Familiar with the look of a roll of film no more? How about a film compartment? Miss'em? Or are you from the digital age who have never loaded a roll into a film camera really?
Sometimes, toying with an old film cameras is just soul comforting for the older photographer folks. It would probably make us nostalgic about the granduer days it saw on our hands doing great shots too. Back then, we talked about the wide array of films, picking the one for the right character. There were a whole list of terms to describe films: resolution, sharpness, colour saturation, granularity, contrast, exposure latitude and the list goes on. With the advert of better sensors, photoshopping and HDR tricks, these terms will be history as the film cameras are turning into.
Sometimes, toying with an old film cameras is just soul comforting for the older photographer folks. It would probably make us nostalgic about the granduer days it saw on our hands doing great shots too. Back then, we talked about the wide array of films, picking the one for the right character. There were a whole list of terms to describe films: resolution, sharpness, colour saturation, granularity, contrast, exposure latitude and the list goes on. With the advert of better sensors, photoshopping and HDR tricks, these terms will be history as the film cameras are turning into.
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Or will they? I don't know about yours, but I just bought a roll of Fujifilm Superia 200 to tickle my fancy. I was tempted to get the Reala but not ready to pay the extra bucks.
Just some two years ago, the diehard film users still argued for using films. It was claimed that films had the edges in ultimate image sharpness, irreplaceable film personality, wider tonal ranges, pricing (film cameras) and getting the widest angle with the old "full-film" lenses.
They were cogent arguments, back then. With a bit of photochromic tinkering here, a bit of technological progress there, the imaging sensors and algorithmic methods have since undergone leaping advancement. Now, the only thing true about using film is probably that films have distinctive personality which digital files cannot quite fake...yet.
Well, new technology may bring this old tool to its knees. But psychologically, films always hold a special place in our heart. Interested in putting your faithful old friends to use and enjoy a great day together again?
They were cogent arguments, back then. With a bit of photochromic tinkering here, a bit of technological progress there, the imaging sensors and algorithmic methods have since undergone leaping advancement. Now, the only thing true about using film is probably that films have distinctive personality which digital files cannot quite fake...yet.
Well, new technology may bring this old tool to its knees. But psychologically, films always hold a special place in our heart. Interested in putting your faithful old friends to use and enjoy a great day together again?
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