Flan

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Flan
I will try Simonac but my sport photos are old and and on film

Comment by Flan posted on Weekly and Monthly! at 17/04/2025 - 19:11

Flan
Love the first one Loadof, when youngsters were free.

Comment by Flan posted on "What are you doing?" at 13/04/2025 - 19:40

Flan
Great results Loadof, well done, great clarity and contrast. You don't need the labs after all

Comment by Flan posted on Part 3, Neg to Digital, last one. at 22/03/2025 - 22:00

Flan
Lennybloke, I would echo the same, even if I couldn't afford it.

Comment by Flan posted on B@W monochrome GR at 20/03/2025 - 19:19

Flan
Rawtherappe can handle pixel shift files in DNG form, Its open source so it is free to download.
A steep learning curve but excellent for raw file processing.
I haven't personally shot a pixel shift photo yet

Comment by Flan posted on Pentax KP at 19/03/2025 - 15:20

Flan
For negatives and the money, I would go along with the purchase of that cheap light box.
Set you're tripod up pointing downwards onto a stable surface with the negative perfectly flat on the light-box, I use a little weights around the edges to prevent distortion from curl when needed (kitchen table suits me height wise) view and level perfectly on both planes of view and use live view an also press the ok button to really get in close to achieve that extra detail.
f8 aperture on the DFA macro 100mm and iso 100 obviously.
I get in as close, or as focus will allow and then come back a tiny tad adjusting the tripod height but maintaining full 35mm coverage of the neg or slide, as best I can.
When one has set up good one can do a batch of old negs.
Put one of them into Rawtherappe and when one chooses to develop a negative, reverse the curve field, so the that it shows as a positive.
This is my ameture approach currently but allows me to learn the easy way.

Comment by Flan posted on Playing with Old B/W Prints. at 18/03/2025 - 22:19

Flan
Well done Loadof, different times hah, First one wins but I like both
It's great that one can convert older film negative or slide at home.

Comment by Flan posted on Playing with Old B/W Prints. at 17/03/2025 - 23:02

Flan
Latest rumours that Ricoh will release a GR monochrome, before they're new Colour version GR iv.
Maybe in less than six months time. I presume it will be the same crop sensor from the Kiii monochrome inside ?
Street photographers will love this, a Leica killer stealth pocketable.

Comment by Flan posted on B@W monochrome GR at 17/03/2025 - 22:22

Flan
I purchased the K70 from new as it was on sale for £350.
I wanted the KP but it was just beyond my reach price wise at the time.
I researched heavily about both cameras and found the following.
The K70 has an excellent crop sensor that was developed independently, but the KP crop sensor was a development from the Pentax K1 original sensor team. So hence that hint magic for the KP.
I have gone on too acquire a FF K1ii since and the resolution is indeed a step up from the K70 but cannot speak for the KP
Hope this helps, regards Flan

Comment by Flan posted on Pentax KP at 17/03/2025 - 22:00

Flan
Loadof, don't worry just enter the competitions once in awhile.
If you manage to win, well then thats when the worry really starts
Loads on here and thats including myself are just enthusiasts and that is also perfectly clear to the savvy pros that drop in occasionally. I think they the pros get a kick out of it

Comment by Flan posted on Reasons for few entries at 23/02/2025 - 21:46

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