I'm surprised at how close the film sim was to the actual film. A simple adjustment to the X100V hightlight/shadow sliders probably would've made them an even closer match.
Really loved the idea and execution behind this video. I've always wondered how well it simulates the filmstock. Where was that desert camp location? I'd love to camp somewhere similar!
If you had 3 things, they’d match on all fronts: 1. On digital, compensate your exposure up no more than +1 stops of EV. This will make it a little punchier, rather than seeking accuracy. Stopping down the lens just a notch would look good too. 2. Add a low density diffusion filter like a glimmerglass. The softness you like in the film can be pretty closely matched with diffusing the grain pattern from ISO noise on the digital. You can’t quite beat the dynamic range your x100v has compared to the film, but it’s always a choice. You can purposefully keep the DR at 100 to have that more chiaroscuro look, or you can up the ISO and DR to say 400, and decide what EV looks best by controlling the aperture. 3. If you used a similar x-trans sensor camera with interchangeable lenses, rather than the x100v, you’d be able to select a similar focal length lens, but that has more vignette, which is giving some of that character that brings your attention to the subject on the film. I think a side-by-side comparison is nice for lots of things, and appreciate you going the extra mile, but one thing that makes the tool you have interesting is the options it provides. You don’t just have a point and shoot with Acros in it, with your X100V, you have every variant of it, and several other film stocks, and you can fine tune the exact look you want. If you want true to point and shoot 35mm charm, you can tune your files to get that look with a little more work, but straight out of camera, there will always be discrepancies.
@@kevikronicles And honestly grain of salt, my advice is as good as any others’. It’s all taste driven, but your photos look great and if you want that match, it can get there, just won’t be out of the box. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing other roll comparisons as time and budget permits. Film ain’t cheap!
Great Video! I really enjoyed the comparison and it has now motivated me to bring out the 1 roll of Across I have in my freg and put it on my Contax G2. I do believe that if you would have used a better film camera that might have matched the lens quality of the X100 you would have gotten even more results on the film. I am wondering if you are going to compare any of the color films because I would be very curious on the results. I also have several Fuji cameras and find that the color film simultions don't come close at all to the real film. Also, new subscriber here!
Thanks so much for subscribing it really means a lot to me. Yeah i have already done a couple color comparisons and i have more that im editing currently. Here is one for Provia th-cam.com/video/hOGEzLMiJRA/w-d-xo.html and here is one for the ProNeg simulation th-cam.com/video/4K6ErwgVehM/w-d-xo.html The comparison video for Velvia will be coming out soon.
i haven't finished watching the video yet, but it seems that film is just better in terms of looks. All the cases where the X100V was better so far, were due to bad gear, either the lens of the film camera creating weird artifacts, or the camera not exposing properly
Props to Olympus for making such a flare resistant lens.
It’s an awesome camera!
I'm surprised at how close the film sim was to the actual film. A simple adjustment to the X100V hightlight/shadow sliders probably would've made them an even closer match.
Yeah we were surprised also with the results we got
Really loved the idea and execution behind this video. I've always wondered how well it simulates the filmstock. Where was that desert camp location? I'd love to camp somewhere similar!
Thanks so much. Happy you liked it. We were camping out in the west desert of Utah in an area just north west of the city of Delta. Near Notch Peak.
@@kevikronicles Appreciate you sharing! I'll have to check it out next time I'm in Utah
If you had 3 things, they’d match on all fronts:
1. On digital, compensate your exposure up no more than +1 stops of EV. This will make it a little punchier, rather than seeking accuracy. Stopping down the lens just a notch would look good too.
2. Add a low density diffusion filter like a glimmerglass. The softness you like in the film can be pretty closely matched with diffusing the grain pattern from ISO noise on the digital. You can’t quite beat the dynamic range your x100v has compared to the film, but it’s always a choice. You can purposefully keep the DR at 100 to have that more chiaroscuro look, or you can up the ISO and DR to say 400, and decide what EV looks best by controlling the aperture.
3. If you used a similar x-trans sensor camera with interchangeable lenses, rather than the x100v, you’d be able to select a similar focal length lens, but that has more vignette, which is giving some of that character that brings your attention to the subject on the film.
I think a side-by-side comparison is nice for lots of things, and appreciate you going the extra mile, but one thing that makes the tool you have interesting is the options it provides. You don’t just have a point and shoot with Acros in it, with your X100V, you have every variant of it, and several other film stocks, and you can fine tune the exact look you want.
If you want true to point and shoot 35mm charm, you can tune your files to get that look with a little more work, but straight out of camera, there will always be discrepancies.
I love all the information from this! Maybe I’ll make another video going over some of your tips
@@kevikronicles And honestly grain of salt, my advice is as good as any others’. It’s all taste driven, but your photos look great and if you want that match, it can get there, just won’t be out of the box. Keep up the great work.
Looking forward to seeing other roll comparisons as time and budget permits. Film ain’t cheap!
Great Video! I really enjoyed the comparison and it has now motivated me to bring out the 1 roll of Across I have in my freg and put it on my Contax G2. I do believe that if you would have used a better film camera that might have matched the lens quality of the X100 you would have gotten even more results on the film. I am wondering if you are going to compare any of the color films because I would be very curious on the results. I also have several Fuji cameras and find that the color film simultions don't come close at all to the real film. Also, new subscriber here!
Thanks so much for subscribing it really means a lot to me. Yeah i have already done a couple color comparisons and i have more that im editing currently. Here is one for Provia th-cam.com/video/hOGEzLMiJRA/w-d-xo.html and here is one for the ProNeg simulation th-cam.com/video/4K6ErwgVehM/w-d-xo.html The comparison video for Velvia will be coming out soon.
i haven't finished watching the video yet, but it seems that film is just better in terms of looks. All the cases where the X100V was better so far, were due to bad gear, either the lens of the film camera creating weird artifacts, or the camera not exposing properly
Well let us know what you think after you finish the video!