Looking for link to Epson 4990 scanned film to one shot with Nikon D100
I recently stumbled into a site where a person was comparing the Epson 4990 scanned images to the same image made with, I believe, a Nikon D100. They had taken a tiny matching section from each to show how much better the scanned 4x5 negative was than the digital taken with the Nikon.
I can't remember where I found it, I failed to bookmark it, but I am wondering if anyone here might know where it is. It was very revealing.
Re: Looking for link to Epson 4990 scanned film to one shot with Nikon D100
I found it with Google. It was on the Ken Rockwell site.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/filmdig.htm
Deane
P.S. Sorry for the stupid headline. I left out a word or two. A mind is a terrible thing to lose.:)
Re: Looking for link to Epson 4990 scanned film to one shot with Nikon D100
I've never been a big fan of the Rockwell site or his tests and conclusions. But I don't think too many people here would argue with that conclusion, comparing scanned 4x5 on a 4990 with a D100 capture. I certainly wouldn't. A far more productive test would be say a Canon 5d and drum scanned 35 or even 645 or 6x6. For my commercial work, I have not picked up the Hassleblad or the 6x9 roll film back since investing in the Canon. But I still shoot a ton of 4x5 film. 4x5 is clearly superior and a digital equivalent like the P45 back is waaaay out of my budget. Having said that there is allot of very dated information on that site, for instance the statement about Arizona Highways not accepting digital. That hasn't been true for awhile.
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I thought his commentary a little rambling, but the visual comparisons of scanned film vs. digital were an eye opener for me.
My darkroom days have come to an end for a number of reasons, but I still have dozens of unprinted LF negatives, so the process of scanning, Photoshop, and the new crop of inkjet papers is opening up a new world.
I will be anxious to see Ted's comparisons of the Epson 4990 and the Microtek M1 when they get posted.
Re: Looking for link to Epson 4990 scanned film to one shot with Nikon D100
Re: Looking for link to Epson 4990 scanned film to one shot with Nikon D100
Ron,
Except that a somewhat better comparison would have been to use a prime lens on the Nikon rather than the zoom.
Re: Looking for link to Epson 4990 scanned film to one shot with Nikon D100
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Originally Posted by
Kirk Gittings
Ron,
Except that a somewhat better comparison would have been to use a prime lens on the Nikon rather than the zoom.
I agree. I can never understand why someone spending so much time wouldn't want to rule out as many confounding factors as possible. But, it is still an interesting comparison.
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There is a comparison of drum scanned 6x7 vs imacon scanned 6x7 vs 1Ds at:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/re...shootout.shtml
Both Reichman and Hobo agree on the superiority of the drum over the Imacon, however they disagree about digital vs MF film. Reichman prefers the 1Ds (surprise) but Hobo prefers 6x7.
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Qt, that is a very well done comparison and it correlates pretty well with my experience comparing a 5D uprezed with Genuine Fractals vs. a crop from 6x6 (drum or prosumer flatbed). In addition though, IMO the superior work flow of DSLR for commercial work puts it waaaay ahead of my Hassy.
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Kirk:
Steve Hoffmann has done some 1DsMkII comparisons with prosumer flatbed scans at:
http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/dslrvsfilm.htm#links
As usual, any given image and scan can vary, but I think it substantiates your general experience that 35mm and rollfilm don't surpass high-end "35mm" digital even though 4x5 still does.
Glenn