ClearClick Film Scanner vs. Pentax Monochrome-FIGHT!!!
Chris Feola
Author, Perfecting Equilibrium: For a brief, shining moment Web1 democratized data. Then Web2 came along and made George Orwell look like an optimist. Now Web3 is Perfecting John Nash’s Information Equilibrium.
After my article on The New Golden Age of Black & White I started to wonder how much better black and white film would look scanned by a monochrome camera. So I’m working on a comparo, and included the very nice ClearClick film scanner I recently reviewed.
Links:
My review of the ClearClick scanner:
My story explaining How Color Digicams Work, including more than you ever wanted to know about Bayer Arrays:
The New Golden Age of Black and White Photography
Monochrome cameras and OLED screens combine for IQ that rivals the best of large format film
A single frame from a Monochrome sensor exceeds the image quality of Pixel Shift images from color digital cameras at higher ISOs.
We have entered a new Golden Age of Black and White Photography. The extraordinary image quality of monochrome digital sensors can be combined with the enormous dynamic range of newer display technologies such as Organic Light Emitting Diodes; OLED screens offer true blacks and greater dynamic range than was possible with film. The combination delivers image quality that rivals the large format 8x10 cameras and custom wet darkrooms available only to giants such as Ansel Adams.