The Shutterbug Society; Activity #3: Ask and Answer

[ed1nburgh.livejournal.com]

Activity: Ask and Answer
Points: 10 points participatioon
Dates: NOW until Thursday, July 1 at 22:00 PDT.

Details: Since this is a photography club and we have members of all skill levels, for this activity, you're going to have the opportunity to ask or answer photography questions you've always wondered!

FOR QUESTIONS: Be sure that it is a question of substance. Asking, "What's a camera?" will not get you points, but asking something of more substance, such as "What is the rule of thirds?" or "What's the difference between digital cameras and film cameras," will count towards points. If you are only planning on asking questions, you must ask THREE questions to get participation points.

FOR ANSWERS: If you know the answer to a question you see, feel free to respond! In order to get participation points, you must answer one question with at least five, complete sentences. It is encouraged that you post an example of what you're talking about, to make your answer totally clear.

Of course, feel free to go beyond the minimum! You may ask more than three questions or answer more than one, or any combination thereof.

If you have any questions for me, please respond to the thread below!

Shoot things, legally! Join The Shutterbug Society today!

Comments

[katelynelaine.livejournal.com]

Which has better resolution, digital or film cameras?

Katey//Hufflepuff//2

[marchenland.livejournal.com]

It depends on the film. Old disc cameras, for example, had really low resolution, and polaroid film has low resolution as well. Large format film, of course, has higher resolution -- pixel count -- than 35mm. And currently, you will get higher resolution on a film 35mm in an optimal setup with a good lens and no lens shake -- about 20 million pixels - than on any digital camera you could buy. (I think there are some digital cameras getting there, but we're talking about $60,000 cameras, nothing you or I are likely to ever even lay eyes on.)

However, a less quality lens, a hand-held shot, a point-and-shoot, lo light, etc can mean a good image may have 12 million and a poor may only have 1 million "good" pixels. And pixel isn't really the right word for film, so think of it more as "spot of image".

Also, most people can only see about 9million pixels in a 100% print, so unless an image is blown up a lot, a 10mp digital will give you as good a 4x6 print as a top of the line 35mm would, all other things (such as abiliy of the photographer, quality of lens, light, etc) being the same.

- Madelyn / Slytherin