Hey APUG,
I have always seen mixed results, never a steady pattern, yet I use the same cameras, film, and scanner for the most part. I am not here to ask a scanning question, believe me, but if any non-purists out there have scanning tips, I am all ears. Here is the deal:
I just received a roll of Ektar 100 (not expired) shot with my GW690ii. If you've read my posts you'll know that I love this camera, but I feel there could be room for improvement with exposures, or maybe its the processing of my film. My original attempt to resolve this compressed/overly grainy look was to send the film out to a highly regarded film developer. I am not loving this supernatural, highly saturated color with heavy vignetting. Do other GW690 users get this kind of vignette? I have shot Ektar in all seasons but it seems like the winter is especially harsh in terms of the effect on color. Granted, this picture is during an intense sunrise, but my partner said it looks like it was taken on a different planet... Could I be exposing my film more effectively to avoid such color distortion or should I just stick with Portra 400?
I have always seen mixed results, never a steady pattern, yet I use the same cameras, film, and scanner for the most part. I am not here to ask a scanning question, believe me, but if any non-purists out there have scanning tips, I am all ears. Here is the deal:
I just received a roll of Ektar 100 (not expired) shot with my GW690ii. If you've read my posts you'll know that I love this camera, but I feel there could be room for improvement with exposures, or maybe its the processing of my film. My original attempt to resolve this compressed/overly grainy look was to send the film out to a highly regarded film developer. I am not loving this supernatural, highly saturated color with heavy vignetting. Do other GW690 users get this kind of vignette? I have shot Ektar in all seasons but it seems like the winter is especially harsh in terms of the effect on color. Granted, this picture is during an intense sunrise, but my partner said it looks like it was taken on a different planet... Could I be exposing my film more effectively to avoid such color distortion or should I just stick with Portra 400?


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