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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:20 pm    Post subject: ektar in Athens Reply with quote

not a superb day (gray clouds) but as always I forgot to bring my digital Very Happy
distagon 28:2.8 and planar 50:1.7 on contax 167MT
no noise reduction




this on the 1 euro Fuji C200 to compare


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fantastic image quality, congratulations!!
I'm not a fan of Ektar colour but the definition is superbe.

Planar 1.7/50 and Distagon 2.8/28 with 167MT are the perfect travelers setup. Small like a rangefinder (well, almost) and very powerful.

If only the Ektar could have the colours of the Fuji Superia, it would be the perfect film. Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, seeing those images, who needs a digital? Wink

Superb shots, Poilu, congrats.

Thanks for sharing!.

Jes.


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sometimes I do get tempted by film .... and these are sometimes Smile Smile


patrickh


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome quality ! Great captures Poilu!


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks Orio, Jes, Patrick & Attila
film is nice for holiday; we shot less and enjoy place more


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those are really nice Poilu. How are you scanning them? With your digital?


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 12:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The number 4 is my fav, also congrats for the focusing, it's a very clear shot.


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Superb scans, Poilu! Really like the last two. Wink


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 5:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks mUg! digital practice help me a to be confident with such shot, she was moving and I used the matte part of the focusing screen

Hi Ron
I use to scan roll with dslr for speed but those are from my polaroid slide scanner
I have problem to get good Ektar colors with dslr scan
the polaroid is also better because it doesn't have the IR filter who eat small details and with the small grain, Ektar can get stronger sharpened
with fuji (except Reala) the dslr method give quite good results

me2 Bill, seems we have the same artistic brain Cool


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

poilu wrote:
my polaroid slide scanner


hi poiilu
are you connecting it with SCSI ?


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Orio wrote:
are you connecting it with SCSI ?

yes SCSI, it take 60 sec by scan and it doesn't slow down the pc
you can found such scanner for about 40$ Click here to see on Ebay


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks
what about the software, is it compatible with XP or Vista?


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use it on xp with first version soft. After polaroid made versions called insight
Vuescan can also be used but I found it poor

Orio wrote:
If only the Ektar could have the colors of the Fuji Superia, it would be the perfect film

here is a scan of Superia with noise reduction.
it is not directly comparable with the ektar as it was next day more sunny
the nice with film is that you can change the sensor very easily



PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great quality, don't worry about the gray sky.
I see lots of micro contrast, wow.

poilu wrote:
thanks Orio, Jes, Patrick & Attila
film is nice for holiday; we shot less and enjoy place more


Good point! Smile


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

About the grain, i had a roll of superia 400 developed with very low grain, of course the print makes difference from an image seen on the screen.
Film grain is very different than digital noise, i have prints from both digital and film high iso samples but film always looks better on this side.

poilu wrote:

the nice with film is that you can change the sensor very easily


Giant quoting Very Happy


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Next time send a pm, this is my territory. Cool

Nice scans.

Did you visit Parthenon?

What am I asking, what am I asking? Very Happy


PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks Carlsson! I believe that film shine better than digital in so so weather

thanks mUg! I know that film grain is not visible in print and that lcd make it look awful
also on paper, film render more 3D than digital
this ektar have the smallest grain of negative and I put big pics to show it

thanks magnet! I should be in Athens again begin of July and we will have a drink in your territory