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  1. The problem with scanning film is the strong possibility of not ending up with the actual look of the film. Once you introduce the digital step to film shooting, the unique characteristics of the film, and film in general, can easily be altered. For example, the most obvious thing that could happen is that all the colors could end up being equalized, yielding a typical digital camera image which is typically neutral in color biases. While that makes for more accurate color, film typically has color biases that give each film type a particular look. Back in the film days before the digital labs of today, the only things that could be adjusted for was color balance and exposure, and contrast by the use of different papers. The unique color biases of the film used could not be altered. The key is properly using the right scanning software that preserves the unique look of a particular film. That applies to a person doing the scanning at home or a commercial service doing the scanning. I see a lot of young film newbies getting excited over shooting film but I have to wonder how many are even aware of the digital obstacle that exists that is likely preventing them from actually seeing film as it really is. Other things that will ruin the look of film is sharpening and noise reduction. If you are looking to retain the look of film you shouldn't apply either.
  2. "Just came across an interesting Photo.net printing article by Pete Myers titled "Why Paper?"... http://www.photo.net/learning/fine-art/why-paper/ Printing on white polyester film very similar to the old Cibachromes. I'm tempted to pay the $35 for 20 sheet 8 1/2x11 box of the Pictorico and see what flies on my "All In One". Mitsubishi says it's compatible with all inkjets and inks both dye and pigment. You can't get more nonperishable than polyester film as the article states." Epson used to make a similar type paper. The surface was an amazingly smooth matte finish (I hate every other matte finish paper) that produced the finest detail of all of Epson's papers at the time. It had a ceramic coating, if I remember correctly. The bizarre, but awesome, thing about that "paper" is that it also made dye ink prints waterproof. If I used one of Epson's regular photo papers I could easily smudge the dried ink with water. With the Epson plastic film "paper" sheets you could literally run the print under a faucet with no damage. It was amazing stuff, and yet Epson discontinued it. Don't know why. Yeah, it was their most expensive paper, but it was certainly worth it. If they still made that film today I might still be using my Epson. It was an awesome material that I liked even better than traditional chemical glossy prints. I'd go so far as to say was, and still is, easily the best "paper" I ever have used for photos, whether traditional chemical process or inkjet. Really amazing stuff. It sounds like that Mitsubishi film "paper" is the same stuff. Will have to look into it. Thanks for sharing.
  3. "Movie studios contracting with Kodak to supply film to shoot movies won't save Kodak. The bigger problem is that movie theaters have largely switched to digital projection and more are doing it every day. I believe there are a couple of studios no longer releasing on film at all, which will prompt even more theaters to make the switch." It doesn't matter that the movie theaters use digital projection. You have to remember that film was being digitized before digital projection became the norm. That's what had to be done for sophisticated special effects to be applied. Then it would be transferred back to film for projection. With digital projection now being the norm now, that last step is no longer necessary. So why not shoot digital in the first place? Well, because the scanning process can still preserve the look of the film. Anyone who has scanned film at home knows that. Just look at the exceptional digital transfers of film such as the Blu-Ray version of Ben Hur.
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