OK, I made the move to film

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Escribano

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OK, I made the move to film

I am now officially running a film-digital hybrid operation with my photography. Old camera, 120 film, developed at home then scanned into the computer. I just prefer film and the old cameras are really good value on eBay.

This is my first attempt. Maybe you can see the subtle differences? It is like playing an older top guitar versus a new cheaper factory product.

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orsonw

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to Escribano)

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Maybe you can see the subtle differences?

To my eyes these differences are more than subtle. I think it's good to mix the old and new technology and get best of both worlds.
I like this photograph.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2010 21:21:39

mezzo

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to Escribano)

I don't see differences but i think it's because my screen is not adapted.

Btw this foto have a nice depth of field. It's because the film no? This is not the case with digital.
Depth of field in foto is something really cool when mastered correctly. A la "Citizen Kane"

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2010 21:37:16

Escribano

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to mezzo)

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Btw this foto have a nice depth of field. It's because the film no? This is not the case with digital.

DOF is a function of the negative or digital sensor size, lens aperture and focal length. The larger the sensor or negative, the lower the f number and the longer the focal length, the shallower the DOF.

This one is at 150mm, f4 on a 6cm x 6cm negative (which would be a huge digital sensor costing £20,000) and can resolve to the equivalent of a 50 megapixel digital camera.

Therefore it is easier to get nice shallow DOF (bokeh) on a medium format camera with a mild telephoto and lower f stop.

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mezzo

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to Escribano)

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and resolves to the equivalent of a 50 megapixel digital camera.

wow! it takes big sd card for storage

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Andy Culpepper

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to Escribano)

Yes it's beautiful. I love that look.

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mrMagenta

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to Escribano)

Sweet! Very nice DOF. Love the square format as well.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 9 2010 19:39:18

sean65

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to Escribano)

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I am now officially running a film-digital hybrid operation with my photography. Old camera, 120 film, developed at home then scanned into the computer. I just prefer film and the old cameras are really good value on eBay.

Have fun with the new gear Simon, You'll need plenty of time. A few years ago I did the same thing but realised I missed the immediacy of getting home and processing digital files.

Just for the record, you may find the processing of Nikon to be more film-like than Canon. Canon tends to have a more contemporary vibe.

The only camera I have now is the first camera that stopped me from wanting other cameras. It's a Nikon D700 and it's almost flawless.

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Maybe you can see the subtle differences?

Yes, there are some great MF bargains at the moment.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2010 5:55:06

Escribano

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to sean65)

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Have fun with the new gear Simon, You'll need plenty of time. A few years ago I did the same thing but realised I missed the immediacy of getting home and processing digital files.

I have a bit ot time in the evenings and can get a film from camera to scanner in a couple of hours - but I prefer to dry film overnight just to be sure.

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michel

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to Escribano)

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and can get a film from camera to scanner in a couple of hours

is it possible to have something like a .NEF / RAW output of the scan?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2010 13:07:27

Escribano

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RE: OK, I made the move to film (in reply to michel)

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is it possible to have something like a .NEF / RAW output of the scan?

The scanner can save the file to many formats, the usual being TIFF or JPEG. RAW is a camera-specific format read from the digital sensor in the camera and is not applicable to a scanner.

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