Have to agree with Godfrey here, the only Minox prints I ever made that could match a good 2mp digital were with a Minox enlarger and *excellent* Techpan...
Has everyone seen this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2981441594 I wonder if they are made with the same "precision" as the Minolta ...
From the foggy, out-of-focus photo in the eBay blurb, it looks like an ordinary 110 cassette that has had its top removed after the two interlocking sections...
... At that resolution, you get about 1 Megapixel out of 8x11. I don't know what a 2 Megapixel (3600-4000 dpi) scan of the image would do for the picture. 1 Mp...
... I got a couple of Rollei RADA cassettes that where okay, but the photocopy of a manual wasn't worth posting. One of the other little numbers is this ...
In a message dated 2/2/04 8:45:37 AM Mountain Standard Time, rolohar@... writes: I waited for over a year to receive a "sample" of this product for ...
... 'cause someone has bought them and I would have expected some to have been re-sold with cameras. I have looked out for every variation of Minolta cassettes...
In a message dated 2/2/04 2:11:19 PM Mountain Standard Time, subminiature@... writes: 'cause someone has bought them and I would have expected some to...
that is so horrendous that it is almost cool:) mark ... <http://www.submin.com/8x11/collection/minox/merchandising/merchandisi ng/fridge_magnet.jpg> ......
yup, you can see the cement up at the upper edge... guess he's not asking *that* much if you are totally inept with an X-acto blade;) ...and he even put...
... and how did you hear about it? How did you sign up for a "waiting list"?<< I had discussions with A.D. regarding reloadable 110 cassettes over a year ago....
I've seen them before -- no need, as I bought 60 rolls of 110 film a while back, I have plenty after I cut them open. BTW, Fuji cassettes seem to be better...
I would like to get a couple of empty reloabable minox film cassttes to go with my Atoron Electro. I have one cartridge (cassette)but it is in questionable...
So I was digging around in the fridge yesterday and came accross a roll of Minox film. It was in its little coffin and had a piece of tape around it...
The problem is, I might want the good photo now:) ...and as you've proven, a scanner that is ~2800ppi is not going to get me a gallery quality 5x7" is it? :)...
Gene: You can buy them by the dozen (used once, apparently) from Minoxlab in Long Island, NY. I don't remember the exact price, but I think it was in the...
True, true... I guess when it comes down to it, we're working with the limits of grain and resolution. If I had a 5000dpi scanner, would I just end up...
Just for fun, I took the Atoron down to the bar where I occasionally play in a pool tournament loaded with Fuji 800 and shot some with the camera set for f2.8...
Chris: The "grain" that's annoying in this shot is mostly in the sky, where it shows off the scan-lines. I think if you switch from Rodinal to Xtol or an Xtol...
it will end up being about $15 with the postage and so forth, but it will be a lifetime supply if you are careful. ctrentelman ... [Non-text portions of this...
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... New empty cassettes are available for 2.14GBP each (5 for 10.70GBP/$19.26) Although I have collected old cassettes one issue with Minox ones is that the...
... (snip) ... scans ... what ... Chris, Have you tried T-grain ASA 100 films in your Minox yet? I have a suggestion, if you haven't tried it: since you use...
I've used APX25, APX100, Tmax 100, Delta 100, Tech Pan, and a few others. Of them all, APX25 rated at EI 50 and processed in XTOL 1:1 has been the most...
... summer of 2001. Of course, for almost a 15x enlargement of the negative, the grain of the Ilford film is quite evident. Not an unpleasing result - just a...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2984229673> &item=2984229673 turn it into art and hang it...
... Did you use a Minox tank for this developing? Recent tests found Tmax particularly difficult to develop using the Minox tanks but 100% consistant results...
... I encountered the same problems with the Minox tank that I had with Jobo and other tank systems. TMax simply requires much more agitation than I was used...
huge snip> ... I agree on the combination of Delta 100 and HRX. Another combination worth trying is a T-grain film with Photorgaphers' Formulary TFX-2. This is...