[pure-silver] Re: Film Still Wins ... Even Compared To Leica 18MPix
- From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:27:14 -0500
Just for the record - I originally posted the link not to fan any such
flames but as a matter of interest. Film continues to blow away
digital for sheer information retention. This in no way speaks to the
merit of digital for plenty of commercial applications. If I were a
commercial shooter today (heaven forbid), I'd likely be shooting 90+%
digitally.
However, I have recently compared what I get out of fairly standard
645 negs and a 12-bit 10Mpix Nikon DSLR. It's not even close. 12-bits
gives you featureless clouds and blocked up highlights if you preserve
shadow detail. Not important if you shoot portraits or weddings, but
the kiss of death for full range outdoor subjects. The newer 14-bit
cameras would be better, but they are still quite expensive.
It's not a better- or worse thing. It's a "right tool for the job"
thing. In the mean time, the best anyone is going to do with digital
for now is shoot film, scan it, and then do the usual digital post
production.
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