Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 7/18/18 8:31 PM:
?? 200 dpi ?? A 200 dpi scan of a 6x7 negative is barely a 0.2 Mpixel output
file.
You're right, I slipped a decimal place, a common hazard with slipsticks.
A typical good scan of a 6x7 negative in a proper film scanner should be at
between 2400 and 4000 ppi, netting approximately 5480x6330 pixels (35Mpixel) to
9130x10550 pixels (96 MPixel) resolution.
Yup, these are about 6200x5000 pixels.
"...the comfortable flow of using the 35mm DSLR that I've had for 45
years..."…! Wow! Pentax has been making DSLRs since 1973? What did they cost back
then? I mean the Pentax film SLRs were always considered a bargain… :-)
Oops, that was a braino.
LOL! Funny typos, Larry. :-)
The Pentax 6x7 is a lovely thing, and the results from one should easily stomp
a 6 to 12 Mpixel DSLR … but it's a good bit bit more work to use compared to
any 35mm derivative SLR (or DSLR), regardless of whether that might be APS-C or
FF format. It can produce outstanding results, if you are willing to put in the
effort. Either it's worth the effort for you or it isn't.
I've got another roll of Porta 400 loaded. Hopefully I'll get more than
7 frames out of it. I guess I must have exposed the start to room light
because I only got 7 frames out of the roll, which is kind of rough for
$30.
I'll try to get this roll through it fairly quickly so I can return the
lens to my neighbor and then decided whether to look for a lens for
myself or an appreciative home for the body.
G
On Jul 18, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote:
Last year I was given a Pentax 67, it took me until a couple weeks ago to
finish the first roll of Porta 400. Unfortunately, when Bay scanned it, they
scanned it square, so I need to bring it in for rescanning.
Here are the photos with the horizon straightened, color balance and exposure
tweaked. They seem to be scanned at about 200dpi which may be higher resolution
than the grain at about 30MP.
Photographing with this camera doesn't have the comfortable flow of using the
35mm DSLR that I've had for 45 years. The general image quality seems to be a
bit lower than that of an APS DSLR, except maybe in really bright light. I've
got a second roll of film that I'll try to shoot a lot more promptly, but at
the very least, using this is really making me appreciate my K-1.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157699216746255
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