> > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/11/08 Thu PM 10:19:51 GMT > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: RE: Shooting film (Velvia) > > There's no film that's practically unscannable that I'm aware of. I've > scanned both Velvia and Kodachrome. A scanner/film combination may exhibit > certain characteristics. > > What's really being referred to is the relative ease of getting the desired > results in a raw unadjusted scan. Certainly some films are more easily > scanned and require less adjustment, but I have always got results that > ranged from satisfactory to great, depending on how much time I spent and > the intended purpose. > > Essentially the scanner is taking a picture of the film, and as with all > images, exposure, contrast, etc., will likely need adjusted after the scan. > We all tend to expect things will work like magic, just like our cameras > should never over/under expose. > > Someone will likely disagree or come up with that instance where their scans > of this/that film were absolutely horrendous and no amount of adjustment > could make it better, but I haven't seen it yet. > > Tom C.
I have had difficulty making scans from Velvia appear as colour-accurate as the slides. Which is not to say that the slides were accurate in a colour sense, just that the scans did not match them. No doubt a newer generation scanner, with more colour depth, would improve that situation. I have never had any difficulty scanning Kodachrome, which I find to be quite colour accurate. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Rebekah > > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:25 PM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: Shooting film (Velvia) > > > > dao- > > > > I'm glad to hear (and see) that you got such good results scanning. > > Your picture is beautiful, there's nothing like some good fall leaves > > for taking pictures :) I just finished shooting off several rolls of > > the Velvia 50 myself, and like you said, I was very pleased with the > > colors, contrast, and grain, but I haven't scanned any yet and I must > > say I was a bit nervous because of all the doom and gloom about > > Kodachrome being practically unscannable. Still, I can't wait to get > > it scanned and see how they look much bigger - I'm hoping to do so > > tomorrow, actually. We'll see, and if they turn out ok, I'll put up > > my first GESO :) > > > > rg2 > > > > On 11/8/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Velvia is good for what Yuriy noted... giving some extra punch on drab > > > overcast days. In that case a warming filter may also help eliminate > any > > > blue cast. > > > > > > Not my first choice for people though sometimes it was what was in the > > > camera and results were OK. > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of > > > > Brendan MacRae > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 11:37 AM > > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > Subject: Re: Shooting film (Velvia) > > > > > > > > Yuriy, > > > > > > > > That's a good shot for Velvia. My take on Velvia is > > > > that for a lot of folks it produces overly saturated > > > > colors. For me, I think it works well for many > > > > different subjects but likely not the best choice for > > > > portraits. Having said that, I know that many fashion > > > > photogs have used it for effect when going for a > > > > little extra "punch." > > > > > > > > I tend to go with the Provia F over Velvia nowadays. > > > > It actually has finer grain than the old Velvia (I > > > > can't speak to the new Velvia) and it's a full stop > > > > faster. I think it works better for landscapes because > > > > its colors seem a bit more natural. > > > > > > > > In any event, they are both great films and nearly > > > > grainless when exposed properly. Virtually all of my > > > > medium format transparencies are made from one or the > > > > other of these stocks. > > > > > > > > -Brendan > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > May be this will be interesting for who still shot > > > > > film. > > > > > > > > > > I just tried the new Velvia 50 (RVP 50). Actually, > > > > > I have to say that > > > > > I did not shoot any "old" or "classic" Velvia as I > > > > > could not find it. > > > > > I'm very pleased with the results. It is easy to > > > > > scan this film on my > > > > > Nikon Coolscan V ED. What I actually found that in > > > > > some aspects it is > > > > > easier to work with the scans in PS as with the > > > > > digital images > > > > > captured by my DS. Especially I like photos with the > > > > > lot of bright > > > > > reds and yellows. It is hard for me to capture such > > > > > photos by the DS - > > > > > this bright colors usually lose a lot of tones. > > > > > As for the Velvia, I like its colours and > > > > > contrast. And I was > > > > > suprised by its little grain. I print one of the > > > > > photo without any > > > > > retushing especially without removing grain. On the > > > > > 20x30 (cm) photo > > > > > it is very hard to find the grain! But on the > > > > > monitor it can be seen. > > > > > > > > > > One of the example (may be not the best for me) is > > > > > hear: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=19477&full=1 > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if somebody still shoot film. If so, > > > > > it would be very > > > > > interesting to talk to such photographers. > > > > > > > > > > Yuriy > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > dao mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > > > > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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