6x7 from last weekend

[epatsellis]

I fired up the processor last weekend to process some customer work, and decided to shoot a few rolls with the RB, both Xpro E100GX and some portra 400VC.

Portra 400VC, RB67/127mm C lens

Ektachrome E100GX, Xprocessed, E.I. 100, RB67/127mm C lens

Another roll or two and I should have a pretty good baseline for cross processing this film. (though it's never predictable...)

 

[porkphoto]

You just proved once again the power of film over digital. Digital can't do reds like photo 1. Thanks for posting.

 

[iflynething]

You just proved once again the power of film over digital. Digital can't do reds like photo 1. Thanks for posting.

I have never shot film and I probably won't ever shoot it but you are exactly right.

I actually HATE shooting anything red with my D300. It just doesn't look right....don't even get me started on something purple but looks blue on the the picture!

~Michael~

 

[porkphoto]

I thought for awhile that I was the only one having trouble with reds, I tried everything under the sun to capture reds as it should be. Failed in every attempt. I'm not one to blame my equipment as quickly as I blame myself for image failures. This one had me really going around in circles. Thanks for reinforcing my sanity.

 

[epatsellis]

Some digital can, my Phase One scan back does just fine, my Kodak SLR/N is just a hair behind it in color accuracy, but leaps and bounds ahead of any (new or older) Dslr. Too bad Kodak just couldn't make it in the industry.

 

[djacobox372]

Help me understand why if a digital scanner can capture reds from film, then why can't a digital camera sensor capture reds from real-life?

what am I missing?

 

[epatsellis]

Help me understand why if a digital scanner can capture reds from film, then why can't a digital camera sensor capture reds from real-life?

what am I missing?

Color inaccuracies boil down to mostly Bayer filter issues. My Kodak SLR/n does quite well, and uses a less common LumenLabs sensor.

You should also realize that I scanned that image on a fairly high end (for it's day) Linotype-Hell scanner that's been profiled.

erie