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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:18 am Post subject: Mamiya C220 first shot |
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PaulC wrote:
Here is the first scan from a shot with my newly-acquired Mamiya C220 twin-lens-reflex camera (which probably dates from 1974).
The camera seems to have been a good buy.
Here's a crop from the above, which has been shrunk significantly by flickr
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:59 am Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Sure looks to be a good buy so far, Paul! Very nice sharpness, color, and decent contrast.
So for details now -- what sort of film were you using and what did you use to meter the scene with? _________________ Michael
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PaulC
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:10 am Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
I did push the contrast in photoshop but I don't know whether that was needed because of the scanning, the film (expired Fuji Pro 400H) or the lens. It was metered with the sunny-16 rule.
The one below, which was shot to test the parallax correction settings on the ground glass, was really awkward to scan. The scanner wanted it to be blue to start with. It needed a lot of colour correction to get the right colours (a lot of extra red and green and a bit of yellow) - film? exposure? scanner? I don't know. I guess the graininess comes from the adjustment.
Anyway, parallax correction seems to be a pretty simple matter using the lines marked on the ground glass. _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6943 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:44 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
w00tage! Looks a great camera & lens to me!
Are you enjoying it as it's hard to tell? _________________ Casual attendance these days |
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:50 am Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
Lol. Yes, of course I'm enjoying it. I've run through another roll (FP4) since that one. _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57840 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Congrats! I expect exactly this from a pro TLR. _________________ -------------------------------
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
Thanks. With due respect to my beloved Pentacon Sixes, I think this is almost certainly the best film camera I own.
(BTW, these negs have been boiled up by the local shop - some of them are complete with chemical streaks down the side. IT will be interesting to see what things look like when I put some rolls through a pro lab). _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 10405 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Great results, Paul! Is this the 2.8/80 lens? |
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
Yes, that's right. Almost the same design as the early Leica Elmarit 90. _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 10405 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
PaulC wrote: |
Yes, that's right. Almost the same design as the early Leica Elmarit 90. |
Good to know, it is a very decent lens. Here's a flickr fave from a C3 and
2.8/80 lens using Provia 100F:
Dunno how tough it will be for you to get E6 processing, but when better
weather comes along I intend to try some Provia thru my C2s. |
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
I've started hoarding up exposed films and sending them off in batches of 15 or 20 to Peak Imaging in England. They are a leading processing company and the stuff comes back without the fingerprints and scratches that are added by the local processor, so E6 is no problem. Once I get through my rather large stock of expired Pro 400-H I intend to switch almost entirely to E6 and B&W. _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:35 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Paul, the image struck me right away as so BALANCED and beautiful. I
love the melding of the ivory colored structure and the understated
blue sky. This is really a nice photo on its own - and of course it shows
the wonderful output from that fine camera. A REALLY nice piece of
work.
You might try some Efke R25. Though I haven't used it yet myself, I've
seen some outstanding results from other photographers who have started
using it. It's so...DENSE! No grain and wonderful tonal changes.
Great job, let's see some more!
Larry _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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nemesis101
Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 2050 Location: Oregon USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:00 am Post subject: |
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nemesis101 wrote:
Great
Love the tonality - I had until quite recently a 220 a 330 a C3 and I think a C22?
They were great but too heavy for me, and I sold them, some to a forum member though I've never seen anything from him (or them) posted here?
Doug _________________ Lenses and cameras:
Amateurs worry about equipment
Pros worry about money,
Masters worry about light. |
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6943 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:47 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Paul - It's still hard to tell if you like the camera. It just seems as though you are trying to wear it out.
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
Well, I thought it was nice but now Shutterstock says it doesn't make things look digital enough _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Those people at Shutterstock have their heads screwed on wrong. Have you tried Dreamstime? They've accepted medium format photos of mine that Shutterstock called OOF. Another photo that I've sold to a NYC book publisher for good money -- a scan of a 35mm slide -- they also called OOF. They expect way too much for twenty eight cents per sale. _________________ Michael
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
Yes, it's off to Dreamstime as well, and iStock (who actually have a separate queue for film), Bigstock, Fotolia, 123RF and Canstock.
The few film shots I have managed to get on Shutterstock have done better on average than my digital ones. There are plenty of questionable rejections all over the place but especially at the sites that generate most cash and can afford to be picky. Shutterstock made me almost $500 last month (and Dreamstime didn't quite manage $200) so I just keep sending stuff to both of them.
I've recently joined Zazzle and made a few sales. The great thing about that place is that you can turn pictures that wouldn't pass microscopic inspection into small items like postcards and mouse mats that will still have very, very high image quality. And in a few months, it will probably form part of a calendar of India photographs.
I've just posted this endangered frog there. It is a crop from the centre of the photo, which isn't big enough for the micros but will still print to postcard size at 300dpi (I cloned the leaf away from the leg)
PS: I'm also trying direct sales through Fine Art America, for expensive prints. No luck yet but it is early days. _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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