Canon AE1 in Magazine

Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing well!

 

I am shooting a print editorial next month for the first time on film and I was wondering if my Canon AE1 (or any 35mm film camera) has resolution enough to be printed magazine size without loosing quality (obviously with a good scanning).

 

Let me know your thoughts and have a wonderful rest of the day!

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

Of course.

Take a look at an old issue of National Geographic. Many of the pictures you'll see were taken with a 35mm camera.

Ah thank you all!:) how much can I crop so it still looks good?

 

Thanks xx

how much can I crop so it still looks good?

 

Thanks xx

That all depends on the quality of your negative or transparence

To continue on with Chuck's thought, what kind of film will you be using? The finer-grain (Ektar 100, Velvia) the better.

Kodak portra 400 most likely.

 

Thanks!

In digital, a lot of the results possible depend on the technology of the sensor.

 

In shooting film, the camera's contribution is to hold the film flat -- it's the film that matters.

 

For my film cameras, I often shoot Ektar 100 for color and Ilford XP2 for B&W. But even more grainy, faster films would probably do the job

Daniel, unless the goal is an artistic effect emphasizing graininess you'll get better resolution from the finer grain structure of lower ISO films. That extra resolution can give additional margin for cropping before quality gets too degraded, but the caveat here is camera shake if lighting levels don't allow high enough shutter speeds. For static subjects a tripod is worth the extra hassle, if not use great shooting technique and take a lot of shots!