I don't bother with Lightroom. Photoshop itself does the deed.
Lightroom allows the printing of contact sheets of selected images. But frankly, doing it your way seems easier.
There may be some advice you can use in this link:I have a Nikon Coolscan film scanner which I got many years ago. Eventually, when I upgraded my computers i was left with no way to connect as the firewire interface was dropped and the software discontinued.
I note that Vuescan offers a solution but I'm still stuck with the connection issue. How did you get around that. Apple sell a USB-C to Thunderbolt adapter, which you then connect to a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter forming a bridge between the firewire device (ie Coolscan) and the computer. It all sounds a bit convoluted and I haven't tried it as I'm a bit reluctant to spend a €100 on adapters with out knowing if this combination with the new software will solve my problem.
I have heard people saying that they retained the old computer with the old operating systems and connections. This is no longer an option for me.
How have you maintained the use of your Coolscan?
David
I still am wondering why people don't make a silver contact print and then scan that.
I have a Nikon Coolscan film scanner which I got many years ago. Eventually, when I upgraded my computers i was left with no way to connect as the firewire interface was dropped and the software discontinued.
I note that Vuescan offers a solution but I'm still stuck with the connection issue. How did you get around that. Apple sell a USB-C to Thunderbolt adapter, which you then connect to a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter forming a bridge between the firewire device (ie Coolscan) and the computer. It all sounds a bit convoluted and I haven't tried it as I'm a bit reluctant to spend a €100 on adapters with out knowing if this combination with the new software will solve my problem.
I have heard people saying that they retained the old computer with the old operating systems and connections. This is no longer an option for me.
How have you maintained the use of your Coolscan?
David
You're forgetting that the "entity" known as "Kodak" is a legal fiction.
I don't bother with Lightroom. Photoshop itself does the deed.
I don't bother with Lightroom. Photoshop itself does the deed.
As are all corporate entities. Eastman Kodak, of course still has one division that makes wonderful photographic film, highly valued polyester sheet material, circuit board materials and several other special purpose products using a coating line that is arguably the best in the word for what it is used for. That division is only part of the business, but after shrinking precipitously, it is now growing again. Which makes those of us who enjoy film photography happier.
You do value happiness, don't you?
You're forgetting that the "entity" known as "Kodak" is a legal fiction.
If it makes somebody happy to avoid photography and focus instead on darkroom.
I would consider photographic printing as a part of photography. I also believe that printing is no lesser art than the first half of the image-making process, although in the public eye there has never been the appreciation for printers that (some) photographers have received. If that's justified - I don't think so.
On a related note, I was given an Epson V500 and, while I still print what I want in the darkroom, I do scan my negs for no other reason than to have a digital back up. But, one thing I am experimenting with is opening the folder with the images for the roll, viewing them as thumbnails, making a screen shot, and printing that on my laser printer instead of making a traditional contact sheet. It works OK But I am wondering if there’s an app that does that more directly.
There's no photo until the print has been made.
I don't bother with Lightroom. Photoshop itself does the deed.
I do the same, but keep thinking I need to switch to Lightroom for its other features related to database, lossless editing etc. It would be better to have a little more organization for all these photos. Maybe one day.
There's no photo until the print has been made. But that's of course just as restricted a view as arguing that darkroom work isn't part of photography.
I think that as well as printing, photography is also displays.
Are you sure you do not have the space to store an old Windows 7 or 8 computer that can accept FireWire? You could spend a lot of effort and $$ trying to adapt the Coolscan to a contemporary Mac or WIN.
I have a Nikon Coolscan film scanner which I got many years ago. Eventually, when I upgraded my computers i was left with no way to connect as the firewire interface was dropped and the software discontinued.
I note that Vuescan offers a solution but I'm still stuck with the connection issue. How did you get around that. Apple sell a USB-C to Thunderbolt adapter, which you then connect to a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter forming a bridge between the firewire device (ie Coolscan) and the computer. It all sounds a bit convoluted and I haven't tried it as I'm a bit reluctant to spend a €100 on adapters with out knowing if this combination with the new software will solve my problem.
I have heard people saying that they retained the old computer with the old operating systems and connections. This is no longer an option for me.
How have you maintained the use of your Coolscan?
David
Because Cibachrome is not available anymore? ...I still am wondering why people don't make a silver contact print and then scan that.
Because Cibachrome is not available anymore? ...
Joking aside, I agree with you, it works well. For "fast scan" I even use my office all-in-one (a laser printer+scanner not intended for photography at all). I press one button and 1 minute later I have the full page on my hard drive at 300ppi. I'm only missing a piece of software to extract individual frames out of the scan!
There's no photo until the print has been made. But that's of course just as restricted a view as arguing that darkroom work isn't part of photography.
I think that as well as printing, photography is also displays.
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