[pinhole-discussion] The Epson Perfection 3200!
It never fails: ask for help on a question, two minutes later find the answer first! It's called the Epson Perfection 3200, and it was talked about on the big...@topica.com list forum, not here after all. Anyway I thought since I brought it up, here's what was said: http://www.normankoren.com/Tutorials/Epson_flatbeds.html Dunno if anyone here has been considering buying an Epson 2450 but you might wanna hold off for a month or so for the Perfection 3200 which is due in January. This press release just appeared on the Epson german site (google translation). I have the 1640 SU which is fine for 4x5 but less than marginal for MF. However, even taking into account the usual Epson pixel inflation, I would imagine the 3200 would do a reasonable job of MF up to at least 16x16. 2540 owners might like to comment. It looks as though the price point will be around 490 euros. Expect the 2540 price to drop accordingly (it's already marked as end-of-life and being discounted by retailers). EPSON Perfection 3200 photo World record: First flat bed scanner with 3.200 x 6,400 dpi optical dissolution Duesseldorf, November 2002 - with the EPSON Perfection 3200 photo presents the EPSON Germany GmbH that at present first flat bed scanner with an optical dissolution of 3.200 x 6,400 dpi. Thus advanced EPSON into a new dimension. Beside ambitionierten home users also professional photographers and photo laboratories might be interested in the new top model of the scanner row of EPSON. Because with its high dissolution and its also for central format collecting mains the EPSON Perfection 3200 photo also an adequate alternative to film scanners represents suitable transmitted light unit. In addition a high optical density of 3.4 Dmax as well as an extensive software package come, among other things. SilverFast SE 6. USB 2,0 and FireWire provide for a fast connection at PC or Mac. The EPSON Perfection 3200 photo is available starting from at the beginning of of Decembers in the specialized trade. Flat bed scanner with highest resolution With the EPSON Perfection 3200 photo sets for EPSON new yardsticks within the range of the flat bed scanners: In this Segement an optical dissolution of 3.200 x 6,400 is reached for the first time dpi. In connection with a 48-Bit-Farbtiefe (internal/external) as well as an optical density of 3.4 Dmax it makes possible thereby also Durchlichtscans, which become fair even highest requirements. Strong enlargements of photos or the treatment of high-contrast slides and negatives are not with the new flag ship of the EPSON Flachbettscanner row a problem. The proven EPSON know-how, e.g. the Micro Lenses or the double CCD technology, it ensures for the fact that the Scan is rapidly settled also when high resolutions.
[pinhole-discussion] The next Epson scanner after the 2450?
I've been trying to remember and searching the archive for, a reference made not long ago here, about a new Epson flat-bed scanner to hit the market soon. What was it called the Epson 3200? or 4800? It was said to be of higher res. than the current 2450. Who brought that up, because I want to review that info again for a possible future purchase of a flat-bed film scanner for Med./large format negs. Thanks for the help, Andrew Amundsen
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions-a source for help
Hi Chip-- Thanks for the nice comments on my work! Happy pinholing-- Jan pinholeren...@netscape.net wrote: checkout Jan Kapoor's site . she does fantastic still life work she is on this list [I am pretty sure].she has replyed to my questions in the past. chip renner __ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ___ 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/ -- Lightworks Fine Art Photography at http://lightwork.cnchost.com Pinhole, Alt-Process, Large Format and Digital Imagery by Jan Kapoor
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Re: swap list
pinhole-discussion@p at ??? schrieb am 30.12.02 19:25:41: I just received my first New Years card from the pinhole swap. It was a beautiful silver print postcard of a church exterior from Ingo Guenther in Germany. (Thank you Ingo. I don't know if you subscribe to this list or not.) My cards went out this morning. It's not too late to participate. Having your mail person deliver hand made art to your door is great. Go have fun! Sign up at: http://www.rahji.com/noindex/pinholexmas.php3 Have a wonderful new year! Jeff Hi Jeff, thank you for your warm and kindly words. Yes, I'm on this great list. A good and wonderful New Year also for you and all the list members. Ingo __ Keine Zeit fur Firlefanz? Blitz-SMS von WEB.DE FreeMail! Die SMS, die direkt auf's Display kommt! http://freemail.web.de/features/?mc=021166
RE: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions
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Re: [pinhole-discussion] Re: swap list
I just received my first New Years card from the pinhole swap. It was a beautiful silver print postcard of a church exterior from Ingo Guenther in Germany. (Thank you Ingo. I don't know if you subscribe to this list or not.) My cards went out this morning. It's not too late to participate. Having your mail person deliver hand made art to your door is great. Go have fun! Sign up at: http://www.rahji.com/noindex/pinholexmas.php3 Have a wonderful new year! Jeff
RE: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions
Get a 25 sheet box of 4x5 film...mount a pinhole in it. Double sided tape a sheet of paper/film inside... expose. It's really fun. I end up using a .016 hole (I cheat..I drill sand using a #80 drill from a good hobby shop). happy new year andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of Michael Healy Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 8:03 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions Sounds fantastic! Yesterday I got an idea while I was experimenting w/ the 360 mm pinhole on 4x5. If I held a polaroid at a certain distance that reproduced the scale of the actual scene, then I figured I'd know how to frame a shot w/o a polaroid. Next I tried it with a polaroid shot w/ the 50 mm. I couldn't do it, though. As soon as I started holding it close enough, my ^#%@ nose kept getting in the way. I wish I could get my camera could go down to 25 mm. Mark, if you want to trade... Personally, I think tabletop could get pretty interesting. What you want, though, is an empty airline hangar for a backdrop... Mike - Original Message - From: erick...@hickorytech.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions I'll defend a 1 Fl on 4x5. The first camera I ever built had 0.75 Fl and I've had great fun with it. It has a wonderfully wide acceptance angle and makes a nice round image on 4x5 film. Placed 0.75 inches away from the object it gives a life size image. - Original Message - From: Michael Healy mjhe...@kcnet.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions I need to ask you a dumb question. You are able to get 25 mm of focal length on 4x5? What equipment are you employing, that you can do this? That's a separation of 1 lousy inch from pinhole to film plane, isn't it? I'd love to try that myself. My monorail and bag bellows **AND** recessed lens board allow me a fat, gross, long-length 50 mm. What is your trick? Okay, another dumb question. With that kind of coverage on tabletop, it kind of seems like you're going to get the doorway behind you in the image, plus six miles down the length of the hallway, to say nothing of your own entire carcass. So I'm kind of wondering, why are you working with 25 mm? That it distorts, would be one good reason. But you'll get distortion with 40-60 mm, won't you? Do you have to stick to 25 mm? If I didn't like it that I was getting so much into the frame, that probably would be my first point of reassessment. Give yourself some bellows. I mean, unless you can position your camera so it's a quarter of an inch from your subject matter. I tried that recently w/ table top myself. The camera actually cast a shadow onto my subject. Impossible. Mike Healy - Original Message - From: Mark Andrews mandr...@dragonbones.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 6:47 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions I am novice pinhole photographer looking for some advice regarding shooting still life compositions with my 4X5 Pinhole Camera (25mm focal length). My issue is that I am trying to limit the elements in my composition, but tend to pick up a significant amount of the surrounding area no mater how close I am to the still life composition. Is it possible to limit the surrounding area? I've seen other pinhole still lifes with a limited composition--perhaps this was accomplished in the darkroom? Many thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. ___ 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/ ___ 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/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Still Life Compositions
The normalway to do this is to have some sort of neutral background under/behind the elements in the composition. In lens photography, the usual trick is to position the backdrop far enough from the objects that the backdrop is out of focus. Obviously, this isn't going to work with a pinhole. That being the case, you will need to arange for the smoothest possible background, OR a background that is very dark (i.e. light the subject, don't light the background). Mike Vande Bunt Mark Andrews wrote: I am novice pinhole photographer looking for some advice regarding shooting still life compositions with my 4X5 Pinhole Camera (25mm focal length). My issue is that I am trying to limit the elements in my composition, but tend to pick up a significant amount of the surrounding area no mater how close I am to the still life composition. Is it possible to limit the surrounding area? I've seen other pinhole still lifes with a limited composition--perhaps this was accomplished in the darkroom? Many thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. ___ 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/
