Tsminda Sameba, Tbilisi - Peter S




In the yard of Tsminda Sameba (Trinity Church), Tbilisi. From my first-ever roll shot with Agfa Scala

Camera:   Contax G2
Lens:   Carl Zeiss Biogon 28mm f/2.8
Film:   Agfa Scala
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Filter:   B+W Red Filter
Adjustment:   Some graduation curve adjustments in Silver Efex Pro; unsharp mask (10%, r=30) and sharpening (15%, r=1) in CS2
Posted:   07-Jun-2010

Rating: 8.40 (5 ratings)

Comments

utterly superb tones and contrast.

Ibbi     07-Jun-2010 at 14:15

Oh la la! Really superb! Congratulations :) Ibbi, you have to go back to shoot your [The Shrine|http://contaxg.com/document.php?id=35786] with a stock of Scala and your red filter ;) One default of this film is its price, though (not only the film by itself, but its processing also...), all that's bloody expensive :( I have one and only one in my fridge for years, and I didn't dare to use it yet... too precious ;)

Fred     07-Jun-2010 at 16:02

Linc has been talking to me about scala type films - I'm sure he'll comment soon. I have to admit, the tones are mind blowing! I'd love to try it, but who knows..

Ibbi     08-Jun-2010 at 13:09

Ibraar and Frederic, thank you again for the compliments! I am glad you like the photos, and also to raise some interest in Scala. So far, of all films used, I liked Agfa Scala and APX 100 most. Yes, Scala is expensive. The again, how much is a few slides of photo with unique quality worth, especially when viewed with a slide projector? Mind you, though, that the Scala scans & pp were done quickly and without anything fancy. Scala is supposed to be difficult to scan...I yet need to look at the slides with a projector to compare. So far, so good! Won't be my last roll. Cheers, Peter S

Peter S     08-Jun-2010 at 13:32

Scala

I just viewed a few of the Scala slides on a Pradovit. Quite the sight! For selected landscape shots I will continue to use it. That said, I feel the Epson 4990 in combination with Silver Efex pro did a nice job bringing Scala on the screen.

Peter S     11-Jun-2010 at 14:15