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Imacon 949 vs Epson V700 large format scans

Posted on April 19, 2013 by kbesios

Ever since I started shooting large format, I wanted to see the difference a better scanner than mine could provide. I use the Epson V700 for scanning my 4×5 film and I have printed 11×18 inches prints (thats 30×45 cm) … Continue reading →

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Nikon D800E vs 6×9 medium format film (Part III)

Posted on October 18, 2012 by kbesios

On my recent trip with the Nikon D800E, I also took with me the Fuji GSW690iii camera. I loaded a Kodak Portra 160VC and during my shooting I photographed three locations using both cameras. It was not an effort to … Continue reading →

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Nikon D800E vs 6×9 medium format film (part II)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by kbesios

This is the second part of my Nikon D800E comparison to 6×9 medium format film. (Nikon D800E, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8) (Fuji GSW690iii, Kodak Portra 160 Professional) On this example, I favor the film version for it’s overall look. Better tones … Continue reading →

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Nikon D800E vs 6×9 medium format film

Posted on July 6, 2012 by kbesios

Since I took my first images with the Nikon D800E, and saw first hand how it feels to shoot a 36 megapixels digital camera with a great dynamic range, I wanted to perform a comparison with my medium format cameras. … Continue reading →

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200 megapixels digital stitching image vs medium format film

Posted on March 12, 2012 by kbesios

Well, it’s time for one more comparison. I love shooting film, especially medium format, since I believe there are certain qualities in film that I cannot get with digital. This is based on my personal taste about how an image … Continue reading →

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Fuji X100 vs Leica M8 (a simple unscientific comparison)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by kbesios

I don’t really like the camera vs camera titles for my posts but I haven’t found yet a more descriptive title for comparing two cameras. Lately, I am trying to do some simple comparisons between the cameras I own, since … Continue reading →

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Comparing the Sony NEX 5N with a 6×7 medium format camera

Posted on February 14, 2012 by kbesios

Well, I just happened to notice that I shot identical frames with both the Sony NEX 5N and the Plaubel Makina 67 (loaded with Kodak TRI-X 400), so I cropped the same part of each image to see what’s going … Continue reading →

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Fuji X100 vs Sony NEX 5N with Nikon 24mm f2.8

Posted on February 14, 2012 by kbesios

I have just received a Kippon adapter that allows me to fit my Nikon primes to my Sony NEX 5N. I have the 24mm f2.8, 35mm f2, 50mm f1.4 and 135mm f2 DC lenses, all with aperture rings. As a … Continue reading →

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