Austin O'Hara
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Great explanation! Thanks for the link.
Developing 120 film - what needs to be done?
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Great explanation! Thanks for the link.
David Mitchell
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Im just on the hunt for a scanner now, can't really afford the V700, will try the scanner we have at home on the basis that I can always rescan the negatives again on a better one!
Larry Bolch
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I recall a message on a forum that is primarily about scanning and printing. The person posting had been throwing away the film as soon as it was scanned. After a few thousand scans, he realized he was gaining substantial experience and thus skills, thus his current scans were orders of magnitude better than his first scans. Tragically, some of his best work was scanned first and the originals were gone.
Thoughts Upon Scanning by Larry N. Bolch
Thoughts Upon Scanning by Larry N. Bolch
David Mitchell
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Check these 2 videos out - massivly helpful for a newbie like me:
Developing - seems pretty easy once you get it in the drum!
Episode 23 :: Developing Film - YouTube
Scanning and tweeking (B&W)
Episode 24 :: Scanning Negatives - YouTube
Developing - seems pretty easy once you get it in the drum!
Episode 23 :: Developing Film - YouTube
Scanning and tweeking (B&W)
Episode 24 :: Scanning Negatives - YouTube
David Mitchell
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Right, just shot my first roll of 120 film 
will go and see where I can get it developed 
will go and see where I can get it developed 
Hamish Gill
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with regard to your link to Micheal Raso's Blog ... this is his other site ... well worth keeping an eye on ... nice chap too!
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David Mitchell
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Some interesting photos on there, hopefully mine will come out like that, I can see one 1 of them he has had a light leak (cranes photo) which I am guessing mine may have, will find out the results soon though, need to get the film sent off, although I will check with the british film archives to see if they do development
Brian Moore
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Some interesting photos on there, hopefully mine will come out like that, I can see one 1 of them he has had a light leak (cranes photo) which I am guessing mine may have, will find out the results soon though, need to get the film sent off, although I will check with the british film archives to see if they do development
That "cranes photo" you refer to on Mike Raso's blog may be mine. If so the "light leak" you allude to isn't a light leak at all. Its an unfortunate artifact of my development process on that particular roll. I did a stand development and I have found that 120 film in a plastic tank doesn't tolerate stand development gracefully sometimes.
Matthew Durnford
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On the subject of scanning software whether you are a Windows aficionado, an Apple "Fan-boi" or a Linux Guru then I would recommend Vuescan which can be found at VueScan Scanner Software for Windows 7, Mac OS X Lion, Linux, iPhone, iPad, iPod. If you buy the $80 dollar version then you have a lifetime licence and Ed Hamrick updates every couple of weeks. If you wish to get the best out of the software then The VueScan Bible is a good investment (see bottom right of Hamrick's home page).
I have the Epson V700 and my understanding is that it differs from the V750 in so much as you get with the V750 a full licence to an excellent but expensive German scanning software product (whose name I forget) and the kit to wet scan.
If you are serious about scanning film then Custom film holders for Agfa, Microtek, Canon and Epson film scanners. is somewhere you may wish to visit for film holders.
I have purchased and use on a daily basis VueScan which provides what I need at a reasonable price. Interesting to note that Ed Hamrick also uses Dave Coffins RAW file processing software as do a number of companies http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/
Matthew.
I have the Epson V700 and my understanding is that it differs from the V750 in so much as you get with the V750 a full licence to an excellent but expensive German scanning software product (whose name I forget) and the kit to wet scan.
If you are serious about scanning film then Custom film holders for Agfa, Microtek, Canon and Epson film scanners. is somewhere you may wish to visit for film holders.
I have purchased and use on a daily basis VueScan which provides what I need at a reasonable price. Interesting to note that Ed Hamrick also uses Dave Coffins RAW file processing software as do a number of companies http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/
Matthew.
David Mitchell
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I have seen someone 'scan' a negative with the use of a lightbox and a DSLR lol means you can output RAW files to tweek the colours if needed!
David Mitchell
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Minor update, I now have the film developed and am now looking for a photo scanner to scan them in, they seem to have come out pretty good, only 1 or 2 have issues with exposure it seems, im quite impressed with the Kodak Six-20 due to the fact that its only got 1 shutter speed and 1 aperture lol
