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Katastrofo
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 Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:14 am Post subject: Digital Ice/Silverfast and the 4490 |
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Katastrofo wrote:
I've read conflicting reports about Digital Ice and Silverfast, and when I
used the 2450 I eschewed (sorry, sneezed) using Silverfast, even though
it was included. Would like to hear comments on Digital Ice, Silverfast,
if people are using them and results. I'm tempted to just stick with
Epson's propreitary software, like I did with the 2450.
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Orio
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:20 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
I don't know Silverfast. Sounds like a product to clean the dishes 
Jokes aside: ICE is good, but it's slow and to my opinion (others don't agree) is softens the image.
I personally prefer to not use ICE and do some hand corrections.
But if your slides are VERY dirty, hand corrections would require a lot of time, and then ICE comes in handy althought you'll want to do some little sharpening after it.
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Laurence
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:37 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
I had Silverfast SE bundled with my Epson 2450. I used it for a while, but it just didn't offer much for me. The SE version is the crippled version, so maybe the full version would be a viable piece of software.
Man, I frankly have pretty good results with using my Epson on Auto...  I usually run it through Auto, and do any tweaking of problem areas with Photoshop.
Mainly, I really try to get the image the way I want it right in the camera though...to me, that is part of the challenge and fun of photography, though I use Photoshop to clone out dust spots and other imperfections. I'm not a big fan of HDR and other tweaks available in Photoshop.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:53 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Thanks, guys, I think I will stick with just the Epson software for now.
Larry, I'm not a fan of HDR, either. There's a girl, a fellow moderator on
APF that does these treatments to sylvan glades, waterfall studies, etc,
that look totally fake to me. Of course I don't tell her that.
Orio, I may have heard this first from you awhile back, but there's
another instance where the guy thought it took away detail in his pics
using Digital Ice, he wasn't very happy with it.
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Laurence
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Bill, what is the APF? Is that another photography forum?
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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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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Larry, it's Aquatic Photography Forum where I'm one of the moderators
(heaven help us) We have close to 5400 members now. My nick
there is "chubasco"
I got Orio to join and he has some threads in the General Section, one of
the sections I moderate.
http://www.aquatic-photography.com
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Katastrofo
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Katastrofo wrote:
I haven't set up the new scanner yet, but will try Digital Ice. I have a
roll from one of my Oly 35RCs I'll be scanning as soon as the film
flattens out some more. This is my first try with Fujicolor 400 from good
ol' Walmart.
As a side note, I thought using Seattle Filmworks film back in the 80's and
90's was a good idea because it also made slides from the same roll.
Big, huge, mistake. Color cast is atrocious and the slides haven't aged
well in the 15 years since I've last seen them.  Of course, that
film and Seattle Filmworks are no longer around, wonder why... |
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