nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Here are a few samples from my Fuji FinePix S3 Pro...it has a similar sensor to the S5...but I believe the S5 has a slightly better one...
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
I always loved the sensor in the Nikon D2Hs.
When it worked, my old M9 was good but just an excuse to use my lenses.
My favorite of all time was Kodak Plus-X.
Phil Forrest
When it worked, my old M9 was good but just an excuse to use my lenses.
My favorite of all time was Kodak Plus-X.
Phil Forrest
zuikologist
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I agree on the Pentax, gorgeous colour. Converted black and white also looks good.
The old Sony 6mp in the Pentax *istD series was kinda wonderful in its own right. I believe the same sensor was in the Nikon D70 and D100, and the Epson R-D1 (??).
This was done with the original Pentax *istD.
IMGP4249 by Colton Allen, on Flickr
Peter_S
Peter_S
Mine, overall, is the M8/M8.2 sensor.
Nikon Df sensor and the 1st and 3rd version of Fuji XTrans.
jarski
Veteran
Leica M8/9 sensor with jpeg engine of those cameras.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Lang Co Beach in-between Da Nang and Hue. Epson R-D1 - CV collapsible Heliar 2/50.
DwF
Well-known
Leica X 113, certainly calibrated well for IPA
Dogman
Veteran
The 12 mp Olympus. Really beautiful colors.
I'm also very happy with the 16 mp Fuji X-Trans. Fuji colors are not my favorite but they can be tweaked in Lightroom. It's the tonality of the B&W images that really stand out for me.
I'm referring to working with the Raw files in both cases.
I'm also very happy with the 16 mp Fuji X-Trans. Fuji colors are not my favorite but they can be tweaked in Lightroom. It's the tonality of the B&W images that really stand out for me.
I'm referring to working with the Raw files in both cases.
PKR
Veteran
This thread is akin to telling someone about your favorite film(s).
I haven't found any combination of sensor and converter that look like my Creo Kodachrome 64 scans. Maybe, some day?
The Fuji X-Trans with C1 raw converter (and others) produces pretty cool looking black and white files and prints.
I haven't found any combination of sensor and converter that look like my Creo Kodachrome 64 scans. Maybe, some day?
The Fuji X-Trans with C1 raw converter (and others) produces pretty cool looking black and white files and prints.
bayernfan
Well-known
my GXR does a pretty good job at B&W. just crap enough to not look like the "too-sharp" digital trend happening now.
shawn
Veteran
If you have a Mac try RPP64 with the Fuji files.
https://www.raw-photo-processor.com/RPP/Overview.html
Latest version is here:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/raw-photo-processor/5wX3jZI6yZs
The interface takes a little getting used to but RPP64 has its own look that is beautiful. They have a K64 "Truefilm" simulation. I really like the Ektar simulation (called LF) they have. Along with the simulations also try out the different gamma curves, Film Like is good.
Shawn
ptpdprinter
Veteran
How come no one likes the current cameras? This all sounds like nostalgia.
raid
Dad Photographer
I said third gen Fuji XTrans... which I thought was the 24mp models.
ptpdprinter
Veteran
Yeah, I should have said "most". I am a fan of the 24MP Fuji sensor too. But then I haven't had a dozen digital cameras to get nostalgic about. Before Fuji, I had a 5MP Canon Digital Elph and I thought the images sucked.
Dogman
Veteran
The Fuji X-E2S was my last "current" camera*. It is now being discontinued in favor of the X-E3. It is increasingly hard for me to own a "current" digital camera since the models change so frequently. I haven't used film in years but I still like how you could use a film camera for decades and it never went out of date. I still own the first new Nikon I ever bought--an F2, purchased in 1974 (now that is nostalgia).
*After writing this, I realized my Ricoh GRII is still "current". I like it a lot for the B&W I get from the Raw files.
ptpdprinter
Veteran
Not sure why you think the XE2S is out of date just because it has been superceded by the XE3. The F2 didn't become out of date when they introduced the F3. I have an XE2 and an XT2. I don't hesitate to use the XE2, and I'm not planning to "update" it.
This is the key... if you've had more than a handful, one might stand out... if not, then you just use what you have.