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[PauP]

A single grabbed shot on one of those guided procession night dives!




Saved from the "maybes?" -Cropped from landscape to portrait then coloUr corrected.

Aquatica housed Nik 90x,Kodak EBX100, AF 105, twin housed SB 25's
Old Minolta Dimage scan Dual scanner

PauP

[Cybergoldfish]

Ok for a WW newbee!


Why EBX?

[PauP]

ooh you Bitch!

Good colours and cheap! £2. a roll

I usually only shoot in the UK murk so what little colour we get, the EBX boost really helps. When ever I have dabbeled with other films I am always disapointed especialy with Velvia although I quite like the new Velvia 100 -looks sharp with nice colour but ....at twice the price of EBX.

PauP

[Cybergoldfish]

Plus the new Velvia is not good for desktop scanning.
I find the EBX too grainy though compared to the 100VS, but as you say it's cheap!

[PauP]

Plus the new Velvia is not good for desktop scanning.

Why not?


I should have said comparably inexpensive.

[Cybergoldfish]

Something about the emulsion layering, and linearity - They told me this after I bought a hundred rolls!

[jimbo1946]

I don't do film any more, but I've shot hundreds of rolls of Fuji Provia 100, and the slides scanned very nicely in a Nikon Coolscan IV ED.

I don't know if you UK chaps have something comparable, but in the U.S., some dealers sell "gray market" equipment and film. It's usually the same stuff as any dealer sells, but it was originally purchased abroad, then brought into the U.S. It's perfectly legal, but it costs substantially less. I used to buy Fuji gray market film from B&H for about 60% of the normal price.

Just a thought.


Jim

[Cybergoldfish]

Useful that Jim, expect an order soon!

[PauP]

Bob
A sample Velvia 100F, shot in Bonaire.
Here is a completely untouched scan (apart from copyright)


For a 300DPI section of this image then go here (364KB):
http://www.aquapix.c.....20300 DPI.jpg

I don't see any problems with these straight scans.


PauP

[Lionfish43]

Plus the new Velvia is not good for desktop scanning.

The new Velvia scanned up nicely for me. Here are some examples:
Velvia 100 wide-angle shots

I used a Nikon Coolscan IV

[Cybergoldfish]

I think it has something to do with the blues - Never got a straight answer, maybe I'll call Fuji UK on Monday.

Love the ColoUr in that shot!

[PauP]

Love the ColoUr in that shot!

UnfUrtunatley its not true to the slide.
A little dark and too much blue.

Thanks anyway.

PauP

[yahsemtough]

I should have copyrighted the "U". I see Paul has caught on.

Please send commission cheques to me personally to pay for my next trip.

[jimbo1946]

Useful that Jim, expect an order soon!

U can kiss my grits!

[Cybergoldfish]

Don't forget we still have yoUr President & a 14mm

[jimbo1946]

Don't forget we still have your President & a 14mm

It does appear that you have all the cards right now.

I think I'll send you my ex-wife too. And you don't have to send her back. HAHAHA

[Cybergoldfish]

No thanks, I'll stop at the hoUsing

[jimbo1946]

That's just like U...