Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about. The dynamic range with digital cameras is woefully lacking, especially with Canon.
I just don't worry about blowing highlights when shooting negative film. It almost never happens, even when not trying to take care of them.
Thanks rattymouse.
I agree, I shoot everything overexposed by at least 1 stop. Hell, I accidentally shot a roll of fuji800 at iso 100 and less and the highlights were still preserved. I will have to post some up here shortly from that roll.
Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about. The dynamic range with digital cameras is woefully lacking, especially with Canon.
I just don't worry about blowing highlights when shooting negative film. It almost never happens, even when not trying to take care of them.
DR is actually higher with digital, massively so when compared to E-6 (where there's only 5-7 stops of DR). Where film comes out ahead is the non-linear rolloff on the ends of the response curve, so those highlights get increasingly compressed instead of blowing out. This is something that digital shooters try and emulate, but aren't always successful (and it happens in post, which can be a weakness). Digital is technically better, but film is a lot more graceful about it.
taemo wrote:
rattymouse, what format and lens are you using?
those buildings just pops from those pictures!
Thank you. That shot came from my Fujifilm GF670 folder which as the name implies, is a 6 x 7 camera. It has an attached, non changeable 80mm f/3.5 lens. It is a camera that is great fun to shoot. Very compact and small when folded up.
rattymouse wrote:
Thank you. That shot came from my Fujifilm GF670 folder which as the name implies, is a 6 x 7 camera. It has an attached, non changeable 80mm f/3.5 lens. It is a camera that is great fun to shoot. Very compact and small when folded up.
yes, I have to agree, the GF670 and the Xpan are my main travel cameras, both fun cameras to shoot wiht.
Don't shoot much Across or ISO100 in general on the GF670 but now I'm very tempted, I mainly shoot HP5+ for B&W.
What developer did you use?
taemo wrote:
yes, I have to agree, the GF670 and the Xpan are my main travel cameras, both fun cameras to shoot wiht.
Don't shoot much Across or ISO100 in general on the GF670 but now I'm very tempted, I mainly shoot HP5+ for B&W.
What developer did you use?
here's some with the GF670, oddly enough 6x7 never grew on me and prefer 6x6 instead
Great shots, especially 1 and 3. Those are really high quality. I never used the 6 x 6 mode on my GF670 or GF670W. I should try that some time.
For most of my developing, I use Kodak HC-110. This works very well with Acros, which is an AMAZING film. You are doing yourself a great injustice not trying Acros. There simply is no grain to that film. I have shot hundreds of rolls of Acros and will never give up that film!
Gary Sommer wrote:
Rattymouse, your Acros photos are exceptional, sadly I have never been satisfied with the pictures I have shot with it. Anyway, here's a couple of 4x5s using Arista EDU 200, developed in WD2D+.
