![]() ![]() They make me want to shoot film all the more.Īnyway, thanks for the kind words again and I look forward to participating more in the discussions here.I have been playing with the new toy for two days non-stop. I must hand it to you - your monochrome portraits are stunning. I’ve also picked up a used M7 in recent weeks (amazing how low they’re selling for these days), merely because the IIIf is such a challenge to work with compared to the Ms, and I’m wanting to shoot more film now. I can’t offer anything about the CCD vs CMOS debate, as this is my first digital M - but I’m looking forward to using it just the same. I have a buddy that went through several M9-Ps, to the point where Leica finally replaced it with some sort of arrangement on an M 240. I’ve had dozens of cameras over the years, and worked professionally with dozens more now I just take photos for my own enjoyment.īy the way, I’m glad to see a fellow Leica aficionado I just succumbed to the M 240 myself earlier this week. It’s great to see others shooting medium format film! Such as, the prints made from the two scanners are indistinguishable up to 12X12 but beyond that the Opticfilm is clearly better… I think it would be important to compare prints made from the scans as well and if the prints are better at all sizes or equal up to a certain size. I would love to hear any other comparative information you have about these scanners including image quality, scan times, ease of use, etc. I was very excited to find your recent posts today as I am completely ready to buy one of these scanners ASAP. Ideally, I’d like to know how the Opticfilm 120 compares to the v700 with the betterscanning holders, but I’ll take any info I can get. I am pretty much only shooting medium format these days. I’ve been back and forth with deciding to either get the v700 or the Opticfilm 120. I have been in the exact same situation you were in. I’ve been watching the Opticfilm 120 ever since it was announced waiting for definitive reviews. And thank you Plustek, for finally including well-engineered film holders! The Plustek 120 appears to be a quality product that is well-conceived and is well-executed. I’m no longer plagued by crazy notions of purchasing a used (and discontinued, and unsupported) Nikon Coolscan 9000 for an inflated price in the second-hand market. I’d like to congratulate Plustek for keeping film scanners alive. The third big bonus with the Plustek is that the film holders can accommodate 3 frames of 6 x 7 film (the Epson ones hold 2.5… which is very inconvenient). The second big bonus with the Plustek is that there is no large, smudge-prone, glass panel present from which I have to keep wiping away fingerprints. ![]() The fact that I’m getting better image quality (in the context of my workflow) is a bonus. And my goal was to get something at least as good as the Epson in a smaller package. ![]() In actuality, I was happy with the Epson - until I saw what I can get from the Plustek. The overall image quality is excellent for both. Please note that we are splitting hairs with these crops. Those of you who are using the BetterScanning substitutes are likely coaxing better performance out of the Epson. However, the Epson V700 was hampered by its substandard film holders. The Epson V700 is on the left, the Plustek 120 is on the right: I have other crops I’ve compared but I’m only posting one because it is representative of the overall results. *This was done for my own evaluation purposes. This is a B&W comparison only (no colour comparisons are forthcoming – sorry!).I’m only examining sharpness (though I already have an opinion about dynamic range that I’ll keep to myself for now).Each manufacturer’s stock film holders were used (the Epson ones are flimsy, the Plustek ones are impressive).Default values in SilverFast 8 (identical settings for both scanners).Here is a high magnification crop from each scanner, from yesterday’s Smile image. ![]()
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