Why choose a film camera? Advantages and characteristics of film camera.

At present, there are many kinds of digital camera brands on the market, each with its own advantages in performance, and they are also deeply loved by the masses. However, in some fields, digital cameras still cannot completely replace film cameras. Film camera, a traditional camera, uses negative film and needs to develop photos. Although we have entered the era of digital photography for many years, there are still many friends who are obsessed with cameras in the film age. Here I briefly explain why I want to buy a film camera, hoping to help everyone.

First of all, the width of the film

Although the RAW frame of SLR camera has a good tolerance now, it still has some gap with film camera. On digital cameras, when shooting in Gao Fancha, the overexposed details in highlights are so heavy that they are dead white or dead black, but on film, this will not happen. Highlights and shadows retain enough details to prevent them from overflowing. In theory, color film can reach the tolerance of 18, which is the difference compared with 14 on digital cameras. Even some black-and-white movies can get more details when shooting in Gao Fancha.

Second, the unique film texture

In terms of details, people who have studied movies may have more feelings. After the film is enlarged, there will be a little bit of particles, but unlike the irregular noise of digital cameras, the particles of the film are very textured and will not feel abrupt, but rather unique.

Third, large format photography.

Today, on digital cameras, the size of mass-produced single-chip image sensors is still not as good as that of previous film cameras. Although the image quality of a larger image sensor is not necessarily better, if the medium format film is compared with the entry-level APS-C digital camera, the gap will come out.

Fourth, the operation experience of pure machinery

Cameras are also retro, and film cameras are more or less retro. In the ancient mechanical age, cameras were driven by gear rollers to take pictures. Precise mechanical instruments and pure manual operation mode will give you corresponding sound without any action, crisp and reliable. On digital cameras, it is difficult to fully simulate the mechanical sense of film cameras even if they have a retro appearance.

The above is what PConline Bian Xiao shared for you. Why did you buy a film camera? I hope it helps you.