I have previously demonstrated the dynamic range increases that come with Sony a7RIII pixel shift. A Facebook user said that there were no similar improvements with Fuji’s GFX pixel shift. That didn’t fit with what I remembered, but I hadn’t done any quantitative testing. So I thought I’d rectify that. I made single and pixel… [Read More]
Archives for December 2021
4×5 Tmax 100 with a Nikon Z7, enhance details
In the last post, I showed you images that resulted from scanning 4×5 TMax 100 negatives with a Nikon Z7 in this setup: The results were good enough for excellent 17×22 inch prints, but there was more in the negative than the camera could resolve, which we saw by loking at better-quality scans using the… [Read More]
Scanning 4×5 Tmax 100 with a Nikon Z7
The last four posts have shown you the results of scanning one 4×5 TMax 100 negative with the GFX 100S. What happens if we try to use a lower resolution camera like the Nikon Z7? That’s what this post is about. Here’s the scanning setup with the Z7 attached: From left to right: Light source… [Read More]
Visibility of scanning differences in C-size prints
In the last three posts, I looked at different ways to scan black and white negatives with the GFX 100S. All used stacking. The differences boiled down to: Straight single shot Pixel shift Two-shot stitch Yesterday I printed copies of the best versions of all three images on C-size (17×22 inch) Epson Legacy Baryta paper,… [Read More]