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Srono
Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 43
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: Film vs Digital video |
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Srono wrote:
I'm not sure if someone posted this b4
http://fwd.five.tv/videos/challenge-blow-up-part-3
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The last part of the Blow Up challenge is a test between digital and film photography. Digital cameras have improved in leaps and bounds over the last few years but does film still produce the best results? |
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spiralcity
Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Chicago, U.S.A
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: Film vs Digital video |
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spiralcity wrote:
Srono wrote: |
I'm not sure if someone posted this b4
http://fwd.five.tv/videos/challenge-blow-up-part-3
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The last part of the Blow Up challenge is a test between digital and film photography. Digital cameras have improved in leaps and bounds over the last few years but does film still produce the best results? |
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Interesting.
I knew the outcome before watching the video. |
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Farside
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: |
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Farside wrote:
They didn't compare like-with-like. As far as I recall they took the easy way and used 400 ISO on both cameras. To make it fairer they should have been using the best available film of the heyday of the film camera, put up against the finest setting of the digiSLR. I'm fairly sure if they'd been using (for example) ultra-fine ASA 25, Kodak TechPan (which is still available) for black and white; or for colour, Kodak claim Ektar 100 is the finest grained colour neg film today, they'd have had a different result.
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spiralcity
Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Chicago, U.S.A
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:15 am Post subject: |
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spiralcity wrote:
Farside wrote: |
They didn't compare like-with-like. As far as I recall they took the easy way and used 400 ISO on both cameras. To make it fairer they should have been using the best available film of the heyday of the film camera, put up against the finest setting of the digiSLR. I'm fairly sure if they'd been using (for example) ultra-fine ASA 25, Kodak TechPan (which is still available) for black and white; or for colour, Kodak claim Ektar 100 is the finest grained colour neg film today, they'd have had a different result.
It struck me as a typically biased piece of techo-geek reportage, in that the new is always better. |
The most interesting thing a about this video is that digital has come a long way and it will get much better with time.
I knew the outcome before watching the video for the same reasons you posted. This is a 'digital hype piece'. |
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Farside
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Farside wrote:
spiralcity wrote: |
The most interesting thing a about this video is that digital has come a long way and it will get much better with time.
I knew the outcome before watching the video for the same reasons you posted. This is a 'digital hype piece'. |
The comparison was interesting enough and without a doubt digital has equalled /overtaken some film, but I got the impression they just couldn't wait to burst forth with the 'news' of that.
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peterqd
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 7448 Location: near High Wycombe, UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:46 am Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
I'm still waiting to hear how they enlarged the film image. I assume they scanned it, so that adds an extra process. Not a fair test in my view. _________________ Peter - Moderator |
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