g'day slum
i wouldn't sweat it
by the time film scanners are not available that won't be your only problem
and even if things never get to that point do you really want to be tied to old technology if new technology, at that future time, is brilliantly better?
But Ray, you assume Nikon or others will continue to make reasonably priced dedicated film scanners in the future. Slumry has a good point, in that the chances of a $1,000 Nikon 5000 ED Super CoolScan replacement 10 years from now is uncertain, given the fact that film continues to slide in sales.
For my part, I have one Nikon 5000, and will buy a 2nd one before the end of the year because I believe the day will come when nobody will make a dedicated 35mm film scanner.
Ray, I appreciate the input. I shot digital for five years and it helped me learn a lot about creating images. There is a lot to like about the convenience of digital capture. However, after going back to film, my interest is only in film for capture. Hence my current workflow. I know that sooner or later I will be forced to move to newer technology. Now that I have found something I like, I want to be able to pursue it as long as possible. I like SilverGlows approach and will probably pursue something similar. This is based on a belief that there will not be any decent scanner options for film in the not too distant future. Hording scanners now kind of overlooks some of the other issues such as being able to find a suitable computer to use the scanner with and even being able to find software that can effectively scan film. How long it will be possible to nurse film scanning along is a big question for someone like me who has a color hybrid work flow. I have more faith that color film will be available than film scanners.
yeh, but if you want to get the "best" out of film you should be enlarging, printing and processing it in a traditional/wet darkroom not converting it digital and trying to pull the best print
Why would you say such a thing? It has no relationship to reality.
There are lots of photographers and as many different styles of printing. Some like warm, others like cool, more less contrast, obsessed with shadow detail or obsessed with highlights. I would rather use the fine art papers that one can use with inkjet than emulsion covered darkroom paper. Personal preference.
Scanning and printing with top-level inkjet printers, inks and paper often produces exquisite prints - and that depends on the printer, as in the human behind the device. It's a different medium, in some ways far superior. Other ways maybe not. But certainly equal.
If you don't want to work in that medium, that's fine. Everyone gets to choose their poison...
Lenny
EigerStudios
g'day slum
i wouldn't sweat it
by the time film scanners are not available that won't be your only problem
A purely analog flow can not begin to compete with this workflow in terms of final image quality.
Sandy King
A purely analog flow can not begin to compete with this workflow in terms of final image quality.
Sandy King
sorry guys i simply cannot accept this statement
i would ask Sandy to post examples of each to prove his point but i'm guessing all i'd get is a variation of the usual "... that wouldn't show on a monitor".
You are correct. Proving points of fine printmaking can not be done on a monitor and to attempt to do so would be a waste of time.
Sandy King
what? did you even think about what i posted?
i certainly did not assume anything of the kind
my main point, "... do you really want to be tied to old technology if new technology, at that future time, is brilliantly better?" has nothing to do with equipment availability, it is more a comment on the mind set of people with the simplistic belief that their artmaking is tied to some "magic bullet".
i personally can see less and less reason to stick with film and i can't understand why people use film then convert it to a digital form
surely film is good when used as film is intended to be used, maybe not so good when it is used it for the things digital is designed for
rather than bemoan the loss of current methods, materials and equipment, perhaps you, and many others, should embrace new technology and learn the techniques that make it high quality
yeh, thnx
How long will Epson provide good film scanning capability in a flatbed scanner is an interesting question.
You would think that with billons of negatives hiding in drawers and shoe boxes all over the world that there would be a huge demand for film capable scanners. This does not seem to be the case.
Have said all this, I am still no sure if I should invest in spare scanner now or trust that the Epson will continue to provide good film Flatbed scanners.
You're unreasonable. You ask for proof on a digital monitor, all the while knowing full well this is not possible in ways that will show the actual fidelity of the analog print. Then you sharkingly say "yeh, thnx".
Wow!
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