On 1/5/2013 9:32 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I do have a 7mm tube, a 50/3.5 macro and oodles of flash. But no live
> view. Perhaps a variable power studio light with 150 watt halogen
> modeling lamp will allow manual focus w/o live view.
I know CH doesn't trust light other than flash. Howsomever, I was pleased with
the color I got with a cheap 4x5,
daylight balanced light 'table' allowed to warm up for 10 minutes or so.
Using the original 5D, there's no live view, computer connection or not, so
good light for focusing is an issue.
Especially for those with less than perfect vision, enough light to 'stop down'
the focusing eye is at least useful,
perhaps necessary, for good results.
I used 7mm tube, bellows, 80/4 Auto macro lens, slide copier, cheap generic
right angle finder with magnification and
continuous light source. With decent light and viewfinder magnification, I
found it reasonably easy to focus well. I
think f8 is the sweet spot for this lens, but on 13 MP, I think f11 is just as
good.
At f11, with slides from the same roll, I think it's safe to focus once, as the
slide copier is good at holding them in
the same place. Sticks of neg film seemed a little iffier to me because of the
way they have to be adjusted for framing
by hand.
If I were doing a lot of work with that set-up, I'd likely get a better finder
magnifier. Well, if I were doing a LOT,
I'd pop for at least a camera with computer connected live view.
For fine work on later film taken with good lens/technique, this method falls
short of a good 4000 dpi scanner. For a
sea of frames, especially slides, it's probably more than good enough. For
older KR with ordinary lens, I just couldn't
see any meaningful difference.
As CH points out, it's certainly faster than any other method of 'scanning'.
Whether it's more time effective overall
may depend on one's scanner and work flow. I've meant to compare it to batch
scanning on the FS4000, but it seems I
enjoy creating new images more than reviving old ones these days - and life
happens. :-)
Hmmm, I'm wondering how it would work with the E-M5. 1:2 repro ratio would
roughly fill a 4/3 frame, giving the output
eq. of 1:1 on FF. That might be 50/3.5 territory, right on the border between
it and the 80/4.
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