[rollei_list] Re: Carl Zeiss Rolleiflex SL66 1:4/40 mm Distagon FLE HFT

  • From: Uwe Wolfgang Steinke <paintingwithlenses@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:17:19 +0200

Hi Jim,

as I looked at the photo I thought "Wow, it looks like HDR - and it's just
a scan from an analog photo - great!" Now that I know that it's HDR, I'd
like to see the original - which I know is impossible...

Anyway - which scanner do you use?

Uwe

2012/9/29 Jim Brick <jim@xxxxxxxxxx>

> Hi John,  I have been using HDR since HDR software has been available. I
> use it both in my digital capture and in scanning. Sometimes, things just
> look better (to me) in their native form. I do have both over and under of
> that Hunter Liggett photograph, and I did scan all three and run them
> through Photomatix. Still, for me, the way I have it, is the way I want it.
> Which, as I said, is the bottom line.
>
> HDR certainly has become more sophisticated since its inception. In the
> beginning, it was nearly impossible to use it with scanned frames as it
> couldn't figure out how to align them. Nowadays, programs like Photomatix
> and Photoshop CS6 have no trouble aligning multiple transparency scans.
>
> :-)
>
> Jim
>
>
>  Jim Brick
> Sunnyvale, CA
> http://www.photomojo.org
>
> On Sep 28, 2012, at 1:02 AM, John Wild wrote:
>
>  Eric,
>
> I have found that by scanning at 2 or 3 different exposures – one under,
> one over and one normally – and combining them in HDR software that I can
> get more out of an image. If a transparency, there may not be enough in the
> shadows and highlights to pull out anyway.
>
> John
>
>
> On 28/09/2012 07:12, "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> A digital sure would have done better with capturing contrast... no detail
> in the shadow areas that come through on the scan...
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
> --
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:59 AM, Uwe Wolfgang Steinke <
> paintingwithlenses@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> awesome - digital cameras can hardly reach that!
>
>
> 2012/9/28 Chris Burck <chris.burck@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> beautiful colors.
>
> On Sep 27, 2012 6:33 PM, "Jim Brick" <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It depends on what your idea of affordable is...
>
> I have one of these lenses for my SL66 and it is absolutely outstanding!
>
> Here is an image via my 40mm FLE.
>
> http://www.photomojo.org/Yellow_Field_Oak_Tree-.jpg
>
>
>
> Jim Brick
> Sunnyvale, CA
> http://www.photomojo.org
>
> On Sep 27, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Uwe Wolfgang Steinke wrote:
>
> > Hi Carlos
> >
> > and thanks for the superb answer!
> >
> > Sooo, where do I get an affordable 4/40 FLE for my SL66 or 6008AF? Lots
> of wishes for the next Christmases.
> >
> > Uwe
> >
> >
>
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Uwe Wolfgang Steinke

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