Do film cameras take better pictures than Digital?
Posted by admin | Under Nikon D60 Digital Cameras Wednesday Jun 30, 2010My sister had a film camera, and it took AMAZING pictures, (it was a nikon)
then she got a digital Nikon d60 and it doesn’t seem to take pictures as well as the film,
Is it just my sister not knowing how to use the digital camera, or does taking pictures with the film camera work better?
It depends on the type of film, and how many megapixels the camera is.
35mm = 10mp
6×4.5cm = 31mp
4×5 = 150mp
8×10 = 600mp
And it also depends on the film speed as well – a lower speed film will produce much higher quality images.
I have always liked how the colors come out using film much better than digital as well, and I use film professionally, although I own both types.
Yes, currently film cameras take better photos than digital cameras.
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digital technology equals 35 mm now. it just costs lots of money to match.
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Maybe, since the program they use to enhance the pictures is what causes the movie to look how it is. Probably, there is some kind of lens or camera setting that shows the graphics filmed in a better resolution.
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i would think so.digital cameras you cant get moving objects in the frame,always a time delay.film pictures are instant.
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depends on your digital camera but most newer digitals have the same quality.
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It depends on the type of film, and how many megapixels the camera is.
35mm = 10mp
6×4.5cm = 31mp
4×5 = 150mp
8×10 = 600mp
And it also depends on the film speed as well – a lower speed film will produce much higher quality images.
I have always liked how the colors come out using film much better than digital as well, and I use film professionally, although I own both types.
Yes, currently film cameras take better photos than digital cameras.
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http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/film.vs.digital.1.html
http://phillyphotonerd.com
High-end consumer cameras can capture over 12 million pixels. Some professional cameras support over 16 million pixels, or 20 million pixels for large-format cameras. For comparison, Hewlett Packard estimates that the quality of 35mm film is about 20 million pixels but also you will need a top rated sensor CCD or CMOS.
Therefore the majority of cameras on the market are not equivalent to 35 mm traditional photo quality when it comes to enlargements. So in genearl I would answer Yes most definitely unless you are at the very top end of Digital SLRs.
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The equivalent resolution of a 35 mm film frame relative to digital is about 25 megapixels. A Nikon D60 isn’t even close to this resolution. It isn’t the camera but the photographer that takes a quality photograph but better tools can help you get better results. The Nikon D3X ($8,000 retail without a lens) is a 24.5 megapixel camera that is close to film in its resolution capabilities but if you want that "film look" you still have to use film. Digital has advantages over film and vice versa. You can’t change the film sensitivity (ISO or ASA) in a film camera without changing the film but you can change the sensitivity in a digital camera by pushing a button or two. You can see the results instantly with a digital camera but not with a film camera. "Hard core" photographers usually have more than one camera and use the camera that is most suitable for the task at hand. You can take great pictures with a cell phone camera but if you want extremely high quality in your results you will need either a film camera or a very high quality digital camera. Send me a Nikon F6 please! (I’m probably going to buy a Nikon D300s soon.) Also, larger size formats will also improve the quality of the results – if you know what you are doing.
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Film better than digital? For some things yes, others no (film still outdoes digital in dynamic range, you retain more detail in highlights and shadows than digital). That’s a debate that’s been going on for a decade or so and neither side is budging.
But from what I can see here in your question your sister may have the camera set wrong. If you can show us an example we may be able to clue you into what might be set wrong.
Then again, you may just like the look of film. It has more character for sure IMHO.
Keep in mind that the film camera may meter differently, and that the prints that you get back from your local lab have been corrected for color and exposure.
Side note: resolution is one thing, dynamic range is another. It won’t do you any good to have a 20mp camera if you can’t capture the highlights and shadows that you were expecting from your digital camera. And I’ve made 8×10 prints from scanned 35mm film scanned at 1000dpi. That makes it about a 3mp camera. Megapixels do matter, but so does the dynamic range.
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It’s the mentality and attitude that goes along with shooting film.
Image quality wise, digital surpassed film a while ago.
But, I find that with a film camera in my hands, I am much more cautious about shooting, and will think much more about how the shot will look. Film forces you to previsualize the shot, since there’s no instant review. Film forces you to really think about the shot(composition, lighting, etc), since it costs money every time the shutter is clicked, and to really think things through before the shot.
I shoot digital alongside film, and I am getting better results on film. My keeper rate is much higher on film. With film, about one out of every six shots is a keeper. With digital, it’s one out of twenty to one out of three hundred, and in fact, I’ve blown off 300 pictures in one afternoon on digital with none that I actually liked. But I always have a shot I like on a roll of film.
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Experience
Depends on the film camera.
A Nikon D700 or Canon Mark II easily rivals 35mm film however it can’t touch a 4×5" film camera and just comes close to 6×7cm.
No digital has the nice tonality and dynamic range that the larger film formats have. However, with that said, I think digital is suitable for just about all photographic applications except landscape.
The D60 is a bottom of the barrel camera and you will be doing yourself a huge favor by putting the best glass on it that you can. Makes a big difference. Image quality from the it’s tiny APS-C sensor is marginal at best. Not even sure why people buy them.
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