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[OM] Re: PEN F Scanning Workflow: pictures

Subject: [OM] Re: PEN F Scanning Workflow: pictures
From: Roland Ruehl <roland.ruehl@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:23:33 -0700
Here goes:

http://ferider.smugmug.com/gallery/204203

Have a nice week-end,

Roland.

Jose Elbert wrote:

>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]
>
>
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>>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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