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Bessa I Vaskar 105mm f4.5,Epson V500,Provia 100
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Provia 100F expired in 1995, Epson V500

Hi-res images are here

First image has modified contrast others are not touched right out from scanner.

Insert was in these are come from 6x4,5 negative.









Last edited by Attila on Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:45 pm; edited 1 time in total


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Superb Very Happy

You just cannot beat medium format transparency film Very Happy


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Wow Attila Very Happy
Hey you are really going for it.
Maybe you should try a Pentax 6x7 after all.
The SMC Taks on the big neg for landscapes can not be beat.


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Thank you guys! Yes , perhaps I will. I am thinking on Pentax 645+ Flektogon 50


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Provia colors are excellent! You might want to check the bellows for a
pinhole leak.


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No trouble with camera , this thing comes on every camera what I have it with fresh film it is not come.


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Oh yes, expired in 1995, then very good results! Wink


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I figured it was Provia right away! Wink The colors are "true" and nicely saturated.

But the images themselves are also fine. It's almost as if you made "something from nothing"!

The last image is particularly beautiful, with its full contrast and sharpness.

I didn't realize you had a 4.5x6 mask for the camera, how nice!

The Pentax 645 is one of my all-time favorites. EASY to use, fast lens changes, and truly remarkable
TTL metering. And those Pentax medium format lenses...sweet as
sugar and breathtaking sharpness. The motorized advance is solid
and bombproof, time after time. Batteries last forever.

Scanning Provia or Reala in 6x4.5 is truly wonderful.

For me, the P645 fits in my hand like a glove. Very ergonomic, and
feels like an extension of my body.


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I didn't know that you have 645 also! I am glad you have this opinion. Now I am pretty sure I will take one.


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Very nice results, Attila!.
Congrats,.

Jes.


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Attila wrote:
I didn't know that you have 645 also! I am glad you have this opinion. Now I am pretty sure I will take one.


Oh gosh yes, Attila. I have made quite a few posts from the 645, especially last year. It's TRULY one of the finest cameras I've had, a very friendly and compact piece of gear.

They are, for some reason, quite low in price these past few months. Shocked