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Hi all. I need some suggestions here
I am new to medium format and B/W medium; and the only way to learn is to shoot, shoot and shoot more. So,
I am going to start doing a whole lot of medium format B/W photography; and cost is an obvious issue.
The 3 key cost components; and my solution to it are
Film : I am going to use Chinese films to keep cost down.
Development : Initially I am going to get them developed in Labs; but I am also going to try developing at home
Prints : I would print from Jessops etc, and this is expensive; and I dont need to print every frame; since many would be bad composition/ exposure etc. So my solution is that I would scan the negatives into comp, see the results and print only the ones I like from Jessops etc( which would initially be 30% - 50%, thereby cutting down costs).
So what I need is a cheap and cheerful scanner, which would scan the negatives (35mm, 4.5X6, 6X6 and 6X9) and at the touch of a button convert them into positives. This is really to tell me which negatives I should send for a proper print.
I dont need the highest qualilty scan, an average scan would do. And a slow scanner would do fine The key requirements are (i) low cost and (ii) ease of use
I definitely won't do any photoshop ( I dont see the point enhancing a photograph by computer programs; my personal view); and dont want to learn a whole lot of complex computer program. I would rather learn to use the camera better instead.
So what scanners would suit my purpose. To keep costs down I would look for a pre owner scanner.
Regards
Ujjwal
I am new to medium format and B/W medium; and the only way to learn is to shoot, shoot and shoot more. So,
I am going to start doing a whole lot of medium format B/W photography; and cost is an obvious issue.
The 3 key cost components; and my solution to it are
Film : I am going to use Chinese films to keep cost down.
Development : Initially I am going to get them developed in Labs; but I am also going to try developing at home
Prints : I would print from Jessops etc, and this is expensive; and I dont need to print every frame; since many would be bad composition/ exposure etc. So my solution is that I would scan the negatives into comp, see the results and print only the ones I like from Jessops etc( which would initially be 30% - 50%, thereby cutting down costs).
So what I need is a cheap and cheerful scanner, which would scan the negatives (35mm, 4.5X6, 6X6 and 6X9) and at the touch of a button convert them into positives. This is really to tell me which negatives I should send for a proper print.
I dont need the highest qualilty scan, an average scan would do. And a slow scanner would do fine The key requirements are (i) low cost and (ii) ease of use
I definitely won't do any photoshop ( I dont see the point enhancing a photograph by computer programs; my personal view); and dont want to learn a whole lot of complex computer program. I would rather learn to use the camera better instead.
So what scanners would suit my purpose. To keep costs down I would look for a pre owner scanner.
Regards
Ujjwal
