Re: [APML] FSQ-106 - my early results...

["Jeff Crilly" <jlcapml@sbcglobal.net>]

That was indeed a scan of the negatives.

Fyi.. I've initially installed the scanner software
on the ibook -- the primary "justification" for the scanner
was use by my daughter (no, not for film, she does pencil
drawings and such.)

The silverfast (sp?) software that came with it was 
less-than-acceptable for getting good scans of negatives.

I found the epson import driver very good, with good color
balance with default settings.  The epson driver also has 
curves adjustment builtin, which is not as good as photoshop
curves.  Also, photoshop elements, which is included and 
installed on the ibook does not have curves.  Hence, the
not so good post-processing.

When I get some time, I'll be reprocessing these on 
the windows box where there is an installed PS w/ curves.

Btw, the other thing that is nice w/ the 4870 is that
the film holder has capacity for four "strips" of 35mm film.
Most scanners I've seen only have capacity for a single
strip, and usually its only two or three frames.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Ball" <jeffball@astro-photography.com>
To: "'Discussion of Film Astrophotography'" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:20 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] FSQ-106 - my early results...


> Hello Jeff,
> Those are very nice first results.  As Michael suggested, stacking and
> using a highlight mask will help the M42.  I have been told that the
> Epson 4870 or flatbed scanners in general are very good at reducing
> grain of print negative scans.  Did you scan the negatives or the
> prints?  Thanks for sharing.
> 
> Best regards,
> Jeff Ball
> www.astro-photography.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Crilly
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:53 PM
> To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> Subject: [APML] FSQ-106 - my early results...
> 
> Here's some of my first film results with the FSQ...
> 
> M42...
> http://fototime.com/580F5FD0929CBB2/orig.jpg
> 
> This is on RG400, 20 minutes or so, on the G11 guided by a ST7E.
> 
> The scanning was done by a epson 4870, which had its
> "first light" last night.
> 
> B33 (old PPF400)...
> http://fototime.com/46ABE4666B190E6/orig.jpg
> 
> Another M42...
> http://fototime.com/8BFB8782210153D/orig.jpg
> 
> gamma cygni (also old PPF400)
> http://fototime.com/CDB61146A4FF1AE/orig.jpg
> (not as good as nicola's)
> 
> These are all single exposures.. Stacking would
> help.  Thats next.
> 
> In some images, the prints looked good, but scanning
> at 4800dpi showed stars a bit oblong near the edge -- the
> polar alignment was off.  The FSQ is rather forgiving
> with its 530mm focal length, so I thought.
> 
> jeff
> 
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