{"id":1444,"date":"2018-05-17T21:08:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T19:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fotografeer.eu\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:27:45","slug":"digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/?p=1444","title":{"rendered":"Digital Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analog or Digital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/21st_century\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this century<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital camera<\/a>s became available a decision needed to be made if I wanted to continue with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photographic_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">film<\/a> or change to a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital camera<\/a>. My <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikon_F-801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikon F-801s<\/a> is a decent camera. But it is not digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_3717-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Analog camera\" class=\"wp-image-470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_3717-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_3717-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_3717-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_3717-1.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikon F-801s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The highly developed film quality was still giving better results than the early digital cameras. I had already accumulated a large archive of slides and photo negatives. And my parents also had a decent stack of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/120_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">120<\/a> (6&#215;6 cm) en <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/135_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">135<\/a> (24&#215;36 mm) negatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scanner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally found middle ground by aquiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikonusa.com\/fileuploads\/pdfs\/8000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-end negative scanner<\/a>. This allowed me to extend the  useability period of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikon_F-801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F-801s<\/a> and still create digital images for Internet use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_6034-editied-resized.jpg\" alt=\"Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED\" class=\"wp-image-1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_6034-editied-resized.jpg 724w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_6034-editied-resized-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After having the film <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photographic_processing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">developed<\/a> through a photo shop it was immediately scanned at high resolution. Simultaneously effort was put into scanning all old <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Negative_(photography)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">negatives<\/a> where possible over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After over 15 years, two major scanner overhauls and one scanner repair, a milestone was finally  reached. Over 15,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Negative_(photography)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">negatives<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reversal_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slides<\/a> scanned into 600 GB of data. Finally <strong><em>fully digital<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analog Images in Digital Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This allows sharing of old family pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11-1005x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Old family photo\" class=\"wp-image-1466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11-2010x2048.jpg 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look back on photo assignments of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> photography course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/85-1-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Carpet beater shadow\" class=\"wp-image-1484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/85-1-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/85-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/85-1-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/85-1-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/85-1-rotated.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reused old photo portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/016-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Soft-focus portrait\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/016-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/016-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/016-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/016-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/016-rotated.jpg 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And put more recent analog work online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/023-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Canton Tower\" class=\"wp-image-1487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/023-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/023-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/023-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/023-1031x1536.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/fotografeer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/023.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canton_Tower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canton Tower<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The quality of digital cameras has improved significantly since then. And there is hardly any place where you can get film <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photographic_processing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">developed<\/a> these days. Eventually the switch to digital camera happend some years ago. Also for the obvious reasons that you can check results immediately and publish easily on websites and social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the start of this century when digital cameras became available a decision needed to be made if I wanted to continue with film or change to a digital camera. 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