Film vs Digital - Color Rendition

<p>Charlie, that looks good. Try to generate the six films and I will add you to the pool of potential winners.</p>

<p>The Raw files can now also be found here<br>

<a href="http://sewcon.com/raw_files/archive.zip">http://sewcon.com/raw_files/archive.zip</a><br>

This should download fairly fast.</p>

<p>Thank you Scott.</p>

<p>Edward, I just mailed you a tube that you should receive Saturday morning.</p>

<p>I included:<br>

- All the negatives from this exercise.<br>

- The RAW files and the TIFF exports from the 40D.<br>

- The direct unadjusted scans.<br>

- A collage of crops from all the results for comparison.<br>

- A couple small prints from unadjusted crops for direct on print comparison.<br>

- I also added some scrap old prints I had in the studio up to 24x36 from 35mm negatives so you can see the results directly.</p>

<p>Can we see some results soon Mauro.</p>

<p>Stuart, if no one objects, we can accelerate posting the results and begin judging next Friday evening (one week from today).</p>

<p>Can I get a Nikon raw file? D200 or above?</p>

<p>I think he shot with a Canon 40D....</p>

<p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=425339">Indraneel Majumdar</a> you can use the Canon's RAW files for these shots.</p>

<p>Results will be posted on Friday 11th in the evening. The first part of the contest will close as soon as I post the results.</p>

<p>Judging will begin then.</p>

<p>Results coming tonight... Coinciding with the Ipad2.</p>

<p>Here they are. Please feel free to discuss. Judges will begin working now.</p><div></div>

<p>Dig in for details here:</p>

<p>http://shutterclick.smugmug.com/Photography/Film-and-Digital-Color/16002634_5Eo6Z#1213274537_MXUuS-O-LB</p>

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<p>Here you have a crop sheet you can print at 360 dpi on a letter size sheet for comparison:<br>

http://shutterclick.smugmug.com/Photography/Film-and-Digital-Color/16002634_5Eo6Z#1213806875_bSoxT-O-LB</p>

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<p>So who won the prize and when is the second part?</p>

<p>It is tough. I have picked first and second place. I am waiting for Dave Luttmann to post his opinion and we will then come to a consensus. </p>

<p>It was hard to judge. The discrepancies are not easy to quantify. Yet overall in color the best renditions go to:</p>

<p>* 1- Stuart Moxham ---- > XD11 Camera, 50mm lens, $100 worth of film from Amazon<br>

** 2- Louis Meluso ---- > $100 worth of film from Amazon</p>

<p>Honorary mention for B&W processing:<br>

*** 3- Josh Rienecke---- > $50 worth of film from Amazon</p>

<p>All winners please post your film selection (try to check on Amazon it adds to the value of the prize) and email me your address where you would like the prizes shipped.</p>

<p>CONGRATULATIONS!</p>

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<p>Well done Stuart.</p>

<p>Mauro, can we have the other film images now so we can do the second part of the competition? Your crop sheet only has the flower images.</p>

<p>The only thing I find really interesting about the crop sheet, however, is how bad all the films look in comparison to the cleanliness and detail in the 40D image. Horses for courses.</p>

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<p>I posted the link with the results. If you need more detail I will need an ftp because of the display limit of smugmug.</p>

<p>Scott you need to print them and evaluate the detail and color gradations. From the prints, film has more detail as well as color subtleties that are not captured by the 40D.</p>

<p>If you like the digital better that is ok as well. I prefer the film. </p>

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<p>Here is an 8x10 (360dpi) for you to print.</p>

<p>http://shutterclick.smugmug.com/Photography/Film-and-Digital-Color/16002634_5Eo6Z#1213806875_bSoxT-O-LB</p>

<p>Here you have all the crops:</p>

<p>http://shutterclick.smugmug.com/Photography/Film-and-Digital-Color/16002634_5Eo6Z#1213274537_MXUuS-O-LB</p>

<p>Mauro, what was the ISO set at on the 40D, the colour seems a bit more neutral (and natural) on that than on the Velvia which seems a little blue on my screens?</p>

 

<p>Iso 100.</p>

<p>The 40D had problems with the reds (left flower) being overly intense and blocked out even with reduced contrast and saturation in RAW.</p>

<p>The pinks (center flowers) lacked luminosity transition.</p>

<p>The yellow (bottom right) looks good but the red marks on the petals were washed out.</p>

<p>40D on top</p><div></div>