alex_leonhardt

Hi All !

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<i>@David Henderson<br>

Thanks so much for the contact details!! Very appreciated!! I'll mention you as a referral, maybe you'll get some free processing or so :) ..

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<i>@Jeff, <br>

thanks for explaining - I suppose I dont "really" need to go into wet scanning quite yet ;) ... seems very time consuming, which, especially after a fashion shoot, I dont really have available quite yet</i>

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<i>@Bill Palmer, <br>

That "in-depth demonstration" is a very good idea actually :D .. I just got an account with "The ProCentre" and they rent out time on their Hassy scanner .. hmmm, i might have a look at that too ..

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Oh - and I like challenges ! :D But have to agree, it might be a little too much for me to learn in that small timeframe, so possibly going to go for the Lab option for this one .. :)

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Thanks so much to all of you!!

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Alex<br>

http://www.ale-photo.com

Hi All!

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Thank you soooo much for all your replies! Yes, 2000 gbp seemed ridiculously high so he "changed" his offer .. now "only" 72GBP per film roll (16frames - 2400dpi) .. and about 9gbp per roll for development only.

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I have to admit - making a small scan first to let them check out what they'd like to use makes perfectly sense - I should have thought of that in the first place! But well, sometimes you cant see the most obvious :) .. you know that saying "....not to see the wood for the trees".

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Hmm.. not sure about the "getting practice" thing - "according to reviews" it's explained to be quite simple .. oh, and found that the hight adjuster for the mount should be set to 3.5mm instead of the default 3mm to get a sharper scan :) .. but I guess to really get the best results, exactly as I'd like to get them, one really has to have scanned and tweaked for a little while ..

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Well, "wet scanning" is possibly not really my thing, at least not yet and unless I need a scan to get a print of the size of my wall it'll be fine :) .. assuming that a wet scan will make the scanned image "good enough" to do so anyway ;) ..

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@David Henderson<br>

Thanks very much for your reply - am only just starting to use film, up until now I've always shot digitally (well, last time I shot film is 10years back or so), so am new to MF and MF-Film ;) ... I've got a membership that could get me some discounts, though not with the guy I usually use to get my prints done. Which Lab/Labs could you recommend for development & processing (scanning) in the London area ?

Got confused about the "trannies" thing :) .. you know s.th. else relates to that too =) .. but got you after re-reading it ;) .. I shoot neg. film, btw.

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The client has given me a "basic guideline" of what they need for printing, i.e. size, dpi and color spec (usually cmyk anyway). I usually supply them with the end result (i.e. retouched, sharpened, etc. tiff - it's all done for them, ready to use the images as I supply them).

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<i>@Tinko Czetwertynksi<br>

Thanks Tinko! Quite a nice shot ;) ! My mail account doesnt usually have a limit, so feel free to send it to info@ale-photo.com .. Thanks!</i>

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Thanks to everyone! <br>

Alex<br>

http://www.ale-photo.com<br>

Hi All,

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and again a question that might already be answered, have read through a couple

posts, but thought I have to post anyway ...

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Am planning to get the epson v700 mf scanner to reduce the cost of developing

for an upcoming shoot (20+ rolls, the guy basically told me i'd be looking at

~2000 GBP for development and scan @ 2400dpi).

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Well, the shoot is commissioned and for a lifestyle magazine, so would like to

get as sharp images as possible. It looks as if the v700 is the only scanner

that's somewhat affordable for me.

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Does anybody have example pictures (full res) so I could have a look at what the

V700 can produce ? I already read about the software and possibly get SilverFast

Ai IT8 Studio as well to ensure I get the as much out of the scans as the

software/scanner can get.

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I'd really love to see a full res image (preferably with a person so I can see

how the skin-tone, etc. is being reproduced), I'll use 6x4.5 format, which,

scanned at 2400dpi, should give me a 22mpx (ish) image. Anyone disagree ?

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Oh, there's talk about V750 Pro and "wet scanning" - what exactly does that mean ?

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Thanks in advance!!<br><br>

Alex<br>

http://www.ale-photo.com

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Hiya! Thanks for all your answers! :)

Derek, I got a Hasselblad H1 about 2 weeks ago so am really fresh with medium format and shot film (35mm tho) last time possibly 10years ago :) .. 120 film is "just fine" for me at the moment tho ..

Ok, to stop myself from guessing - anyone knows whether there's a 120 film that's got those vivid color (color reproduction?) combined with a very high sharpness in 6x4.5 format ? :)

Sorry for so many questions!!!

Thanks again,

Alex

Oh, just noticed it's a 6x6 film - is there a 6x4.5 film with the same "stats" ? I love vivid colors and ultra sharpness so that's why it's so important to me :) ...

thanks!!!

alex

Hi All,

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Sorry to keep bugging about films, but just like the fact that I shoot in ISO

100 even on my digital SLR.

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So, since the Fuji film I've got at the moment has a speed of ISO 160 (also

balanced to daylight) I was wondering whether anyone here ever shot fashion with

Fuji Superia 100 CN and whether the results are as sharp and vivid as they

(Fuji) say they are.

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Any feedback would be great - or even better if you have sample images you

scanned!?!

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Thanks,<br>

Alex

He he he ... sorry - had to laugh as actually you're absolutely right !! :D

Alex

Hey Jim, yep - thought about that after I replied actually :) ... well, I've sent in my first ever medium format roll, was already playing with that one too so we'll see ... wanted to see what over/under-exposure will do to the shots (on film) and whether they'll try to correct that too ;) ...

Cheers!

Alex

Well, the last time I shot film is about 10years ago when I was "little" :) ... and at that time I didnt give much about color temp =) ..

Anyway - thanks for your replies! Will go for a digital back once it's somewhere near "affordable" ;) ... nothing against film, I just like the instant results I get with digital :) ..

I've read some time ago that the majority of studio lighting should be somewhere around the "daylight" color temp. (5600k or so?) - which should help (a little) ... luckily not shooting transp. so can get the guys to fix it when developing ;) ...

Thanks again!!

Alex

Hiya!

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I'm new to the Medium Format world, and was wondering what kind of film is

available. I've got a Hassy H1 (Yay!) with an 120 film back.

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With my purchase, I got the "fujifilm 160S pro" which says it's balanced for

"daylight". Are there any that are balanced for different color temperatures ?

Or, how could I "fix" that ? I suppose a filter would be needed, if there is no

i.e. "5800K" balanced film ?

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If you've got a link to a full overview of medium format film (only 120 is

interesting atm) and their color temp., that'd be great!

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Also, if anyone is doing studio work (i.e. working with studio flash, etc.) -

what film are you using (would you suggest) and maybe which filters to get the

color as close to "real" as possible ?

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Thanks a lot!! <br>

<b>Alex</b> <br>

<b>http://www.ale-photo.com</b> <br>

Ok, here's an idea that sounds lame, but have seen people really using it to get the auto focusing right ... use a torch light ! :) you'd need a 2nd person for this, but well ... it's a "workaround" ;) ... hope it helps!

Alex

Hi Paul!

Great stuff - almost thought so about the H1 .. didnt know the AF is faster tho ;) ..

Well, guess I'll go for the H1 for now and we'll see how everything develops :)

Thanks to all of you for your quick and detailed replies!! Am sure I'll be on here v. soon again with more questions :) ..

Have a great weekend!!

Alex

Hiya!

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One more thing - but now it's AFDii vs H1 - the AFDii has "only" a <b>flash-sync of 1/125s where the H1 has an quick 1/800</b> .. since I am used to always shoot around the 1/160-1/320s to make sure there's no movement (or at least not too much) would the H1 be the "better" one ? I suppose the image quality between AFDii & H1 is pretty much the same ?

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Sorry for all those "rookie" questions - but as i said, never had a medium format so dont know too much about them.

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Thanks again!!

Alex

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Heya!

Thanks for all your replies !! With ? i actually meant GBP (Pound) :) ..

But well - since I do want to use it for fashion and hence needs to be "fairly" quick - I suppose I look out for the H1 or AFDii kits :) ...

Thanks again!

Alex

Hiya!

I'm trying to get into the medium format world - actually am more for digital -

but well, dont have the necessary ?8-12000 for a digital back.

Anyway - what I was opting for is rent a digital back for the hassy instead.

I shoot fashion, and havent used a medium format before so dont really know

whether there are "known problems" within the 100-200mm ranges and shutter

speeds of 1/160-320 (usually the range I shoot in).

Also, something I cant seem to figure out, is the 500 ELS also a 6x4.5 format ?

So, big question is - worth the ?500 to get the whole kit including 45deg.

prism, A12 120film back, polaroid back, 80mm f2.8 lens and rent a digital back

or should I go for a used H1 where I'm 100% certain it'll do all the above ?

Thanks so much!

Alex