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Re: USB Film Scanners?

san_te_2001 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:37:40 GMT

I tried one of those USB scanners and the results were pretty bad even when compared to the results with an old Epson Perfection Scanner. Needless to say, I

Re: USB Film Scanners?

thad_floryan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:07:21 GMT

... How much time do you have? ... Here's the best setup I've seen (using a Nikon D70):

Re: USB Film Scanners?

Rik Dillen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:24:27 GMT

BTW, to answer questions on beforehand : the ICE software I mentioned in my message does not work with black-and-white negative film, because it is based on

Re: USB Film Scanners?

Rik Dillen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:56 GMT

I learned the hard way. First (in the meantime many years ago) I bought a very cheap scanner (about 300 EUR, which a few years ago was VERY cheap). Quickly I

Re: USB Film Scanners?

Zane H. Healy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:38:40 GMT

I meant to include a link to examples of some of my scans. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33848088@N03/sets/72157622393781445/ Zane -- ...

Re: USB Film Scanners?

Zane H. Healy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:37:50 GMT

... I'm using an aged Epson Perfection 2400 Photo flatbed scanner. It is such a pain to get B&W film developed now, I've started doing my own 35mm developing

Re: USB Film Scanners?

Larry Ewan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT

55mm f2.8 manual lense and a Nikon ES-1 slide copier. Blows the doors off any of the cheap scanners. Should cost about $300 all in if you use ebay. Larry

USB Film Scanners?

box542 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:26:32 GMT

Hello all, Has any member of this group used one of those USB film scanners that I've seen advertised for about $100? I know...you get what you pay for. Any

Re: Non Nikon flashes

wrw13 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:48:59 GMT

Scott, Thanks, but I figured it out, and it doesn't even require the tape. I had to set the flash menu option from TTL to manual, and use it on any of the

Re: Non Nikon flashes

Scott Ditzel — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:58:57 GMT

Bill, You will have to cover the 2 pins on the right side of the foot (foot facing up at you) with tape. Leave the central pin & the pin by itself on the left

Non Nikon flashes

wrw13 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:46:54 GMT

OK, I have a few older flashes from my F3 and before, including a Honeywell 682s with a hot shoe mounted electric eye and a Sunpack 244D Hot shoe mount) and

Re: Shutter speed

ab7rk@... — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:22:20 GMT

Paul, You might take a look at _www.pbase.com/garyevans_ (http://www.pbase.com/garyevans) to check out speeds I used for aircraft. I don't know what type

Re: Shutter speed

Howie — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:17:12 GMT

... You should also play with panning - follow the car smoothly (sounds easy!), keeping it in the center or left-center of the frame and squeeze the trigger.

Re: Shutter speed

Josh A. Grossman — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:43:26 GMT

I agree, too high a shutter speed will make the cars looked parked, you want to find a shutter speed slow enough so the wheels still have motion blur, a little

Re: Shutter speed

Chris — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:53:19 GMT

I shoot motorcycles at the local track and I usually shot those any where from 1/500th to 1/800th or sometimes higher. It really depends if on what kind of