{"id":372,"date":"2021-07-14T21:37:53+01:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T20:37:53+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:43:02+01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:43:02+00:00","slug":"july-update-new-scans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/july-update-new-scans\/","title":{"rendered":"July update: new scans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a few years of hiatus, I’ve dug up my flatbed scanner, Canon CanoScan 8800F, the only working scanner I have that can scan medium format film. It needed some maintenance, all four glass surfaces needed a thorough cleaning, and I had to remember how to use a flatbed scanner – I haven’t been using it since the day I bought a dedicated 35mm film scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I’ve had two rolls of black and white film, Kodak Tri-X 320 in 220 roll, shot in Bronica GS-1, with Zenzanon-PG 80mm F3.5 lens, in January 2020. The other roll was standard 120, Ilford HP5+ shot in Yashica Mat 124G, during my vacation in Birmingham, UK, in May 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the Canon being unable to keep up with a dedicated film scanner, end results turned out not that bad. I didn’t have not many visible<\/em> issues with Newton’s rings, probably because I’ve invested extra time in cleaning the scanner glass. On the other hand, I’ve never had that many problems with a black and white film in flatbed scanners, let’s hope it’ll stay this way, my medium format development queue is quite, err, substantial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are quick’n’dirty digital contact sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, Zenza Bronica GS-1, Zenzanon-PG 80mm F3.5, and Kodak Tri-X 320 developed in Kodak Xtol 1+1. Took a walk to a nearby artificial lake in January 2020., pre-COVID era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apparently, this roll has some problems – dust is a constant problem, and the whole roll looks like it is developed a stop more on the edges than in the centre. Or it’s not fixed as it should – in my experience, Kodak films need really fresh fixer to fix them correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, Yashica Mat 124G, Ilford HP5+, developed in the same Kodak Xtol. Taken during my trip to Birmingham and the area, in May 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This roll was developed more evenly, but there are some light leaks on the film borders. Also, highlights are slightly fogged, indicating a slightly hazy lens, unfortunately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not bad results from a flatbed scanner made more than a decade ago! I’d have to invest more time in cleaning it, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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