MF: starting the journey

[ronaldjace]

I am about to start MF journey, brothers guide me.


how BIG is 645 when scanned, and how much processing fees for 1 roll of Fuji Pro400h to develope real prints. any recommended shops?

and also scanning MF into normal computer, what do i need? can a normal epson scanner will do ? where to find the film holder for scanner?

[singscott]

I see i can help.

1) Scaning any slide really depend on your scanner, but bigger the film there more information for the scanner to collect.

2) one roll of neg is about S$3.00 and prints is about S$0.60 for 4R

3) of course you need a computer, alot of HD space, alot of time and a good scanner. I will recommend the epson V700 is a very good flatbed scanner with good film scan capabilities. You do not a film holder as it come with it.

Hope they are useful

[casey4355]

645 not really a lot bigger than 35mm.
medium format scanning is expensive. 60Mb scan is $30.
better to get yor own scanner.

[boochap]

Originally Posted by casey4355 .60Mb scan is $30. .

Wow! i scan for u, 29$..

[sk.images]

Originally Posted by casey4355 645 not really a lot bigger than 35mm. medium format scanning is expensive. 60Mb scan is $30. better to get yor own scanner.

Hate to disagree nut 645 is about 3x bigger then 35mm, that's not insignificant.

I will second Singscots suggestion of the V700 - good scanner, but will take sometime to understand how to tweak the settings to get the best results....

[tirza]

Originally Posted by singscott I see i can help. 1) Scaning any slide really depend on your scanner, but bigger the film there more information for the scanner to collect. 2) one roll of neg is about S$3.00 and prints is about S$0.60 for 4R 3) of course you need a computer, alot of HD space, alot of time and a good scanner. I will recommend the epson V700 is a very good flatbed scanner with good film scan capabilities. You do not a film holder as it come with it. Hope they are useful

2. how many pics i can take with one roll of film?

[hongsien]

For medium format you don't really an Epson V-700 scanner, although I use the Epson myself (mainly for 35mm film scanning) I did use a microtek 6100 which handles medium format and larger films very well, so much so that the difference between a scan done on the Microtek compared to a Flextight was minimal! The microtek was a SGD 250 (in HK) flatbed scanner with filmscanning capabilities.......


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[Limbang]

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[sk.images]

Originally Posted by tirza 2. how many pics i can take with one roll of film?

15-16 for 645

12 for 6x6

9 (I think( for 6x7)

[enivre]

Originally Posted by cyber_m0nkey 15-16 for 645 12 for 6x6 9 (I think( for 6x7)

6x7 u get 10 shots not 9...

[tirza]

ahh so i can choose what size i wanna shot?

[tvjames]

Originally Posted by tirza ahh so i can choose what size i wanna shot?

Nope it depends on the cam you buy. They all use 120/220 film (depending on the film holder).

Eg Mamiya 645 system is a 6x4.5 exposure size.
Mamiya RB67 is a 6x7 exposure size (and i dont have one so i dont know if you can choose the smaller 6x6 or 6x45 with that cam)

Google is your friend .. there is a LOT of information available on the various MF camera models (and if you have money, digital backs)

[tirza]

Originally Posted by tvjames Nope it depends on the cam you buy. They all use 120/220 film (depending on the film holder). Eg Mamiya 645 system is a 6x4.5 exposure size. Mamiya RB67 is a 6x7 exposure size (and i dont have one so i dont know if you can choose the smaller 6x6 or 6x45 with that cam) Google is your friend .. there is a LOT of information available on the various MF camera models (and if you have money, digital backs)

owwh i see.. this medium format cams, seems interesting..


Thanks for the info..