 Jennifer L. Allen |
Digital pictures being put on 35mm film Is there any way to transfer a digital image to 35mm film so it can be developed the traditional way?
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John H. Siskin |
Yes there are two ways. Fist way make a print and copy it on film, cheap and easy. Second there is a device that prints digital files on film; I have forgotten the name. Some labs have them. They are expensive but may have better quality then method 1. Thanks, John Siskin
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Jennifer L. Allen |
Thanks for the response. When you say make a print and copy it on film, are you saying to make a print of the digital picture and then take a picture with the 35mm camera of the digital picture print? And if anyone knows of the device that John is speaking of, that would print digital files to 35mm film I would much appreciate any info that anyone has. - Thanks!
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Jennifer, Yeah, copy a print. If you start with a bigger print your final image will look better. For copy lighting check out: http://www.betterphoto.com/article.php?id=170 The machine is called a film recorder. They have very different levels of resolution from one to the next; so you’ll need to check on that.
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Jennifer L. Allen |
Thank you John... I will see how that turns out. I will also look into the film recorder. Again, much appreciate the information. Jennifer!
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Christopher A. Vedros |
Jennifer, John's description of these different methods is of course correct, and you would end up with a film version of your image. I'm wondering what your real goal is. Why do you want a film version of your digital image? Chris A. Vedros
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Kerry L. Walker |
I'm a film shooter and I am wondering the same thing.
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Jennifer L. Allen |
Hello, I have been experimenting with photography for a year or so now, but have primarily been using a digital camera. My father has been showing me how to develop pictures from negatives and I just wanted to experiment with developing some photos that I have already taken, but only have them in a digital format. Some of the pictures are of the kids, that I can't capture again, and some of them are from our cruise we took, and probably won't make it back to some of those places, at least not anytime soon, and some are from my childhood that I have scanned into digital format, but don't have the negatives anymore... I just didn't know if there was an easy, simple way or any technology out there to reverse digital to standard 35mm film... Also, my mother is very resistant to technology, no computer, no email, and we send her photo prints from the digital camera of the kids, but I thought, if there was technology out there, that wasn't too complicated or expensive, we could just transfer the digital images to 35mm and she could develop them at the local CVS however she wants... I just started looking into this, and like I said, if it is a much more complicated process than I thought, it probably isn't worth it, but I just wanted to see... Thanks for the responses...
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Christopher A. Vedros |
Jennifer, As I suspected, you're making things more complicated than they need to be. If you want to send prints to your mother, get prints made from your digital images and mail them, or upload your digital to CVS or Walgreens or some other chain. Most of them will let you pick up the prints at any store. You could upload the images, and your mom could pick them up at the store near her. If you transfer your images to film, you'll still need to mail the film to her, so she can bring it to the lab to get developed, etc. If you want to experiment with developing film, get a film camera. There are very good deals out there. Get a roll of film and take some new pictures. If you want to experiment with digital images you have already taken, get an image editing program and learn how to adjust exposure where needed, or make other touchups to get your images just the way you want them. Transferring your digital images to film would make as much sense as typing a story, emailing it to someone and asking them to print it out, put a stamp on it and mail it back to you so you can read it. Chris Vedros
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Jennifer L. Allen |
Hi Chris, Again, I just wanted to experiment with developing techniques using some of the pictures that I already have of the kids, when they were babies. Can't retake those pictures. I do have a 35mm camera, but just recently bought it. I have been developing some stuff with my father from it, but I wanted to try some stuff with older digital images if it was possible. Again, I didn't know if it was even possible to transfer digital images to film at all. However, it would appear the process is not simple, so I will continue practicing going forward with the pics from my 35mm camera. I do have editing software that I have been using on the computer for awhile now, and am getting relatively proficient with that. But I just recently started to take 35mm and develop it the traditional with my father. That is where my interest sparked in wondering if it was at all possible to transfer digital to film so that I could experiment, specifically, with older pictures of the kids. As far as my mother goes, we do currently send her prints that we develop, I just figured, if it was a relatively simple process to transfer the digitals to film we could just send her the film and she could develop it as she wishes... Again, thanks for the responses. Jennifer!
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