This is slightly OT, but what the hell.
Yesterday I scanned some 35mm negs with
the EPSON 2450 scanner. Just a couple
of shots in my back yard I had handy.
Film: Fuji Superia 400
Camera: Olympus 35RD (sorry)
Lens: 40mm F1.7 Zuiko (6 element)
Exposure: 1/500 at F11(1)
1/250 at F11(2)
Scanner: Epson 2450
Software: Silverfast set to Fuji Superia
Tweeks: Photoshop 6.0 Levels and Sharpening
Heres the reduced full frame files, and blowups at
actual pixels in the 2400 ppi scans:
PIX
http://jcoconnell.com/35mmscans/O35RDTREE1.jpg
http://jcoconnell.com/35mmscans/O35RDTREE1B.jpg
http://jcoconnell.com/35mmscans/O35RDTREE2.jpg
http://jcoconnell.com/35mmscans/O35RDTREE2B.jpg
Note the lack of flare in the second shot even
though the sun is in the frame! Lens isnt
even SMC either...Fantastic results.
I didnt upload the full size 2400ppi scans
because they are over 10MB a piece using
the best jpg quality setting in PS6.
Heres the camera. Its a very small all
mechanical 35mm rangefinder with what I have
found to be an outstanding lens. ( Sorry
it's not Pentax, but Pentax never got into the
rangefinder business : (
CAMERA
http://jcoconnell.com/35mmscans/OLY35RD.jpg
Anyway, these scans give a good idea what is possible
with 35mm & the EPSON 2450 scanner. I made some prints
on the 1280 printer and they are incredible sharp.
I cant believe they are from 35mm they look so good.
At 8.5 X11" even the film grain with 400 film isnt bad.
JCO
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: RE: OT Epson 2450 (was Re: Re[2]: Sanning negs vs positive
> tranparinces)
>
>
> havent posted any 100% MF scans yet but
> I'm getting fantastic scans with the 2450
> using 6X7 originals. In fact I did some 8.5X11
> scans/prints yesterday using 35mm!!! Fuji superia
> film that are mind blowingly good. Hell,
> If i had known this kind of quality was possible
> with 35mm I might not have even bought my
> $5k 6X7 gettup.....But one thing is for sure,
> the epson 2450 is an outstanding scanner and
> its ideal for 6X7 and 4X5 originals. At $350 its
> a no-brainer..........BTW 2400 ppi is more than adequate
> for 6X7 or larger origianls IMHO, like I said
> its giving me beautiful results even with
> 35mm, so you can imagine how good it is with MF or LF.
> 2nd BTW, its a top notch flatbed too.
> JCO
