Analog Photography Digitalization File Dilemma

by Hendrik Ferdinand

Increasing popularity of digital photography, analog photography while living among the hobbyist only. Indeed, until now the analog film material is still produced in limited numbers because even though this can not be replaced. However, printed materials can be replaced digital print. Company of Kodak's only since June 2005 has stopped production of paper for printing black and white fota. Another smaller company would have to follow.

As a large format analog photography fanatics, namely the use sheet film. Arno Suherry very restless. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of negatives are difficult to mold because the material is made more scarce and rare printer.

To be made digital so of course it is not easy due to average scanner on the market can not accommodate large sizes. For example, some negative Suherry measuring 10 cm x 12.5 cm and 20 cm x 25 cm.

Using a drum scanner? That may be one solution. However, objections pad drum scanner is in addition to the fare is very expensive (because the price of drum scanners are also hundreds of millions of dollars per peace), also in the process of drum scanner requires a negative or slide was coated in a kind of oil to be stuck tight in the field of scanning. This oil is a bit much to accelerate the damage of a negative.

The same anxiety experienced by another enthusiast. Johannes Januar, Januar Suherry and finally found a way of negative-negative digitizing them the right way at an appropriate time as well. They photographed negate them in order to become a digital file!

Is this way can be justified in terms of technical and practical?

Quality of Digital Sensor

Indeed, the thing done both bogor city residents could be justified if we use standard time in 2011.

Quality digital sensors get better and better with high speed since 2000. note that a top quality camera made ​​in 2003 so it looks bad when compared to lower-class quality camera made ​​in 2008 right? That's because the quality of the sensor and camera firmware Muta made ​​in 2008 has been highly developed.

Similarly, if we compare the quality of frum scanner sensors are commonly made ​​in the 1990s compared to the quality of a digital camera sensor made ​​in 2011. note on this page is generated from a negative 10 cm x 12.5 cm. Results from the drum scanner quality of the results seen under the photography with new camera.

The fate of "drum scanner"

Currently drum scanner was no longer made ​​because of the demands of the world has changed. In fact, the drum scanner has left Scholastic printing property damage without dieprbaiki again.

The repairs cost far higher than buying a scanner the size of A3. also there was no need for pemakainan drum scanner. At present, such as the Scholastic printing A3 size scanner only wear, plus Nikon scanner to handle slides up to medium format size.

As for graphics files scan scanner used copy dot with Eskofot brand.

Photography world had been shifted to the digital world. If there were sticking with analog photography, it is a matter of choice. This same java with cooking noodles. There are still using charcoal and some use regular gas. Nice Where? I do not know ..