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In Reply to: !!!'FILM IS DEAD'!!!!!! posted by Vinylly on August 12, 2003 at 09:24:53:
I have been really impressed with the Kodak 14N. When used correctly, it gives a "film look" to digital photos. You have to shoot it like negative film. Overexpose & pull the highlights back in software. You can do this with this camera because it has a larger than normal (for digital) exposure range. Even when you push the ISO rating on the camera, the increase in noise looks like film grain and NOT electronically generated square pixel artifacts.The camera has taken many hits by people who really want Kodak to fail, but most have never used the camera or the software. And, many who have used the camera have not become proficient with the software and expect the same image out of the camera that they get with a 10D with no processing. Good images take some work.
I hate to say it, but the resolution of this camera approaches medium format. I hate to say it because I own about $15K in medium format equipment. Also, many, many digiholics confuse sharpness with detail. While it is true that you can take a 6 megapixel camera image and print it 24 x 30 - and it will look "sharp" - it lacks in detail. Sharp does not equal detail.
The unique thing about film is the different "looks" you can get just by shooting it. Velvia looks different than Provia, which looks different than E200, which looks different from EX, etc. Same with negative films. For those who say you can get the same look with a digital through post processing, I say, "you don't understand how film interacts with light." How do you predict random events and simulate that with software? Do you have a 4524K preset filter to apply? How about a 5001K filter, etc.
Digital (at this point) is a bit like putting in an upholstery tack with a 3 pound sledge. Nuances often get lost, and have to be created in post processing - my question - how do you remember what you photographed so you can tweak the nuances? Then is it real or is it your simulation of reality.
Lots of questions, to answer. Digiholics rarely want to get into the nitty gritty nuances and cop out by saying, "oh you just don't understand" - with, of course, no explanation.
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