something about film

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. from the same roll

186 year-old dovetails, allegedly cut by my great-great-great-great grandfather

[Tindalos]

3. Love the textures

and the contrast is amazing.

Props to your great-great-great-great grandfather's carpentry skills. :thumbsup:

[tekisui]

2. I always appreciate the texture in film.

My digital is satisfactory for color shots, but it still lack the texture when I take B&W that I get from film.

[Deja Q]

4. Dynamic Range (DMAX)

Even scanning film negs with a drum/laser scanner (not flatbed crap) yields better shadow detail than many digital P&S and even a few DSLR cameras.

With some light filters and photoshop for post-processing, it's possible to simulate and flesh out the shadow detail but just having a wider DMAX to start with is so much the better in the first place.

[BrightKnight]

5. rich contrast and gorgeous grain of traditional film w/ a pyro developer

Digital photography can't really compete with well crafted silver prints.

It is like the difference between reading text in a magazine and reading a book printed with metal type. Nothing beats the kiss of metal on paper.