Julien (UK) Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Ok then here are some more USAF; Photographers unknown Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 and a couple more; Photographers unknown, Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Wow, you and your friend really struck a motherlode ! Keep Em Coming ! Thanks for sharing them, Julien ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Wow, you and your friend really struck a motherlode ! Keep Em Coming ! Thanks for sharing them, Julien ... Gregg A truer statement, has never been uttered, and no one could have said it any better....and I add my :D to you Julien, and by all means please keep'em coming... ;) :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 For my part, the Paul Minert collection is over 2,100 images. I'm happy to post stuff, but it would help if you guys had specific requests. And by specific I mean unit or even serial numbers. Ray just because I can't write a post and not put up pics, here are some VX-4 shots from the collection 153088 F-4J VX-4 76 (nov77) PMC: 153088 F-4J VX-4 Bicentennial PMC 155896 F-4J VX-4 XF6 Pt Mugu (jun78) John R Muir PMC 158360 F-4S VX-4 Vandy 1 (aug89) Bob Niedermeier( PMC: %20PMC.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> 158358 F-4S VX-4 75 Pt Mugu 17oct86 PMC: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 ooh some nice shinny birds there. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Way Cool, I seen Vandy 75 that day ! My brother and I went to the Pt Mugu Airshow that weekend ... Thanks, Ray ! :lol: Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 158358 F-4S VX-4 75 Pt Mugu 17oct86 PMC: Is it me or does that look like a LIVE cluster bomb? it certainly has the yellow stripes. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Way Cool, I seen Vandy 75[ that day ! My brother and I went to the Pt Mugu Airshow that weekend ... Thanks, Ray ! Gregg Gregg, Glad you liked em. here's a few more of Vandy 75, including at least one other from that day. Ray 158358 F-4S VX-4 75 Nellis 3oct86 Kirk W Minert(a) PMC 158358 F-4S VX-4 75 Nellis 3oct86 Kirk W Minert( PMC B)%20PMC.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> 158358 F-4S VX-4 75 Pt Mugu 17oct86 Vance Vasquez PMC: 158358 F-4S VX-4 75 Pt Mugu (oct86) Bruce Trombecky PMC 158358 F-4S VX-4 75(B) PMC B)%20PMC.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks Ray ! B) Love 'em all ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Great shots. What kind of scanner are you using? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Excellent stuff! Thanks for posting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Great shots. What kind of scanner are you using? I'm not sure if you mean me or Julian. The Paul Minert stuff was already scanned when I got it. The quality is so nice though I wonder if it was done with a high end professional scanner. I use a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 for slides and 35mm negatives and a Epson Perfection V700 for large format negatives and prints. Unfortunatley, I haven't done any Phantoms, but here's a sample of the quality of images I get. These are all DOD images from Desert Storm that I scanned for the Army Aviation Museum. Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) I was just wondering. Some of the images have dust on them. That attracts moisture and then things start to grow on the image and after time they are ruined. Those that I have seen in recent days appear to be historic and should be cleaned and cataloged for future viewing. Cheers, Dave Edited January 13, 2010 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I was just wondering. Some of the images have dust on them. The attracts moisture and then things start to grow on the image and after time they are ruined. Those that I have seen in recent days appear to be historic and should be cleaned and cataloged for future viewing.Cheers, Dave Dave, Agreed. I have scanned about 15,000 so far for the USAAM and some of those old slides are in pretty rough shape. The great thing about the Nikon scanner i have is that the Digital ICE program really works. It virtually eliminates minor scratches and even dust. If anyone is looking at getting a slide scanner, I would suggest making sure the Digital ICE feature is included with the software and works good on that system. I say this because the Epson has the same Digital ICE function, but it really doesn't work that well. Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I use the Microtek 120tf drum scanner. It's complicated but does large format negs on down to slides and transparencies too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I use the Microtek 120tf drum scanner. It's complicated but does large format negs on down to slides and transparencies too. Dave, NICE! How long does it take to scan a batch of say 200 slides with that machine? Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) Dave,NICE! How long does it take to scan a batch of say 200 slides with that machine? Ray It depends on the resolution and what you're going to do with the finished project. A 300dpi scan is rather quick. A 4000dpi scan at 16 lines of resolution might take 5 minutes and then another 15 tweaking it in PS. Old Kodachrome 25s need little work. Kodachrome 64 on the other hand, especially those shot following the chemistry change, need much more work. The end result could be as large as 50MB. Those times are per slide, of course. So you can do the math. BTW, it's always good to do a Prescan. This allows you to adjust colour balance, saturation, etc., all prior to the final scan. Edited January 13, 2010 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm honestly thinking that VX-4's Vandy 75 was the classiest, most beautiful scheme ever applied to a Phantom, ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 It depends on the resolution and what you're going to do with the finished project. A 300dpi scan is rather quick. A 4000dpi scan at 16 lines of resolution might take 5 minutes and then another 15 tweaking it in PS. Old Kodachrome 25s need little work. Kodachrome 64 on the other hand, especially those shot following the chemistry change, need much more work. The end result could be as large as 50MB. Those times are per slide, of course. So you can do the math.BTW, it's always good to do a Prescan. This allows you to adjust colour balance, saturation, etc., all prior to the final scan. Dave, Good advice. I am scanning at the highest resolution practical. For color slides, that's 4000 PPI. However, when you are scanning thousands of slides, it's impractical to do a prescan on every one of course. I try to get the best resolution from the scanner, but I do most of my color correction in Photoshop. I know that drum scanners are supposed to be the best of the best. Is there any chance you have any examples of photos scanned with both a dedicated slide sacnner and a drum scanner? I'm just curious about the difference. Thanks, Ray Oh, and since this is supposed to be the Phantom thread, I figure I had better post a few more to get us back on track. In flight VX-4 from Paul Minert collection. F-4Ss VX-4 Pt Mugu (jul84) PMC 150487 F-4B VX-4 XF3 PMC 150492 F-4B VX-4 XF2 PMC F-4Js VX-4 Pt mugu 27oct73 PMC 153783 F-4J VX-4 Vandy 1 Pt Mugu (oct76) PMC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 153783 F-4J VX-4 Vandy 1 Pt Mugu (oct76) PMC :wub: :wub: ;) Lord I miss VX-4 and their Phantoms. Sweet pictures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Great shots. What kind of scanner are you using? For me the honest answer is I dont know. My friend is scanning them in. He was left approx 7000 by a guy who went in our LHS, he has since passed away so we cant ask any questions. He is mainly an armour/truck modeller so a couple of us are doing discs of 500 a time and identifying all the aircraft. I already got stuck on a couple and there are some Russian bombers I dont have clue about as well. On the dics I have are approx 250 Phantoms, 200 MiGs and a smattering of other stuff such as L-39's and Sukhios. I will ask the question though. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) More USAF phantoms Photographers unknown Photo David F. Brown Julien post edit with Photo credit. Edited January 14, 2010 by Julien (UK) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) Some more USAF Photographers unknown Julien Edited January 13, 2010 by Julien (UK) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Even more USAF Photographers unknown Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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