Digital BW, The Print

>For size, weight and great results Rollei TLRs are
>really spectacular too...but not close enough focusing for me...

The +1 close up lens on my Rollei GX takes it to about 18 inches and is
excellent.  I really can't see the difference in real world shooting between
the GX with the close up and my Rollei SL66 with it's amazing close-up
capabilities.  (I stick a 90mm Apo-Rodagon on the SL66 for the ultimate in
copying, etc., but that is not very practical for field shooting.)

The big problem I have with all the non-rangefinder MF cameras is the
film-flatness issue.  I ended up shooting only every other frame in the
Rolleis to be sure I had flat film.  With the Bronica and Fuji, I can shoot
every frame and not worry about the issue.  This is a major advantage.  (But
the GX with its 2.8 and good built-in meter is very nice for low light, hand
held shots.)

Paul

On 5/30/02 10:14 AM, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...> wrote:

>> For size, weight and great results Rollei TLRs are
>> really spectacular too...but not close enough focusing for me...
> 
> The +1 close up lens on my Rollei GX takes it to about 18 inches and is
> excellent.  I really can't see the difference in real world shooting between
> the GX with the close up and my Rollei SL66 with it's amazing close-up
> capabilities.  (I stick a 90mm Apo-Rodagon on the SL66 for the ultimate in
> copying, etc., but that is not very practical for field shooting.)
> 
> The big problem I have with all the non-rangefinder MF cameras is the
> film-flatness issue.  I ended up shooting only every other frame in the
> Rolleis to be sure I had flat film.  With the Bronica and Fuji, I can shoot
> every frame and not worry about the issue.  This is a major advantage.  (But
> the GX with its 2.8 and good built-in meter is very nice for low light, hand
> held shots.)
> 

Thanks Paul.  Have you shot a Mamiya 7II?  I'm curious how it compares to
the Bronica and Fuji

Robert

My ears (eyes) really perked up when I saw this topic

I'm a former newspaper photographer (18 years) who always had a passion for
both medium format and b&w which were both hard to come by in the latter
half of my career.

I have both a Rollei (very old) twin lens and a Hasselblad.

Sorry for such a basic question but what is the scanner of choice among this
group for 2 1/4 negatives and slides?

I'm afraid the closest I can get to anything like that in my current job (at
the Univ. CA) is a flatbed with a transparency adapter. They're pretty
high-end flatbeds but is that still kind of laughable compared to a negative
scanner?

Thanks in advance for a reply

Don

Don Preisler
donpreisler@...

> I have both a Rollei (very old) twin lens and a Hasselblad.
>
> Sorry for such a basic question but what is the scanner of choice
> among this
> group for 2 1/4 negatives and slides?

Hi Don,

Since this is a B&W mailing list, I will assume you are seeking the utmost
in quality for your B&W negatives, and as such, the Leafscan 45, IMO, gives
the best results of any scanner...since it scans in grayscale NOT in RGB and
then converts...which, IMO, gives better and more accurate tonality.

;-)

Regards,

Austin

Don,

I'm now using a Nikon 8000 to scan my MF negatives.  I think it is a very
nice machine.  The drums might be marginally better, but I'd want the GEM
grain-removal program on one -- which may not exist.  Grain is now my main
limiting factor, not resolution.  I also find the glass carrier necessary
for standard B&W film.

I used a flatbed for some time (until the 8000 was released).  For 16x20
inch prints, my Epson 1600 was simply inadequate -- at least for directly
scanning MF negatives.  So, for a few years I used an internegative and
scanned that.  A Kodak 7302 8x10 film can be processed in Xtol full strength
for 4-6 minutes, in a tray under a safelight, just like enlarging paper.
Then the flatbeds with transparency adapters can make very good digital
files.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com

  -----Original Message-----
  From: donpreisler@... [mailto:donpreisler@...]
  Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:43 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Medium Format--Rangefinders


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  group for 2 1/4 negatives and slides?

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