Analog film photography and cameras

48 bit, hi-res or and file-types aren't really concerns for me (I'm not really after huge enlargement). I am after max recorded infos though.

For me hi-res and 48 bit are part of a "max recorded info" approach.

Yes of course I want the highest resolution possible for starters even if I am "not after huge enlargement". A 4000x6000 scan downsized to 400x600 looks a lot better compared to one scanned 400x600 directly.

I played around with the multi-scan modes with Silverfast and the Quato Intelliscan I have;
did quite a lot of comparisons between 1-pass and 2, 4, 8, 16-pass scans..
Noticed that some images seemed to improve a bit (bit better / "deeper" colour, bit less noise) with multi-pass. Found it didn't really improve further after 4x scans.
With black and white and also with some colour / film types I actually preffered simple 1x scans as the multi option seemed to take away the grittyness that I appreciated.

the grittyness that I appreciated

..speaking of which - @shinkuu_kiss are you still around???

Ok that’s interesting. Yeah ‘multi-pass’ is the terminology I was after.

The king of lurkers.

Yeah ‘multi-pass’

I would rather buy a Minolta 5400, it's a great scanner and easy to find second hand

Bike Gang.

Rolleicord VB / HP5.

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Anyone had much use on the yashica electro 35? they look interesting and fun to shoot on

Yes, nice one @Turkish!

Yeah, shot some of my favourite ever photos on one. Great lenses. It's a bit of a unit, mind.

sounds fucking boss! I want something quite weighty tbh....bored of these small biceps!

^ that's what she said

Cheers, I am after recommendations.

Do you know if I’d need an old operating system and drivers to use it? I know that’s the case with a Pakon.

The best part of that movie cinema history imho

Just some test pics from a Canon EOS 650. Shot through the plastic Canon EF 50/1.8 and Fujicolor C200. Terrible combo, I should've gone with my trusty Helios 58mm and Colorplus 200. Also, the light metering in the 650 is pretty strange - the only indication of over- and underexposure is CL or OP in the viewfinder - 'close aperture' and 'open aperture' respectively. Not too precise...

So much hate for C200 in this thread lately, I don't get it.

Like the colours a lot in those @Crimson_Ghost

The 5400 is really excellent, the only scanner below £3k worth owning.
You should use Vuescan and read these excellent notes - everyone should read this actually.

http://alibosworth.com/technical/

This page is likely highly irrelevant and boring to most, be warned!

lol

Still lurking, just not shooting much (currently mostly a. at work or b. asleep)

Ok good stuff.

Just still not sure how vulnerable these Minolta scanners are these to being paperweights when Mac OS updates. Vuescan is still being patched/updated. Support through Vuescan is enough?

No mention of OS for the Minolta on Ali’s site.

..well you could always run some version of windows on your mac for scanning, no?

Actually if I were to buy an expensive scanner like that I'd just spend another 200 for a small computer just for the scanning.

Neither sounds fun.

support through vuescan plus what tina said, can have a cheap scancomputer too

Neither sounds fun.

Scanning never ever has been, and never ever will be "fun".

Om2 / 28mm f2.8 / HP5

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