Canon S90 pics with 'HCB Tri-X' mode ;)

[Epimetheus]

...well it doesn't really have a mode called that but it has a mode called 'Nostalgic' with few options. One of them produces high contrast black and white pictures with heavy grain. I kind of like it instead of the dull standard output.

Here's the pics: http://markuspuustinen.com/blog/2010/05/grain-on-black-and-white/

 

[mfogiel]

This is where digital can compete with film - in case of images that look like pushed Tri X in Rodinal. If you shoot this at higher ISO, it will actually look even closer to film. I find this quite an interesting alternative to actuallu bothering with development. However, it has nothing to do with HCB, more with Ralph Gibson.

 

[ishpop]

Well done, I like the set a lot.

 

[jorgen83]

I'm sorry but digital grain still can't stand in film grain's shadow, IMHO. It just looks (and is) artificial.

 

[Roberto]

...well it doesn't really have a mode called that but it has a mode called 'Nostalgic' with few options. One of them produces high contrast black and white pictures with heavy grain. I kind of like it instead of the dull standard output.

Here's the pics: http://markuspuustinen.com/blog/2010/05/grain-on-black-and-white/

It's not grain it's noise, and they are quite different, if you want grain.. use film..
Rob.

 

[ernstk]

Looks good. Very like grain.

Ernst

 

[Gregoryniss]

good set, however i'd have to say that I don't really like the "noise/grain". It just looks blotchy and like it doesn't belong. That's my my opinion though!

 

[retnull]

Very nice shots, very well composed.

But -- as we've heard on every "film vs. digital" thread -- it seems the tonality is a bit harsh. For example, shot #1 has a lot of 100% black and 100% white, and not so many midtones. As a result there is little detail in the highlights and shadows.

 

[SebC]

1) I like the pics, full stop.

2) To me it doesn't look like grain, it really does just look like noise. Maybe some day people will appreciate noise as a valid aesthetic in its own right (maybe some already do) - but to me noise and grain look very different, and I prefer grain every time.

 

[jsrockit]

I'm sorry but digital grain still can't stand in film grain's shadow, IMHO. It just looks (and is) artificial.

Artificial means man made...so film is artificial as well.

To the OP: HCB mode? HCB never used very high contrast that I can remember.

 

[not_in_good_order]

I'm sorry but digital grain still can't stand in film grain's shadow, IMHO. It just looks (and is) artificial.

I agree. Not appealing to me.

 

[naruto]

How about this? Friends Meetup M8@1250 most of them.

 

[Epimetheus]

To the OP: HCB mode? HCB never used very high contrast that I can remember.

HCB mode is a joke and was meant to refer to the April fool's joke about the new auto focus rangefinder having that kind of mode.

 

[Epimetheus]

Those S90 pictures are a very crude example of digital 'grain'. I'm not sure it can be called noise either as they are mostly if not all ISO 80 shots and noise/grain is added by S90 software (and not very well).

I bet I can make digital pics emulating grain and no one would no if they have (digital) noise or (film) grain. Give me a day or two and I will present you a challenge 😉 I just need to dig out some film scans from my archives and add noise to couple of digital shots.

 

[GBR66]

Thanks for posting - I rather like the look - must try it on my S90. Guy

 

[jorgen83]

Artificial means man made...so film is artificial as well.

Actually, man-made is only one of several meanings of the word artificial. Look it up, and let's stop discussing semantics.

 

[easyrider]

Very nice images. I am thinking of getting an s90 but I am bothered by the lack of a viewfinder and hot shoe. I guess it's the price you pay for making it small.

 

[jtzordon]

I like the first one. The noise and high contrast are suitable to the subject. The others, not so much.

 

[Steve M.]

I also like the shots fine, but not the noise. If you had taken these w/ film they would have looked much better. Horses for courses. Digital and B&W is not a good combination. Tri-X properly shot and developed is fantastic. The difference is like night and day.

 

[pachuco]

Those are cool, very nice! It's interesting to watch the film only folks get more and more insecure are time goes by and digital technology advances. I don't think the OP ever said that this was better than B&W film yet several people have gone out of their way to say how much better film is. Hmm....