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Gear and Equipment :: RE: Kodak Ektar 100

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:42:22 GMT

Author: lxdesign
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:42 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 28

great images!

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Kodak Ektar 100

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:29:39 GMT

Author: wendyshakeyhands
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:29 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 28

Stuff out of the holga:

The rest of the set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nub4life/sets/72157623426557397/

Lovin' Ektar 100!

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Kodak Ektar 100

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:38:36 GMT

Author: lxdesign
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:38 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 28

Yes, I do.... and I have a binder with printfile sheets that I store the neg/slides in.

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Kodak Ektar 100

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:06:22 GMT

Author: thericyip
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:06 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 28

On a side note, do you guys cut the film yourselves into 3's when scanning?

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Kodak Ektar 100

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:54:28 GMT

Author: Metrix
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:54 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 28

lxdesign wrote:

Hey guys, just an update.... I bought three rolls of Ektar 100, and giving it a try. Already had one roll processed, and I am going to scan it this week.

What scanning software do you guys suggest I use, as right now I only use the Epson scan software that came with my V700 scanner. I'd like to have better colour control over my scanning on the V700, as I've noticed a colour cast in the past.

Ektar has a larger dynamic range then most negative films so the Epson Auto levels doesn't work very well. If colour balance is critical I do it this way. Using the epson software in professional mode. 16 bit tiff and unsharp on low. Use the auto exposure to get initial values. Check the grey scale histogram and adjust so there is no black or white clipping. Do the same for each of the RGB channels. Scan at 2400dpi for 120 or 3200dpi for 35mm. The idea is to get a scan containing all the information it doesn't have to be beautiful at this point.

In post I apply a 3 point colour balance (black, mid grey and white) plus the normal contrast adjustments.

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:43:40 GMT

Author: lxdesign
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:43 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

glad you guys had a good time. I ended up going for a drive in Durham to a couple of my fav. places.

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:23:26 GMT

Author: PotatoEYE
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:23 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

damn cold

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Kodak Ektar 100

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:17:37 GMT

Author: lxdesign
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:17 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 28

Hey guys, just an update.... I bought three rolls of Ektar 100, and giving it a try. Already had one roll processed, and I am going to scan it this week.

What scanning software do you guys suggest I use, as right now I only use the Epson scan software that came with my V700 scanner. I'd like to have better colour control over my scanning on the V700, as I've noticed a colour cast in the past.

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Rent a smoke machine?

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:12:53 GMT

Author: Mr.Walczak
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:12 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 4

Im jus looking to get a bit of floor fog for an upcoming shoot ive been pondering .. Thanks for all the offers Ill let you know when I get better (sick) thanks again

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Why do Canadian retailers hold us in such contempt??

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:20:49 GMT

Author: Carlton
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:20 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 8

annie wrote:

....but the question is in what order...

Weed before sex but never before hockey.

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Why do Canadian retailers hold us in such contempt??

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:06:12 GMT

Author: annie
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:06 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 8

Delsorbo wrote:

PotatoEYE wrote:

**** economy and all the capitalist crap, let's get naked and make love to each other

isn't that all we do up here anyway? drink, sex, weed, hockey

....but the question is in what order...

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:55:11 GMT

Author: alvin85
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:55 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

It was great seeing you all for the first time:)

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Why do Canadian retailers hold us in such contempt??

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:07:40 GMT

Author: Delsorbo
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:07 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 8

PotatoEYE wrote:

**** economy and all the capitalist crap, let's get naked and make love to each other

isn't that all we do up here anyway? drink, sex, weed, hockey

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:46:04 GMT

Author: John Vetterli
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:46 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

Thanks to everybody who came out for this. We were lucky in that there wasn't any rain, but unlucky in that the windchill still made it pretty cold.

Gear and Equipment :: RE: western digital HD Green vs Black

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:45:44 GMT

Author: GrantH
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:45 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 8

The only real advantage to to "green" drives is that some of them are a little quieter. Highlight little because the difference is very small. The Blacks out perform the green's for the cost of 1-2 watts of electricity. And that 1-2 watt difference only exists when accessing the drive. If you are writing to your drive 24 hours a day, 365 days a year it would cost you $0.92 more to operate a black drive per year. But realistically your drive is probably only being accessed, on average, for only a few minutes of each hour. Dropping the operating cost difference to a few cents a year at most.

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Rent a smoke machine?

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:35:35 GMT

Author: chopper
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:35 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 4

how much smoke/fog do you need?

I have one i use for Halloween decorating my yard but it doesn't produce a heck of a lot of fog, just bursts of it. You can borrow if that's all you need it to do.

Aftermath... :: RE: January 2nd (Sat, 11AM) - Alan Gardens Macro Shoot

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:18:39 GMT

Author: kevinl
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:18 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 43

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:05:26 GMT

Author: catherine
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:05 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

Thank you for all your info & suggestions everyone!

Potato: I wish I saw your post last night, I'm just enjoying breakfast & suddenly realized that it's already 11am! I'd better hurry.

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:02:56 GMT

Author: lxdesign
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:02 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

that's why you need 2 bodies! One for the medium telephoto, and one for the longer zoom.

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:36:49 GMT

Author: PotatoEYE
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:36 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

As far as I remember from last year's, it's mostly bands and people marching as well as some cars and funky moving pieces, like the outhouse last year maybe 1-2 floats

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Rent a smoke machine?

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:56:14 GMT

Author: lxdesign
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:56 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 4

I have an MDG miniMax..... although I was having an issue getting it primed, because I haven't used it in a long time. Let me see if I can get it working, and if I can .... you're welcome to use it.

David

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Why do Canadian retailers hold us in such contempt??

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:21:25 GMT

Author: matt.mackinnon
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:21 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 8

Using the excuse that margins are different between here and the USA again comes across as just anther excuse. If that was so then ALL prices for equipment and articles would fall under that same umbrella. Like for example.

B&H Photo is selling a Nikon 300s for $1519usf. The exact same camera here in Canada ranges from $1540~1570 cdn. That covers about the exchange rate.

B&H Photo is selling a Nikon Coolpix S520 for $99. The exact same camera from the exact same stores in the other example, are selling this camera for $220~240 cdn. A price that shows more than 100% markup.

Both these are Nikon cameras. You can't say that they are taxes differently. Just here they charge significantly more. So you look at the price history for this point and shoot camera, and statistically the USA has been well below the cost in Canada, and their price has constantly been dropping. In Canada, that $225 average price has been constant for the past year this product has been sold.

Inventory must have rolled over at some point, but its not that the Canadian dollar as dipped below the $0.90 conversion any time over the past year. There is no other explanation other than price fixing at an outrageously high price point.

/that is just two cameras. But it happens with so many items, where cost in the USA is significantly lower than here, for items that should be priced close to par. Lens filters come to mind.

It just sucks. I think PotatoEYE has it right.. just have sex and forget about it, cause the retailers are just sure doing it to you.

Aftermath... :: RE: Mar 14 (Sun, 12:30pm) - St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:34:25 GMT

Author: janetliz
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:34 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

catherine wrote:

Anyone know if there are going to be lots of floats? I took the 70-200 with me to the Santa Parade & found that I was too zoomed in to see the entire float, it worked great to if I just want to capture the expressions on a couple of performers though.

I think there will be some floats, but not as many or as large as the Metro Toronto Santa Claus Parade.

Gear and Equipment :: RE: Rent a smoke machine?

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:15:51 GMT

Author: mikefellh
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:15 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 4

FilmPlus rents fog machines...$25/day, $75/week...includes 1 litre of solution:

http://www.filmplus.ca/rentallist.html

Ontario Staging also rents out fog machines...$23-$34.50/day, $34.50-$51.75/3 days, also by week and month:

http://www.ontariostaging.com/rentals_catalogue.htm

Gear and Equipment :: Rent a smoke machine?

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:38:32 GMT

Author: Mr.Walczak
Subject: Rent a smoke machine?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:38 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 4

Anyone here have a smoke machine they want to rent out for a few hours or know of any places I could possibly rent one for decent coin?

Thanks!