List,
please ignore if you are not interested in half-frame.
I finally fixed my half-format scanning work flow last night (I had
asked a question about this a few weeks ago) and wanted to share the
(simple, as it turns out) solution. I am using PEN FTs and a Minolta
Multi II scanner. I started using the PENs last year, being attracted by
their size (and lens size/weight) and sturdyness (I find them very sexy,
too, but this might just be me ...). I got the Multi II cheap on the bay
because it can also scan MF, and because of the availability of a 50
slide feeder (the "SC 100", also cheap on the bay; the feeder and
scanner together cost me around US 800).
Here is the flow:
* shoot positives; I use Velvia 50/100, or EVS
* have your development shop frame the film, two pictures by frame;
I sometimes do negatives, then I frame them by hand.
* ignore the Minolta Software (can only autofocus on the center of
the picture, which in my case is a black stripe)
* Use Vuescan:
o Batch mode will use the slide feeder
o I set cropping to manual, and fix my crop box to the top
half of my double (portrait) pictures.
o Set the autofocus point to:
<----- 35mm ---->
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o I scan a batch of 50 double frames, giving me 50 half frame
scans. Set color correction, exposure control, etc. to
whatever you do normally.
o I then take the batch out, turn it around, put it back in
the slide feeder. Batch scan with the same settings to get
the other 50 pictures.
o The results at top resolution (2800 dpi) is 100 (ca.) 5
Mpixel/48bit pictures (around 30 MByte TIF files).
The whole flow only works because of perfect alignment of the
half-frames - Thanks to Olympus... The alignment also allows you to
fine-tune the cropping to get minimal black frame around the picture
(and better scanner exposure). This flow should also be applicable to
other scanners with batch feeders.
If somebody is interested, I'll post some pictures this week.
Regards,
Roland.
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