Re: [APML] Konica VX 400?

[Delyan Toshev <delyan@trirand.com>]

Stuart, thanks!
I have to say that images are not mine, they are made with a fellow - 
Mikhail Tomoff - and this is his gallery. We were altering for guiding 
each shot ;-)
The film is a negative (print) film. The scanning is interesting deal, 
indeed. As we tried several service providers with slide scanners, they 
always clipped quite a lot either blue or red channels. So we proceeded 
with more unusual method - ordered to lab to print images on paper 
without any correction, then scanned prints with flatbed scanner. That 
is  :-)
Sure, with slide scanner under our control we should be able to extract 
more detailed images, but it is not available. You may think we're 
"cheap" guys, and thats OK, we're :-) That is the reallity here, but it 
is a big fun anyway.

Regards,
Delyan

Stuart Heggie wrote:
> Delyan, those are excellent shots! I really like them! How are you scanning them? I think there may
> be more information on the negatives (positives?) but I can't say for sure. Anyway, the colours are
> good and you should be proud!
> 
> Stuart
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Delyan Toshev" <delyan@trirand.com>
> To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [APML] Konica VX 400?
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>this is my first post in APML, hope to be useful.
>>Take a look at this gallery -
>>http://starrydreams.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=2
>>All shots here are on Konica VX400, even where not mentioned. Sorry that
>>quality if not very good - it is all manual guiding ( even without
>>motors ) and equipment is very basic, but this should give you
>>impression about performance of the film.
>>Here in Bulgaria there are no many choices for good and affordable film
>>and our practice shows that Konica VX400 is the most useful/versatile,
>>better than Centuria film.... But I admit that in these times one cannot
>>really trust on what is written on the packaging box :-)
>>May be the Centuria sold here is bad, and the one in US is good :-)
>>Excuse me for my english, too.
>>
>>Happy New Year,
>>--
>>Delyan
>>
>>Alan Voetsch wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks to the link provided by Don Westergren a couple weeks ago, I
>>>ordered 2 rolls of what I thought was supposed to be Konica Centuria
>>>400. When we got home from Sacrasmento airport today, the film was in
>>>the mailbox. It is not as ordered, it is Konica VX400 SUPER.
>>>
>>>Has anyone ever used this? If so what can you tell me about it? I'll
>>>try calling the dealer tomorrow and find out if I can still get real
>>>film.
>>>
>>>Thanks and Happy New Year,
>>>Alan
>>>
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