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Post by Michael Fraley on Jan 4, 2007 14:49:15 GMT -5
Hi All, I recently bought a Zuiko 50/1.8 for my OM-2000 camera. This is from the first roll. I like how light this lens is on the camera, compared to a zoom. This is Kodak Gold 200. and another...
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Post by k38 on Jan 4, 2007 14:55:28 GMT -5
Very nice clouds! Lens looks like a champ.
Dwight
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Post by doubs43 on Jan 4, 2007 16:40:40 GMT -5
Hi All, I recently bought a Zuiko 50/1.8 for my OM-2000 camera. This is from the first roll. I like how light this lens is on the camera, compared to a zoom. This is Kodak Gold 200. Michael, I wouldn't be surprised to find that you grow attached to the Zuiko lens. I own almost all focal length Zuikos from 21mm through 200mm and none have disappointed me. My wife and I spent a few days with our son and his family over Christmas and I took an OM-1 and an OM-2n with me. I have three or four rolls of film to be developed as soon as I can get them to the camera shop. I'll post a few when I get the negatives back and can scan them. Walker
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Post by John Parry on Jan 4, 2007 17:20:26 GMT -5
Yes - those work very nicely!
Regards - John
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Post by Michael Fraley on Jan 4, 2007 19:21:45 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! Walker, I'll look forward to seeing your pictures posted too...
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Post by GeneW on Jan 4, 2007 19:55:18 GMT -5
Michael, these shots look really good! Nothing quite like a first-rate prime. Looking forward to more.
Gene
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Post by herron on Jan 4, 2007 23:33:35 GMT -5
Looks like you have a winner.
One comment: Is that "Roberts Motel" shot a section of a larger image...? There seems to be much more grain (or noise, as they say nowadays) than in that first one.
Or maybe it's just my monitor.....
It's a neat shot. I love the birds perched around the edge!
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Post by Michael Fraley on Jan 5, 2007 0:19:54 GMT -5
Hi Ron Head, nice kit, generous of you to give your OM-1 away too. Still in the family, though, huh?
Hi Ron Herron, there is a lot of grain which surprised me. Most of the roll wasn't like that. I took a slightly underexposed negative and increased the contrast -- actually 'auto adjust levels' in MS Picture It! That was the result. No cropping, that's full frame.
Cheers, Michael
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Post by GeneW on Jan 5, 2007 6:34:27 GMT -5
Michael, I find that any underexposed frames in C41 films tend to get grainy. Sometimes I apply a touch of noise reduction (I use Noise Ninja) to smooth it out. But other times, like this one, I like the grain and leave it alone.
Gene
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Post by herron on Jan 5, 2007 10:53:55 GMT -5
Actually, it's a rather nice effect. I like the shot anyway, with its pleasing composition, the birds, and the dramatic lighting on the cloud contrasting so nicely with that darker sky. I was just curious about the grain, since they came from the same roll.
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Post by herron on Jan 5, 2007 11:06:10 GMT -5
Michael, I find that any underexposed frames in C41 films tend to get grainy. Sometimes I apply a touch of noise reduction (I use Noise Ninja) to smooth it out. But other times, like this one, I like the grain and leave it alone. Gene Gene: I use PhotoShop CS to work on my images, but I've never tried anything like Noise Ninja. Is it really effective? What kind of effect would it have on scanned images? I have a lot of old family snapshots from the 60s/70s that I would like to clean up. Unfortunately, all I have are the prints, not the negatives. Most are only 4x6, and a lot of them are printed on the satin or textured commercial prints that were popular for snapshots back then. Most are also a little soft in focus. When I scan them, I get LOTS of noise all through them, and nothing I try in PS seems to help.
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Post by GeneW on Jan 5, 2007 13:13:32 GMT -5
Gene: I use PhotoShop CS to work on my images, but I've never tried anything like Noise Ninja. Is it really effective? What kind of effect would it have on scanned images? I have a lot of old family snapshots from the 60s/70s that I would like to clean up. Ron, I'm not sure how much it would help. It definitely helps on images scanned from negs if there's too much grain aliasing or whatever. There are two very good products for Windows -- Noise Ninja and Neat Image. I've had luck with both but purchased NN because I could also get a Linux version of it. Neat Image offers a 'personal edition' or something like that for free. It's worth downloading it and checking it out on your scans. Here's the URL: www.neatimage.com/Gene
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