Us While working in the darkroom and working with chemicals: This year we were introduced to the dark room, a room which is used to develop images taken with a film camera. During these lessons we got a small idea of for example how to take an image with a pinhole camera, at the very end of the semester we were also able to use a film camera and then develop it. From this session we noticed how accurate one has to be when photographing in analogue system. One single mistake and the whole film roll is ruined. Disadvantages of film: Film can’t be backed up, is something happens to the roll of film while shooting that’s it your film il ruined which makes one unhappy photographer but mostly an unhappy client. Lab issues: When looking at very nice colors from a film photographer is the very good job done in the lab during the developing process (this is done by applying specific color profiles). If one cannot afford such lab you might not end up with a very good result, even if using the same camera and lens a professional photographer uses. ReferencesDigital Photography School. (2017). Film vs. Digital. [online] Available at: https://digital-photography-school.com/film-vs-digital/ [Accessed 25 Mar 2017].
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In film grain is resulted with chemical particles that do not have a good amount of light. In digital noise is resulted from any unwanted signals that are created by the camera’s digital circuitry. Tested by magnetic recording Technology Expert. Digital Photography has evolved to the point at which it has by far less noise than the equivalent available film speed Link to study done about understanding image sharpness: http://www.normankoren.com/Tutorials/MTF7A.html#Shannon Reference: Normankoren.com. (2017). Digital cameras vs. film, part 2. [online] Available at: http://www.normankoren.com/Tutorials/MTF7A.html#Shannon [Accessed 18 Mar. 2017]. Film Speed (ISO): Available ISO speed in analogue film usually found are between 100 – 3200 (6400 still exists). The digital system can match the noise produced in these film speed ranges. Also digital sensitivity can be pushed many more stops higher, for example the Fujifilm’s X100T can go up to ISO 51200 and professional Nikon Cameras such as the D4 can go as high as 409,600. The difference in Dynamic Range: Most film has a dynamic range of 13 stops – Digital cameras the average is 14 stops, but for example one professional camera the Nikon D810 has a dynamic range of 15 stops. (regarding the sensor used, file compression digital is ultimately winning over the analogue film) Dynamic range is the difference between the lightest light and the darkest dark which can be seen in a photo. Once the camera exceeds its dynamic range the highlights will be burnt white (overexposed image) and the black will be black blobs. Study done by Roger N. Clark http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/digital.sensor.performance.summary/ Clarkvision.com. (2017). Clarkvision: Digital Camera Review and Sensor Performance Summary. [online] Available at: http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/digital.sensor.performance.summary/ [Accessed 18 Mar 2017]. The difference in printing cost: In film you will have to print all the images weather they are good or not, whilst in digital you can choose only those you need to develop. The advantages of Instant Preview: With digital photography, you can instantly look at the image and see if the image is good or not, if not you can retake the image. In film photography, you will have to wait until developing to check if the images are good. Easy to share / Save: With digital photography one can easily share the images such as websites, social media, by doing so the images are easily saved, by saving the images one can also store the images on cd, or external Hard disks. Link to the cost of buying an SD Card and film roll: https://www.amazon.de/SanDisk-Extreme-90-MB-Class-Speicherkarte/dp/B01469QEK0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1492850874&sr=8-3&keywords=sandisk+extreme+pro+16gb https://www.amazon.de/Ilford-Schwarz-Negativ-Filme-36-Aufnahmen-5-St%C3%BCck/dp/B00486EFSK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1492851158&sr=8-5&keywords=film+35mm Resolution: Regarding to Roger N. Clark’s analysis 35mm film resolution fall between 4 and 16 million pixels. For example, Clark’s study noted that Fujifilm’s Provia 100 film produced a resolution around 7MP while Fujifilm’s Velvia 50 produced a resolution around 16MP. Considering that entry cameras such as Nikon’s D3330 produce around 24MP, 35mm film doesn’t have much of an advantage in this scenario (M. Archambault, 2015). According to research done by four industry experts found that medium format film is able to capture up too 400MP, however after a digital scan, resolution drops down between 50 to 80MP. In short, that 35mm film camera that you picked up from the flea market may not be able to outperform the latest digital cameras, but a medium format or large format unit can deliver and exceed the same resolution of Phase One’s latest $40,000 camera system. (M. Archambault, 2015). Comment I came across: ScottDonald Banan Tarr • 2 years ago But I think that also misses the objective fact that photography is shared and sold almost entirely digitally today. When is the last time you took a film photo, had it developed and then scanned it and then uploaded to a sharing site or sent to your friends or family? When is the last time a professional did a photo shoot or assignment, shot on film, then had them developed, then scanned, then processed with post production and then sent to the client? Now, you could say that amateurs shot on film and have developed for their own enjoyment, sure that happens, but it is probably less than 1% of how photography is enjoyed worldwide. There are three types of photographers, first, those that only shoot film and say that with a digital camera one can never produce the look, feel and colors of a film camera. Second, those that only shoot in digital, these people say that it’s not worth the hassle and expense, third, those who shoot in both mediums film and digital, in which for them both mediums have their strengths and weaknesses.
Using no film: When using a digital camera, you do not have to worry about buying many films, and being worried that you will run out films in a crucial moment. Memory cards are being used, which unlike film they are reusable, meaning that once a card is full all you have to do is transferring your images on your computer, format your card and you can use it again, a film once it’s full it’s not reusable. Although memory cards are reusable it’s still not a 100% safe so it’s always good to have extra just in case one will be faulty. Cost: Buying memory cards is cheaper then film, at first it might not show, but in the long run it will. An SD card of 16GB costs around 13Euro which will store around 240 RAW images which can be used repeatedly. Buying film of 35mm 5 rolls of 36 exposures (36 x 5 = 180 images) costs 35Euro which is already more expensive, imagine how many films you have to buy. |
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