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Maybe I should try my Contax G1
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:43 am    Post subject: Maybe I should try my Contax G1 Reply with quote
When I was younger I shot film with my girlfriends Canon EOS 10 and my Yashica T5 but I knew almost nothing about different film then, and almost as little now.

I still have my Yashica T5 and I recently aquired a green label Contax G1 with a few lenses. I aslo bought an old HP PhotoSmart S20 film scanner http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/HPS20/S20A.HTM for my parents so that they could digitalize their memories. I'm thinking I should try film again, just for the fun of it. I know that i could browse the forums for information but I don't have the starting points, please show me in the right direction.

1) I should probably put in a new battery, even if the one that is in the camera is working (the battery could be very old and could perhaps start leaking)?
2) Will I be happy with the results from the HP scanner?
3) I'm thinking B/W and street photo or maybe architecture. What film, negative or slide? Suggestions on a specific film?
4) I should scan from negative, right?
5) Anything else I should think of or be aware of?

I know I'm being lazy by posting these questions instead of doing the research. But if get an easy start, I might actually do it Razz

edit: scanner info and link

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Quote:
1) I should probably put in a new battery, even if the one that is in the camera is working (the battery could be very old and could perhaps start leaking)?
2) Will I be happy with the results from the HP scanner?
3) I'm thinking B/W and street photo or maybe architecture. What film, negative or slide? Suggestions on a specific film?
4) I should scan from negative, right?
5) Anything else I should think of or be aware of?


Go a head, film shooting is a great fun, especially if you are bored about usual stuff.

1) New battery not necessary, but good idea to avoid leaking.
2) flatbed 35mm scans are not perfect, but next IQ step is expensive 500 USD+ so have to live with that especially at the beginning.
Iron strips with books , before scan, scan into .tiff and sharpen .tiff files , result should enough good if keep this advice.
3) Street photo architecture , usually done in closer distance, all type of film good for that. For infinity shoots, landscapes , city panoramas slide only.
4) yes of course from negative.
5) my less favorite media is C41 color film, make notes from frames at beginning at least it helps to understand if not all frames come out nicely what did happen and how to avoid in future. Slide require half stop down on white scenes , C41 , B&W okay with one stop down too. Develop your own film , more fun and more cost effective.


PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You should certainly try it. As the batteries are used also for film rewind you should stick to reputable battery makers - i had some no-name ones which were drained in the first film. Your current ones should be OK if the film rewinds properly.
The focusing with G1 needs some practice to get used to - you may read the instructions booklet for focusing of G1. For good slow B/W film i can recommend Ilford Delta 100 and for Color negative Fuji Pro 160H. Usually B/W is very easy to develop at home but for Color you may find it easier and cheaper if you develop it in Photo lab.


PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I second the home processing suggestion, I haven't developed any films for 15 years until this week and this is the kind of results I got from a roll of Ilford FP4 developed in the kitchen sink in Rodinal, Konica FT-1 with Hexanon 4/21:



PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you for the advice Attila and Stefan. I think I will give it a try, and I think I will do it with b/w film and I'm going to develop it myself.

What types of scanners are available. I thougt it was flatbed, film and drum. Is the HP PhotoSmart S20 scanner something in between? It is old but fully functioniong and cheap. I had hoped that it would be a relatively good one.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/HPS20/S20A.HTM


PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I second the home processing suggestion, I haven't developed any films for 15 years until this week and this is the kind of results I got from a roll of Ilford FP4 developed in the kitchen sink in Rodinal, Konica FT-1 with Hexanon 4/21:

I love that look, absolutely great!


PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers Pontus, the Ilford film was about 8 years out of date and I am very much a beginner at developing and scanning but it's really pretty simple, if I can do it, I'm sure you can.


PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ilford FP4 is another excellent B/W film. The HP scanner should be OK. I guess you have holders for the film which come with it. I have tried one HP scanner at work some time ago and the result was very good - don't remember the model unfortunately.
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