35mm Film Vs Digital Photography | Vintageandfilms | Canon AE-1 | Nikon Z6 | Kodak Ultramax 400

Vintageandfilms
3 min readOct 31, 2020

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Had been thinking to do a 35mm film vs Digital photography shoot out for a long time now but it was delayed due to the Corona Pandemic.

However, finally, we did get the chance to go out and shoot by the banks of the river Brahmaputra. My choice of film for the day was Kodak Ultramax 400 on my Canon AE-1 Program while Jitul was with his Nikon Z6. And we had with us Sukanya Gogoi as the model for the shoot out.

The day started with pretty harsh sunlight which forced me to shoot with the aperture stopped down so as to compensate for the high ISO (400 in my case) and a limited shutter speed of 1/1000 for the Canon AE-1 Program.

Images shot on Kodak Ultramax 400 using a Canon AE-1 Program.

Having the ability to review photos instantly will always be a major advantage of shooting on digital besides the ability to change the ISO, which for 35mm film is a fixed value and needs to be compensated by either the shutter speed or aperture.

Let me know what your thoughts are. Also do let me know if you are interested to be part of the next episodes of Vintageandfilms.

Equipment used:

For Photos:

Canon AE-1 Program with Canon FD 50mm f1.8 lens

Kodak Ultramax 400: https://amzn.to/3kL7MMj Nikon Z6 with FTZ adapter : https://amzn.to/2Gi0lNO Nikon 50mm 1.8: https://amzn.to/3mBzXxS For video: Sony a6000: https://amzn.to/3mC0Y4e Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN: https://amzn.to/34J5urJ Docooler Fotga 72mm Slim Fader ND Filter : https://amzn.to/34NN6xX DIGITEK DTR 500 BH Tripod — Monopod: https://amzn.to/3kNGPYr Films scanned and developed at: Printprix: https://www.instagram.com/printprix/ Jitul Nath: https://www.instagram.com/jitul_nath_photography/ Sukanya Gogoi: https://www.instagram.com/sukanya_gogoi_/ Follow Me: https://www.instagram.com/tashdique/ https://www.instagram.com/vintageandfilms/ https://vintageandfilms.medium.com/ https://twitter.com/vintageandfilms https://www.facebook.com/vintageandfilms/ https://www.vintageandfilms.com/

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Vintageandfilms

Tashdique Mehtaj, a self-taught photographer from Guwahati sharing photography tips, tricks, and trends. Website : https://www.vintageandfilms.com