Old Timey Camera

[Irving]

How many megapixels?

[generalmeow]

How many megapixels?

I understand that this process holds the finest detail of any silver based film (which includes modern films), so if there were such a conversion to megapixels it would probably be better than most digital cameras. I think that's why when you hold the picture in your hand you can't believe how good it looks. It's as sharp as real life. If you used a magnifying glass you could probably count all of the individual fibers on the scarf.

I didn't expect that. I had never held an ambrotype until I made one myself.

[Doc45]

That is cool beyond words!

[Aloha_Shooter]

I have seen a website that claims Kodak Ektar 100 film has a resolution on the order of 8000 pixels per inch. Assuming his solution has a similar grain structure, his 4-in x 5-in plate has a rating of approximately 32000x40000 or 1280 megapixels.

[Irving]

I was just joking when I asked, but that is pretty awesome.

[Firehaus]

I have seen a website that claims Kodak Ektar 100 film has a resolution on the order of 8000 pixels per inch. Assuming his solution has a similar grain structure, his 4-in x 5-in plate has a rating of approximately 32000x40000 or 1280 megapixels.

That's probably black and white film. And even though the detail would technically be there, the grain prohibits extreme enlarging too much. So probably closer to 200mp. An 80 megapixel camera file is super clean and enlarges very well. Stitch 2 or more 80mp files together and your into 5x7+ film range.

Also, you would need to use a lens that resolves the maximum lp/mm of the film.


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[generalmeow]

I took some more pics this weekend. I was having major problems getting the chemicals to stick to the glass plates, and I didn't figure it out until the very end of the shoot (I was apparently waiting too long between coats of chemicals, causing an unknown complication, but I changed my method and it stopped). I still got some pretty cool looking faces, but the plates look like junk overall. It actually makes them look kinda authentically aged, but that's not what I'm going for. I want nice clean pics that look old.

I did figure out that if you take a guy with some wrinkles on his face, put a cravat and cowboy hat on him, and take a picture of him with this camera, he'll look pretty mean.