Just for Fun

[Gid]

Not scientific at all, but I'm interested in people's opinion. Which is film, which is digital and which do you prefer

 

[Topdog1]

They are both digital since we are viewing them online. That's what's always been the wierd thing to me: If digital has a certain "look", why wouldn't all photos viewed online have that look, since they are all digital?????

/Ira

 

[Athena]

They are both digital since we are viewing them online. That's what's always been the wierd thing to me: If digital has a certain "look", why wouldn't all photos viewed online have that look, since they are all digital?????

/Ira

Yep, this kind of thread comes around now an again.

It's like the old Memorex recording tape commercials with Ella Fitzgerald hitting the high note and breaking a glass: "Is it live, or is it Memorex"?

Neither, its a recording on videotape being transmitted as radio waves (at least during the broadcast era) and being reproduced by the tinny speaker in my portable TV! 😀

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Not scientific at all, but I'm interested in people's opinion. Which is film, which is digital and which do you prefer

You're kidding, right? 😱

 

[visiondr]

OK, notwithstanding the previous comments re: they're both digital. I'll take a stab at it. Pic #1 is digi, #2 film. #2 seems to show some grain, and the highlights appear less blocked out on my monitor versus #1.

Ron

 

[andrealed]

First is film, (I love film...) second is not grainy, it's noisy...

 

[dexdog]

again, both have been scanned, and are therefore digital, but I think that #1 was taken with film, #2 with digital capture. The appearance of the OOF areas in the darker part of #2 remind me of digital images taken with my cameras. Similar to grain, but too regular in arrangement.

 

[erikhaugsby]

Maybe I'm on a limb but I say both are film, the first one is a C41 film (either B&W natively or desaturated after scanning) and the second one is a "real" B&W silver film.

Maybe not.

 

[Doug]

I prefer the looser crop of the second, and it also has better contrast in the lighter tones, so I'll guess it's film.

 

[pvdhaar]

Grumpy speaking here.. 😡

I really don't care which is or is not film. Both have no colour, so you first need to learn how to scan! 😡

Now, where's my morning dose of caffeine? Grumble, grumble..

Schllllrrrrppp....

Ah.. now there, that's better! 😀

First one looks smoother (digital?), second one looks grainier (film)... 😉

 

[lZr]

#1 is film (3:2). #2 is digi (4:3) and not DSLR, except Olympus ofcourse

 

[sf]

Grumpy speaking here.. 😡

I really don't care which is or is not film. Both have no colour, so you first need to learn how to scan! 😡

Now, where's my morning dose of caffeine? Grumble, grumble..

Schllllrrrrppp....

Ah.. now there, that's better! 😀

First one looks smoother (digital?), second one looks grainier (film)... 😉

I think the smoother image is film...and the noisier one is digital...but then maybe not. I really don't care. Nothing is as it appears these days. That's why I love film. I can hold it, so I know it's real.

 

[c.poulton]

The first one is smoother, the second is grainy but in a digital noisy kind of way, so I'm going for #1 film, #2 digital.

 

[Gid]

The Answer

The Answer

The first is digital, shot with an M8 (Raw) and 90 Elmarit M at 2.8 at ISO 1250. The second is also digital, shot with an Olympus E400 (jpeg) and ZD 50mm Macro at ISO1600.

This proves absolutely nothing of course. Personally, I prefer the Olympus shot in spite of the noise, which is interesting when you consider that I could buy 5 of those for one M8 and size wise there isn't much difference (both 10MP). Please note that I am not Leica bashing - I own both of these cameras and each has its speciality.

 

[Robert Price]

WOW! I learned absolutly nothing at all.............
🙂 😛

 

[akptc]

T... This proves absolutely nothing of course.

Innocent bystander here... doesn’t this prove at least one thing, namely that one cannot tell digital from scanned film? Just curious.

 

[Gid]

I was one of the first to vote, but got it wrong😀