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Desiree C. Preckwinkle
 

Digital vs. portrait film


What do you think produces better quality/natural color portraits? Portrait film, or a digital camera set to portrait setting? I have both cameras and not sure which one would be better for portraits.


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July 09, 2006

 

Bret Tate
  In my opinion, for whatever it's worth, I feel that protrait film is much better at rendering flattering and subtle skin tones and whites than digital "film". I shoot with a Mamiya 645AFD and a Canon 5D.


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July 09, 2006

 

Christopher A. Vedros
  The film vs. digital debate is one that can go on for days (and it probably will).

My only comment is that you're not really comparing apples to apples. Setting a digital camera to the portrait setting is not the same as using portrait film. Portrait film is color-balanced for portraits. All the portrait setting does is set the aperture to wide open to get a shallow depth-of-field.

By the way, many film cameras have a portrait setting, also. It's not just a digital thing.

Chris
www.cavphotos.com


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July 09, 2006

 

Slim Brady
  if you know what you are doing no one can tell the difference


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July 09, 2006

 

Stacy L. Robertson
  I agree Brady..I have both film and digital, and used both for my portraits. I can't tell the difference.


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July 09, 2006

 

Kerry L. Walker
  I would use the portrait film. Of course, since I don't have a digital camera that would be my only choice! Why not try both and see which YOU prefer.


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July 10, 2006

 
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