Godfrey
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Read through the rest of the thread now.
I'm not going to the extent of building an "as good as it gets" scanning system. That's a bit beyond both my intent and my means. Perhaps my intent is better expressed as "as good as the equipment I have on hand can be for making a satisfying 8x10 to 13x19 inch print from my medium format negatives."
I did some experimentation yesterday using the CFVII 50c back on my Hasselblad 500CM body fitted with two extension tubes and the Makro-Planar 120mm lens. All together, this setup nets a 1:1.15 maximum magnification, more than necessary for capturing 6x6 negatives, with super quality resolution and contrast to the corners of the frame. However, it's something of a cumbersome setup and my existing copy stand/focusing rail/etc nets a fairly limited range of magnifications possible, mostly due to the long focal length of the lens. .
So today I'm going to experiment with a similar setup using the 907x body and mount adapters to test out and compare what I can get out of my Leica R lenses (50, macro 60, macro 100, bellows, etc) for this purpose. The advantages are much less cumbersome setup, much more range possible. I could also get a V to X system mount adapter and use the Makro-Planar 120mm in this same way, but the focal length is a bit long and that will be the lowest priority to try out since I have to spend for another mount adapter...
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I'm not going to the extent of building an "as good as it gets" scanning system. That's a bit beyond both my intent and my means. Perhaps my intent is better expressed as "as good as the equipment I have on hand can be for making a satisfying 8x10 to 13x19 inch print from my medium format negatives."
I did some experimentation yesterday using the CFVII 50c back on my Hasselblad 500CM body fitted with two extension tubes and the Makro-Planar 120mm lens. All together, this setup nets a 1:1.15 maximum magnification, more than necessary for capturing 6x6 negatives, with super quality resolution and contrast to the corners of the frame. However, it's something of a cumbersome setup and my existing copy stand/focusing rail/etc nets a fairly limited range of magnifications possible, mostly due to the long focal length of the lens. .
So today I'm going to experiment with a similar setup using the 907x body and mount adapters to test out and compare what I can get out of my Leica R lenses (50, macro 60, macro 100, bellows, etc) for this purpose. The advantages are much less cumbersome setup, much more range possible. I could also get a V to X system mount adapter and use the Makro-Planar 120mm in this same way, but the focal length is a bit long and that will be the lowest priority to try out since I have to spend for another mount adapter...
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