This works finr but beware of Newton rings. It is best to keep the film off of thr glass. Richard Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexis Rago" <ragowar...@btinternet.com> To: <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 12:25 AM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid type 55 with pinhole
> Brian > > You do not need the film holder for scanning negatives or > transparencies on the Epson 2450. > The holder is used for getting thumbnails on the scanning software so > you can do some some things > before the image is scanned. > You can just place the negative under the light and the scan will take > place as a flatbed except you have > scanned a negative. > This can give a great deal more versatility and I have also found that > the thumbsnails software often > malfunctions. > > Alexis > > > On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 11:06 PM, Brian Reynolds wrote: > > > callum moffat wrote: > >> any advice on the camera(which i havnt had a chance to use yet)the > >> film, and on scanning it using a microtek scanmaker 5600 gratefully > >> recieved > > > > I use Polaroid Type 55 with lenses and pinholes. Depending on where > > you get your B&W processed (I don't have a darkroom) Type 55 can be > > cheaper than "normal" films plus development and contact. > > > > The print and the negative are not the same speed, so you can't get > > both from one exposure. Normally I want the negative, and I use a > > speed of ISO/ASA 25. I haven't done any serious reciprosity testing, > > but for long exposures I add a stop (after correcting for the pinhole > > exposure). Polaroid has datasheets up on their web page. > > > > When I got my Epson 2450 scanner I discovered that Type 55 negatives > > won't fit in the film holder. They're a little bit wider than other > > 4x5 sheet films. > > > > -- > > Brian Reynolds | "But in the new approach, as you > > know, > > reyno...@panix.com | the important thing is to understand > > http://www.panix.com/~reynolds/ | what you're doing rather than to get > > NAR# 54438 | the right answer." -- Tom Lehrer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML > > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > > unsubscribe or change your account at > > http://www.???????/discussion/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/
