ATTN All Film Shooters

randerson07 wrote in post #5479733
Ive shot a bit of film lately, 3 rolls last weekend. Here is what I have posted on Flickr.

The last set of B&Ws in the set are on Ilford c41 black and white film, it turned out pretty well, but completely a different animal the the Trix Black and whites in the beginning of the set. Ive got a roll of HP5 coming back from the lab in about two weeks, cant wait.

http://www.flickr.com …7/sets/72157604​769874855/

how do you manage dust in the scanning process? or do you have it sent in?

That was processed and scanned at Target, using their next day service.

Its pretty darn cheap, and they do a good job. the file sizes on the cds are only 1.8mb but they are pretty good quality.

Ive had a few done by wolf camera and they came back dusty with scratched negatives. I had one done at a small camera shop and they scaned all the negs backwards.

So far Target has been the best.

I ran through 36 exp of ISO400 B&W today and as the motor wound the film back, I was left feeling hollow knowing that I could slack again and shot digital.

Im happy that its in my minifridge ready for devel.

Hi Clark - wonder little machine that 500c/m.... it was my first 'blad. What sort of scanning gear do you use?

clark becker wrote in post #5490752
look at my avaitar, 500c/m, i develop all of my own film, (all i shoot is b/w) and then scan it.

randerson07 wrote in post #5499517
That was processed and scanned at Target, using their next day service.

Its pretty darn cheap, and they do a good job. the file sizes on the cds are only 1.8mb but they are pretty good quality.

Ive had a few done by wolf camera and they came back dusty with scratched negatives. I had one done at a small camera shop and they scaned all the negs backwards.

So far Target has been the best.

ah. target here doesn't know what they're doing. and processing tmax is far too expensive. I grabbed an older film scanner, but the dust really puts a damper in me PPing

randomlinh wrote in post #5504903
ah. target here doesn't know what they're doing. and processing tmax is far too expensive. I grabbed an older film scanner, but the dust really puts a damper in me PPing

There is no reason to pay for silver processing. It's very cheap and easy to do yourself, and you get consistency.

I bought a 3000N a few weeks ago on Ebay for $30.00. I mainly bought it to see what my macro lens was like on a 35mm, and to see what 24-70mm was capable of. I do like the feel of film, but it has nothing on the speed and convenience of digital...

The convenience of digital is great, no doubt about it. However, I already spend 50-60 hours a week in front of a computer for work and home stuff. Sometimes, I'm sick of computers which is why film is intriguing. Film and darkroom work provides a chance to be creative while not relying on computers. Not to mention, I still have my film mindset of only 36-exposures on a roll.

DocFrankenstein wrote in post #5505383
There is no reason to pay for silver processing. It's very cheap and easy to do yourself, and you get consistency.

Oh, I know. I develop them myself. I was going to just bring the negatives in for scanning, but ritz is the only other alternative, and I was not happy w/ the $5 scan. So I bought a Scan Image II But the dust is killin me

CVS, Walgreens, and WalMart all offer scanning to CD. Im not sure about every location, but there are a couple near my office that do.

Im hoping to start developing myself, I just need to convince my other half its a good idea.

I agree that $5/scan is quite high - Ritz tends to be pricey on a number things when you compare gear around the marketplace.

If you can swing it, pick up a used Nikon Coolscan or Minolta Dimage slide/negative scanner. These are some of the finer devices on the market, not a flatbed type, and will give you quite a superior, extremely high resolution scan. An old art director friend of mine has one of the Nikons and is absolutely delighted with the conversion work he's done with negs from a couple of decades ago. Some are designed to handle both 35mm and MF film:

http://www.nikonusa.co​m …/Film-Scanners/index.page

randomlinh wrote in post #5509169
Oh, I know. I develop them myself. I was going to just bring the negatives in for scanning, but ritz is the only other alternative, and I was not happy w/ the $5 scan. So I bought a Scan Image II But the dust is killin me

sapearl wrote in post #5509403
I agree that $5/scan is quite high - Ritz tends to be pricey on a number things when you compare gear around the marketplace.

If you can swing it, pick up a used Nikon Coolscan or Minolta Dimage slide/negative scanner. These are some of the finer devices on the market, not a flatbed type, and will give you quite a superior, extremely high resolution scan. An old art director friend of mine has one of the Nikons and is absolutely delighted with the conversion work he's done with negs from a couple of decades ago. Some are designed to handle both 35mm and MF film:

http://www.nikonusa.co​m …/Film-Scanners/index.page

drrr... I meant to say I got a Scan Dual II... not scan image II.. heh. And $5 isn't so bad, it's the fact the images all seemed soft, and they temporarily lost my negatives. Then my CD. Walmart here... I'd rather not step foot into if I can help it. It's packed nearly every minute of the day.