some reason I could not tell. I think if film advance becomes stiff, then the advance knob ceases to work.

Are you using 120 or 220 film ?

Thanks all for you much appreciated comments. Reading again my post, I would correct : lens make a _mere_ noise (not sheer). The lens actually seems to work fine. I checked my 100mm and it appears to be doing the same kind of noise, though not as much. Once mounted, the lens still makes a bit of this noise. I might have been overreacting on this !

Thanks anyway !

Sorry if this is inappropriate, I just keep wondering why a recently acquired PG

lens (50mm) makes a strange mechanical noise around the cocking lever. Sounds

like a loose chain or spring. When you shake the lens, it makes a sheer noise,

like a maraca, or like shaking an hourglass. Has anyone else experienced this ?

I am also new to this game (own a Bronica GS), and have successfully exposed a 120 velvia roll using a pentax LX as reference. This particular camera has OTF metering, and proved rather accurate.

Try a search on this very forum. Lots of subjective opinions scattered among the threads. Good luck !

I have had very good experience in the 35mm world using m42 screw mount zeiss

lens on Pentax K mount bodies. I was wondering if anyone tried using the

Pentacon Six Zeiss lenses from the 70s onto a Pentax 645. Are these good quality

in today's standards ? Any experience on the subject out there ?