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[OM] Re: PEN F Scanning Workflow [Spam]

Subject: [OM] Re: PEN F Scanning Workflow [Spam]
From: "Jose Elbert" <elbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:53:06 -0300
Roland,
Very interesting, thank you for your note.
I love my Olympus Pen F and FT with its amazing Zuiko lens!
Please, send some pictures.
Regards,
J. Elbert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roland Ruehl" <roland.ruehl@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: [OM] PEN F Scanning Workflow [Spam]


> 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 ---->
>                           +-----------------+
>                           |              |             |
>                           |      x      |             |
>                           +-----------------+
> 
>           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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