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Fujifilm X-Trans II film like qualities?

Started Mar 1, 2021 | Discussions thread
Marco Cinnirella
Marco Cinnirella Veteran Member • Posts: 8,160
Re: X100-Bayer or X-Trans1 is better.
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Tom Schum wrote:

Ulrik Christiansen wrote:

I'd like to see a comparison with the same subject in similar conditions. A fuji sooc shot and, I don't know, an ektachrome slide developed properly... Maybe someone has done that?

I tried a comparison a few (10?) years ago. Even with a 5mp digital camera, I found the digital images better. Haven't looked back, since then.

Sigma SD15 DSLR with 85mm F1.4 lens

Sigma SA 7n camera with Ektar 100 film installed, using same 85mm F1.4 lens

The entire scanned Ektar 100 film image from the test.

PS also see this comparison:

X-E1 vs B&W Film: Tom Schum: Galleries: Digital Photography Review : Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

I did the same kind of comparisons with high res scans of negatives and slides vs an early 6MP digital SLR and it was easy to see the superior resolution of the DSLR. Maybe drum scans would have competed with the DSLR images but they were always prohibitively expensive for the amateur user. Of course it's not just about resolution - tonality and the "look" of film are certainly things some people yearn for, and that partly explains the appeal of film emulation plugins etc and Fuji's JPEG film sims.

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