Second roll of XP2 Super back from the minilab - this time process-only rather than scan (Pros: 60% less cash at £2.50 a roll without the scan; slightly less marks on the emulsion ... Cons: it's a PITA to preview scan 36+ frames on a scanner without batch facilities)
This was an "experimental" roll exposed at ISO200 rather than "box speed" of 400 - XP2S is supposed to have very wide latitude, and I'd seen other people's results that suggested a smoother less grainy look, so thought it worth a punt.
I have to say I'm still very disappointed with what I'm getting, but then in the "old days" I just shot film ,sent it off and got back my fairly satisfactory 6x4s without poring over huge prints with a loupe (which is pretty much what I'm doing with scans and LR of course) ... on the other hand I look at the work Antonio and Barrie produce from film and they look fine to me an much better detail and sharpness.
However, I got half a dozen shots on this roll with this apparent vignette ... not all together, and not by any means on every shot ... I thought it might be finger trouble when I was using my little Orion-15 28mm, but checking with it on the E-P2 I can't reproduce iit ... so, what do the old hands think? This is on the negative by the way, it's not an artifact from careless scanning
A pressure plate problem on the Bessa? Or a bit of carelessness in the processing?
duff processing? pressure plate? by _loupe, on Flickr
This was an "experimental" roll exposed at ISO200 rather than "box speed" of 400 - XP2S is supposed to have very wide latitude, and I'd seen other people's results that suggested a smoother less grainy look, so thought it worth a punt.
I have to say I'm still very disappointed with what I'm getting, but then in the "old days" I just shot film ,sent it off and got back my fairly satisfactory 6x4s without poring over huge prints with a loupe (which is pretty much what I'm doing with scans and LR of course) ... on the other hand I look at the work Antonio and Barrie produce from film and they look fine to me an much better detail and sharpness.
However, I got half a dozen shots on this roll with this apparent vignette ... not all together, and not by any means on every shot ... I thought it might be finger trouble when I was using my little Orion-15 28mm, but checking with it on the E-P2 I can't reproduce iit ... so, what do the old hands think? This is on the negative by the way, it's not an artifact from careless scanning
A pressure plate problem on the Bessa? Or a bit of carelessness in the processing?
duff processing? pressure plate? by _loupe, on Flickr