[filmscanners] Re: Digi, film and scanning in movies

["David J. Littleboy" <davidjl@gol.com>]

"Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@ix.netcom.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>
Well, sure. The G3 is a consumer digicam, with a typically noisy CCD. Get a
10D, and you'll be able to make staggeringly good prints. Indeed, in low
light, it probably does better than any 35mm film camera. I'm sure the 1Ds
is even better, if you can afford eight grand.
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The 10D has lower noise levels at the higher ISOs than the 1Ds.

>>>>>>>>>>
That said, there are things you can do to improve the results with the G3,
including software denoising, and careful adjustment in Photoshop. It takes
a bunch of work, but not nearly as much as dodging and burning with an
enlarger, and stirring pans of chemicals in the dark. Of course, three
megapixels is three megapixels, but sharpness isn't the only criterion of a
good picture.
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It's FOUR megapixels, and 8x10s should look quite nice if you shoot at ISO
50. Turning off the in-camera sharpening on these cameras also helps
(sharpen in photoshop with the threshold at 2 or 4 to prevent aggravating
the noise).

David J. Littleboy
davidjl@gol.com
Tokyo, Japan


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