Digital back to film...

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Thingy
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Digital back to film...

Post by Thingy » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:39 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

It seem hybrid photography has come full circle, with Ilford now making it possible to have monochrome digital images converted back to negatives, in 10x8 format, on FP4 film.

http://www.ilfordphoto.com/pressroom/article.asp?n=137

I expect it will be VERY expensive though. :lol:
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Re: Digital back to film...

Post by Bill Backhouse » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:25 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

The film industry has been 'printing' digital onto film negs for a number of years at 4k film resolution. They edit digitally, then print a roll of film and get it copied optically for the prints that go out to cinemas for playback, that is a 4096×2160 digital file onto a 35x19mm neg. nice to see it could become available to us mere mortals though.

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Re: Digital back to film...

Post by dave_whatever » Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:51 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Maybe this means cibachrome will make a comeback?

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Re: Digital back to film...

Post by Lynne Evans » Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:31 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

We can but hope!

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Re: Digital back to film...

Post by michaelfinch » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:12 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Sounds wonderful but the cost is (in round figures) £50 for a 5x4 and just shy of £100 for a 10x8. See: http://www.michaeldyer.co.uk/dyer-image ... or-web.pdf

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