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35mm Film vs Digital

From time to time I like to compare film shots with digital. Not to say one is better than the other but to observe the differences. I don't think it’s fair to compare slide film to digital by scanning a slide and then analyzing each image on a digital platform. When you scan film to create a digital image you confine that image to a much more limited color space and dynamic range, effectively truncating the positive attributes of the film while exposing (or exaggerating) the negative attributes. I wish there was a way to show how much better slides look in person, there is so much more detail in the dark areas, contrast and color are much better, and there is so much more overall depth to the image. The scans of slide film here are as close as I could get to what the slides look like on a light table.
See the captions for each shot for more details.
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Taken with Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW
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Taken with Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW

  • Taken with Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW
  • Taken with <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jnwall/html/NikonF4FAQVersion6.0.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F4s</a> / 50mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak E100G - Developed using the <a href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/chemistry/e6Kit/e6Index.jhtml?pq-path=13815" target="_blank" >Kodak Single Use Chemistry Process E6 kit.</a> <ol>NOTES: <li>The ghosting on the viewfinder and flash shoe are an anomaly from the scanner, probably internal reflections. There is no such ghosting visible on the film. I'm in the process of determining if there is a solution to this problem.</li> <li>I kept the viewing angle the same for each of these shots as well as the aperture. The shallower depth of field for 35mm film vs. the DX size sensor of the D300 is clearly visible in each film shot.</li></ol>
  • Taken with: <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f100.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F100</a> / 50mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak Ektar 100 - Developed using the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html" target="_blank" >Tetenal C-41 Press Kit.</a>
  • Taken with Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW
  • Taken with <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jnwall/html/NikonF4FAQVersion6.0.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F4s</a> / 50mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak E100G - Developed using the <a href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/chemistry/e6Kit/e6Index.jhtml?pq-path=13815" target="_blank" >Kodak Single Use Chemistry Process E6 kit.</a> <ol>NOTES: <li>The ghosting on the viewfinder and flash shoe are an anomaly from the scanner, probably internal reflections. There is no such ghosting visible on the film. I'm in the process of determining if there is a solution to this problem.</li> <li>I kept the viewing angle the same for each of these shots as well as the aperture. The shallower depth of field for 35mm film vs. the DX size sensor of the D300 is clearly visible in each film shot.</li></ol>
  • Taken with <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f100.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F100</a> / 50mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak Ektar 100 - Developed using the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html" target="_blank" >Tetenal C-41 Press Kit.</a>
  • Taken with Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW
  • Taken with <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jnwall/html/NikonF4FAQVersion6.0.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F4s</a> / 50mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak E100G - Developed using the <a href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/chemistry/e6Kit/e6Index.jhtml?pq-path=13815" target="_blank" >Kodak Single Use Chemistry Process E6 kit.</a> <ol>NOTES: <li>The ghosting on the viewfinder and flash shoe are an anomaly from the scanner, probably internal reflections. There is no such ghosting visible on the film. I'm in the process of determining if there is a solution to this problem.</li> <li>I kept the viewing angle the same for each of these shots as well as the aperture. The shallower depth of field for 35mm film vs. the DX size sensor of the D300 is clearly visible in each film shot.</li></ol>
  • Taken with <a href="http://www.buhla.de/Foto/Konica/eT2Haupt.html" target="_blank">Konica AutoReflex T2</a> & 52mm f/1.8 / Kodak 400 T-Max devloped in XTOL
  • Taken with Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW
  • Taken with <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jnwall/html/NikonF4FAQVersion6.0.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F4s</a> / 50mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak E100G - Developed using the <a href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/chemistry/e6Kit/e6Index.jhtml?pq-path=13815" target="_blank" >Kodak Single Use Chemistry Process E6 kit.</a> <ol>NOTES: <li>I kept the viewing angle the same for each of these shots as well as the aperture. The shallower depth of field for 35mm film vs. the DX size sensor of the D300 is clearly visible in each film shot.</li></ol>
  • Taken with <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f100.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F100</a> / 50mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak Ektar 100 - Developed using the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html" target="_blank" >Tetenal C-41 Press Kit.</a>
  • Taken with <a href="http://www.buhla.de/Foto/Konica/eT2Haupt.html" target="_blank">Konica AutoReflex T2</a> & 52mm f/1.8 / Kodak 400 T-Max devloped in XTOL
  • Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW - 1/250th at f/11, ISO 100, 70mm
  • <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jnwall/html/NikonF4FAQVersion6.0.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F4s</a> / 85mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak E100G - Developed using the <a href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/chemistry/e6Kit/e6Index.jhtml?pq-path=13815" target="_blank" >Kodak Single
  • <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f100.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F100</a> / 85mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak Ektar 100 - Developed using the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html" target="_blank" >Tetenal C-41 Press Kit.</a>
  • Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW
  • <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f100.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F100</a> / 85mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak Ektar 100 - Developed using the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html" target="_blank" >Tetenal C-41 Press Kit.</a>
  • Nikon D300 and Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S / RAW
  • <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f100.htm" target="_blank" >Nikon F100</a> / 85mm f/1.8 AF-D / Kodak Ektar 100 - Developed using the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html" target="_blank" >Tetenal C-41 Press Kit.</a>
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