RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-27 Thread Laurie Solomon
enior moment" or was there a full moon. :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 3:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning Laurie Solomon wrote: >> Sorry,

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-27 Thread Gordon Tassi
The bothe the Imation slides and Ferrania (3M) C-41 negative scan very well in VueScan. (I have not touched my NikonScan in ages.) I have not see much in the way of scretches on the film/slides even under magnification in PS. There have been some scratches but very, very few. Maybe one in one

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-27 Thread Gordon Tassi
Most local shops in my area will process "SFW" film but require an add on price whether it is marked C-41 or not. Gordon Tim Victor wrote: > On Saturday, March 24, Arthur Entlich wrote: > > Mike is right. There are no "supermarket" brands. 3M/Scotch used to be > > a main supplier of these no-

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-27 Thread Arthur Entlich
Laurie Solomon wrote: >> Sorry, drifting off topic. > > > Never a problem with me - especially if the information is informative or > interesting. > I hate to sound stupid; but I want to check and see if you mean what I think > you mean when you speak of CN in relation to film. Are you speak

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Michael Moore
nd possibly use to Richard than myself. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Moore > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 8:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning > > Y

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Laurie Solomon
: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning You may want to check out this link for the latest and greatest from Mother Kodak as far as 35mm motion picture stock goes... this particular link is to a 250 ASA DAYLIGHT neg stock... http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products/negative/5246.shtml Mike M. Laurie

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Richard N. Moyer
From: "Laurie Solomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Never a problem with me - especially if the information is informative or >interesting. >I hate to sound stupid; but I want to check and see if you mean what I think >you mean when you speak of CN in relation to film. Are you speaking about a >chromogen

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Michael Moore
You may want to check out this link for the latest and greatest from Mother Kodak as far as 35mm motion picture stock goes... this particular link is to a 250 ASA DAYLIGHT neg stock... http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products/negative/5246.shtml Mike M. Laurie Solomon wrote: > >Sorry, drift

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Woah! What about RGB Color Labs in the world's film capital, Hollywood, CA.? So far as I know, their address is still 816 No. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA 90038. At 05:00 PM 03/26/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>Richard, >> >>Thanks for the updating of my information on the subject and for filling in

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Laurie Solomon
Neg film for scanning >Richard, > >Thanks for the updating of my information on the subject and for filling in >some of the holes while correcting the errors. From what you have said I >take it that the movie film is no longer used by these processors; does this >mean that they a

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Richard N. Moyer
>Richard, > >Thanks for the updating of my information on the subject and for filling in >some of the holes while correcting the errors. From what you have said I >take it that the movie film is no longer used by these processors; does this >mean that they are now using standard still films which

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Laurie Solomon
h a profile >yourself or have a custom one made. > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gordon Tassi >Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:13 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning > >

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Reilly, Bob
-Original Message- From: Hersch Nitikman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 8:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning I don't believe that Seattle Film Works were the first in that business. The first I heard of were RGB Col

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Tim Victor
On Saturday, March 24, Arthur Entlich wrote: > Mike is right. There are no "supermarket" brands. 3M/Scotch used to be > a main supplier of these no-brand films, but I think they left that biz. 3M spun off their imaging technologies business under the name of Imation in 1996. The photographic

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Richard N. Moyer
o either produce such a profile >yourself or have a custom one made. > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gordon Tassi >Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:13 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-26 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:24:15 -0800 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I haven't noted much from Ferannia in recent years, at least in Canada. OT, but... Ferrania have recently reintroduced an own-branded colour reversal film, for all the sad old gits who used to splash around DIY proc

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Arthur Entlich
I knew I had forgotten someone. Yes, you are absolutely correct, I was trying to remember the third major doing this, which is of course, Agfa! I haven't noted much from Ferannia in recent years, at least in Canada. Black's Photo here uses (last time I checked, a few years ago) Fuji. Thanks fo

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Arthur Entlich
Yes, Alan, 3M did have a plant in Italy for some time. I don't know what is going on in the European markets these days, as I haven't lived there in 20 odd years now. I imagine someone else who is there now might know, however. Art Alan Tyson wrote: > I have in my hand a Tesco (leading UK s

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Arthur Entlich
I'm surprised to hear this, as I recall 3M informing me they were out of this biz, but I won't argue it. Imation is now the separate spinoff of 3M for their media division. Art Gordon Tassi wrote: > Mark: Re: 3M film. > > According to the people at Photo Works (used to be Seattle Film Wor

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Hersch Nitikman
e such a profile yourself or have a custom one made. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gordon Tassi Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning Mark:  Re:  3M film. Accordi

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Laurie Solomon
In all probability it could just as well be Konica film - also from Germany. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rob Geraghty Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 5:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning "

RE: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Laurie Solomon
ofile yourself or have a custom one made. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gordon Tassi Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning Mark: Re: 3M film. According to the peop

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Gordon, I believe that Imation is the new name for 3M's film business. I think they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M. Hersch At 11:13 AM 03/25/2001 -0500, you wrote: Mark:  Re:  3M film. According to the people at Photo Works (used to be Seattle Film Works)  their negative color film is made b

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Gordon Tassi
Mark: Re: 3M film. According to the people at Photo Works (used to be Seattle Film Works) their negative color film is made by 3M. I have used them for some time with very good processing results. (The are one of the US houses that develops and prints film and if you wish will return a roll

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Roman Kielich®
At 20:59 25/03/2001 +1000, you wrote: >"Mark T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We have a few supermarket brands down here, and it seems to be always >'Made > > in Germany', so I had assumed it was Agfa..? > >Huh. I thought most of the no-name brands in Oz were rebadged Fuji, but I >never knew fo

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Mark T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have a few supermarket brands down here, and it seems to be always 'Made > in Germany', so I had assumed it was Agfa..? Huh. I thought most of the no-name brands in Oz were rebadged Fuji, but I never knew for sure. I'd rather buy the name brand and know

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Mark T.
T > >- Original Message - >From: Arthur Entlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 4:59 AM >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning > > >> Mike is right. There are no "supermarket" brands

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Unless they have stopped doing it, Ferannia and Agfa have supplied a lot of the 'house-brand' films. Hersch At 07:59 PM 03/24/2001 -0800, you wrote: Mike is right.  There are no "supermarket" brands.  3M/Scotch used to be a main supplier of these no-brand films, but I think they left that biz.  S

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Colin Maddock
Arthur said: >Mike is right. There are no "supermarket" brands. Does anyone know who makes the Jessops neg. films, which are on sale here in New Zealand? Colin Maddock

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-25 Thread Alan Tyson
e are the E.German plants ('Orwo' many years ago). Do they still exist? Has Konica got a European manufacturing base? Any info gratefully received. Alan T - Original Message - From: Arthur Entlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
Mike is right. There are no "supermarket" brands. 3M/Scotch used to be a main supplier of these no-brand films, but I think they left that biz. So most, if not all North American supermarket brands are either rebranded Fuji or Konica/Sakura, both of which are decent films, and even Kodak s

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread Edwin Eleazer
Supra films, not just the 400, are "optimized for scanning", and the optimization must mean more than just the anti-scratch coating of the emulsion. Edwin - Original Message - From: "jimhayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread JimD
I've been using Supra 400 as my default film for most of the past year. Previoulsy I mainly used Kodak Royal Gold 400. I'm getting my film processed by Shutterfly ( they offer free developing) http://www.shutterfly.com/index.jsp and haven't noticed any big difference one way or the tuther re; scra

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread jimhayes
When I read the Kodak specs carefully, the anti-scratch coating is mentioned for the 400 speed Supra, but not for the 100 speed Supra. Also, I was told the 100 speed has just been renamed from Portra. The impression I got from Kodak was that the 400 and 800 speed were new formulations. Edwin Elea

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 06:04:42 - Alan Tyson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > My local Jessops' photographic chain store doesn't stock > This is several times the price of the > cheapo supermarket 400ASA neg film I generally use. Despite > the 'grain' problems I'm usually happy with the results,

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread Michael Wilkinson
Sorry Alan, I don't get scratches or dust on my negs as I process my own. Water to mix chemistry goes through a 2 stage filtration system as does the rinse water.I use a Colenta rotary discard machine and "one shot" chemistry and a well filtered drying cabinet.Favourite C41 dev Is a Tetenal Produc

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread Michael Moore
Alan Many of the so called generic or "supermarket brand" are made by major manufacturers (konica, etc.) It sounds to me like your scratches and muck problem is a Laboratory problem, not a film problem... try to find a good custom lab where they use a dip and dunk processor as opposed to a rol

Re: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-24 Thread Edwin Eleazer
less scratching. Edwin - Original Message - From: "Alan Tyson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 1:04 AM Subject: filmscanners: Neg film for scanning > I've been trawling in the archive > (http://phi.res.cse.dmu.ac.uk/

filmscanners: Neg film for scanning

2001-03-23 Thread Alan Tyson
I've been trawling in the archive (http://phi.res.cse.dmu.ac.uk/htdig) for the discussion I remember here 3-4 months ago about Kodak's "Supra" neg films, with allegedly good characteristics for scanning, and a protective layer. The conclusions were ambiguous then. Like Michael Wilkinson who's rep