Table of Contents
Film brand and characteristics comparison
- compare result of pro grade films by onLandscape.com
- Transparency
- Fuji Velvia 50
- Fuji Velvia 100
- Fuji Velvia 100f
- Fuji Provia 100
- Fuji Astia 100
- Kodak E100G
- Kodak E100VS
- Negatives
- Kodak Ektar 100
- Kodak Portra 160NC
- Kodak Portra 160VC
- Fuji Pro160S
- Kodak Portra 400NC
- Pro-grade film vs consumer grade film by filmsoup.co.nz
- Film cross reference chart by vividlight.com
C-41 color developed BW film
- BW film that can use color develop process
Develop Negative
Sub-200-Dollar Film Developing Kit:
- 1x patterson super system 4 universal developing tank for 2 135mm or 1 120mm film (2 plastic reels)
- 1x patterson 1L measuring cylinder
- 1x dark changing bag
- 1x thermometer
- 1x stringe
- 2x glass bottles for storage
- 4x film clips
Developer:
- Ilford Hypam rapid fixer
- Ilford Stop bath
- Ilford wetting agent
Film ot Digial:
- Canoscan 9000F 35/120mm Film Scanner
Supplier:
- Ruby at peninsular
- estimated cost for dark bag S$20;dev tank $ 30~50
- chemicals , dev $ 10 fix $ 10 stop bath $ 10
- a supplier @ middle street. Sin cheong. 3rd floor
- Enterprise House, Middle Road. Tel:63363244
- IKEA
- thermometer (meat thermometer), funnels, storage bottles, measuring beaker (less than $20)
Negative to Digital
- ES-1 SLIDE COPYING ADAPTER
Film type and develop chemicals
Photographic film
- typical Slide film use E-6 chemical
- typical Negative film (color) use C41 chemical
- typical Black and White film use ?? chemical (some can use the color C41)
Fujichrome color reversal (slide) films.
- Velvia: one of the most saturated and fine-grained slide films, valued by nature and landscape photographers.
- Provia: a slide film giving more natural colors than Velvia.
- Astia: a fined grained, low contrast slide film often used for studio or portrait applications.
- Sensia: a low-contrast consumer slide film; the current emulsion is considered to be identical or near-identical to Astia in the professional line.[9][10]
- Fortia: consumer slide film, featuring extremely vivid color rendering suitable for flower photography and other high-saturation applications (for Japanese market).
Fujicolor color negative (print) films.
- Fujicolor Pro 160S, 160C, 400H, and 800Z (formerly NPS, NPC, NPH, and NPZ): Professional films with different levels of contrast.
- Reala: the first film to use the fourth cyan-sensitive layer, currently sold under Superia Reala name.
- Superia: intended for snapshots.
- Press: Cut from the same emulsion stock as Superia, but cold stored and sold as a professional film.
Fuji Neopan Professional black & white negative film.
- Neopan SS: ISO 100 film, most common and least expensive Neopan film
- Neopan ACROS: ISO 100 film, finer grain than SS but usually more expensive
- Neopan Presto: ISO 400 speed film
- Neopan Super Presto: ISO 1600 for low-light shooting or fast action
Get a Scanner or a Macro lens for digitize film
- a dedicate film scanner: easy setup and good result
- a macro lens or a macro setup with digital camera: cheap setup and fast result
the scanner way
- How much scanner DPI do you need
- for 135mm film size (about 1×1.5 inch size, ), a 1200 dpi scanner get 1200×1800 resolution (2MP, good for 4R size print)
- so a good 4800 dpi scanner will give you 32 MP (a decent A2 size print), ideally.
- scanner with dip like 6400 and above, you need a fine detail film to pull out more resolution, like 6400×9600 (like A1 size)
- 135mm film vs 6×4.5,6×6,6×7 medium format film,
- so with scanner, 6×7 film gives 5 times the resolution of 135mm film for the area size (bigger than 300dpi A0 size)
Additional reading:
- review of EPSON V600: http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/V600/V600.HTM
(1 inch = 2.54 cm)
| film size | 3.6×2.4cm | 6×4.5cm | 6x6cm | 6x7cm | 6x9cm | 4×5 in (102×127 mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4800 dpi scan | 6803×4535 | 11338×8503 | 11338×11338 | 13228×11338 | 17007×11338 | 24000×19200 |
| (MP equiv.) | 30.8MP | 96.4MP | 128.5MP | 150 MP | 192.8MP | 460.8MP |
| 300 dpi print (16x) | 57.6*38.4cm | 96*72cm | 96*96cm | 112*96cm | 144*96cm | 203*163cm |
| (paper size appr.) | A2 | A0 | 2A0 | 4A0 | ||
| (paper size appr.) | 59.4 x 42 cm | 119 x 84 cm | 168 x 119 cm | 237.8 x 168.2 cm | ||
- Dante Stella: Fuji GSW690III Resolving Power 6x9 MF
the digital camera way
- you get maximum as much MP as your camera sensor, after crop the edge, roughly 80% of your digital camera MP
- make sure you shoot bright and perpendicular to the film plane, then you get a good print.
- macro setup option:
- DSLR way
- a macro lens and tripod (DSLR)
- a 50mm lens and a extension tube (DSLR)
- a compact camera in macro mode (compact digital camera)
- good as less depth of field blur, easy to focus
From Negative to Normal Color Photo
- in Photo Editing software (like Photoshop), do these steps in color adjustment
- invert (color)
- adjust white balance (shift to blue or red) for correct color
- adjust level or curve for exposure