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COMPARISON OF DIGITAL vs 35 mm FILM

 

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Nikon D1X + AFS 17-35

 

Nikon F90X + AFS 17-35, Fuji Velvia 50 ISO

 

Shooting data:

  • Focal length 17 mm

  • ISO 125

  • RAW uncompressed (NEF)

  • 1/80 s tripod

  • f/11

  • Aperture priority

  • Exposure comp. +0.3 EV

  • WB: Auto

  • Tone comp: Normal

  • Sharpening: Normal

 

Shooting data:

  • Focal length ca. 26 mm

  • ISO 50

  • ca. 1/30 tripod

  • f/11

  • Aperture priority

 

 

 

 

 

Image converted to JPG with Nikon Capture 4.2.1 using 10 MPixel output option

(no settings changed)

 

Full size crops made with Photoshop CS

 

Transparency scanned with Nikon Coolscan V ED at 4000 dpi

 

Full size crops made with Photoshop CS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusions:

- The digital image has less noise (grain) at 125 ISO than a scanned Fuji Velvia 35 mm slide at 50 ISO.

- The digital image has a higher resolution. despite the much smaller sensor size (23.7 x 15.5 vs 35 x 23 for a mounted slide) and smaller output size (10 MPixel vs. 19 MPixel)

- The digital image has more accurate colour reproduction

- The use of a short focal length (17 mm vs 26 mm) leads to more chromatic abberation on the digital image (only visible at the edges and in areas with very strong contrast)

 

 

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