Jeremy Z
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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Most of the folks shoot old film rangefinders, then develop the film themselves, and scan the negatives with a film scanner into their computers.
I tried scanning my negatives on my old flatbed scanner with film adapter, and the results were.... underwhelming. I didn't want to invest in a film scanner just to do that hobby, and didn't want to have to print everything either. So here I am, in the digital world.
I miss handling film and film cameras though, especially the mechanical ones, like my Olympus OM1n and my Rollei 35. All those tactile mechanical actions are just music to my ears and feel great to touch too.
How about you guys, ever try to get a JPG with such great tonal range and rich grain from digital? To me, digital noise does not look like film's grain; it looks more artificial. A grainy shot with Tri-X or Neopan is just beautiful, and all those deep shades of gray that are not lost in darkness; just amazing, after looking at enough digital photos.
Most of the folks shoot old film rangefinders, then develop the film themselves, and scan the negatives with a film scanner into their computers.
I tried scanning my negatives on my old flatbed scanner with film adapter, and the results were.... underwhelming. I didn't want to invest in a film scanner just to do that hobby, and didn't want to have to print everything either. So here I am, in the digital world.
I miss handling film and film cameras though, especially the mechanical ones, like my Olympus OM1n and my Rollei 35. All those tactile mechanical actions are just music to my ears and feel great to touch too.
How about you guys, ever try to get a JPG with such great tonal range and rich grain from digital? To me, digital noise does not look like film's grain; it looks more artificial. A grainy shot with Tri-X or Neopan is just beautiful, and all those deep shades of gray that are not lost in darkness; just amazing, after looking at enough digital photos.