My EOS 888 gives sharper pics than my EOS 300D

yaoxing · 18th February 2004

When shots of the same subject are taken using the same lens under similar lighting condition, I realised my EOS 888 (35mm film) gives sharper pictures (scanned films) than my EOS 300D (digital). Any possible reason?

Belle&Sebastain · 18th February 2004

cos you need to process your digital files first to obtain the 'real sharpness' of the camera, also your film camera being full frame has more resolution than the digital 300d camera.

you need to unsharp mask your pictures first on your computer postediting software eg 'photoshop'.There is a low pass filter on the cmos censor that causes the 'un'sharpness.

marcwang · 18th February 2004

Perhaps its the lens ? Perhaps is some focusing issue ? hmm..... .
I've heard that Canon CMOS offers sharper images than the Nikon's CCD.

Yet, I get sharper 8R images from my d100 than my f80. More detail too, due to the absence of grain.

Hmm... maybe, u gotta work on processing ?

numero · 18th February 2004

post-processing is part and parcel of digital photography. Wouldn't say it's a must but the whole idea of going digital is "total control" over your shots unlike film.

showtime · 19th February 2004

Originally Posted by marcwang

Perhaps its the lens ? Perhaps is some focusing issue ? hmm..... .
I've heard that Canon CMOS offers sharper images than the Nikon's CCD.

Yet, I get sharper 8R images from my d100 than my f80. More detail too, due to the absence of grain.

Hmm... maybe, u gotta work on processing ?

want to share your settings and how you achieve that? because i feel the opposite. the F80 produces MUCH sharper pictures when printed... i use pretty sharp film like provia and reala... please comment.

18th February 2004	#1
yaoxing Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bedok, Singapore Posts: 773	My EOS 888 gives sharper pics than my EOS 300D When shots of the same subject are taken using the same lens under similar lighting condition, I realised my EOS 888 (35mm film) gives sharper pictures (scanned films) than my EOS 300D (digital). Any possible reason?

18th February 2004	#3
marcwang Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: East Singapore Posts: 1,023	Perhaps its the lens ? Perhaps is some focusing issue ? hmm..... . I've heard that Canon CMOS offers sharper images than the Nikon's CCD. Yet, I get sharper 8R images from my d100 than my f80. More detail too, due to the absence of grain. Hmm... maybe, u gotta work on processing ? __________________ Marc Wang Photography

18th February 2004	#2
Belle&Sebastain Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: here Posts: 3,752	cos you need to process your digital files first to obtain the 'real sharpness' of the camera, also your film camera being full frame has more resolution than the digital 300d camera. you need to unsharp mask your pictures first on your computer postediting software eg 'photoshop'.There is a low pass filter on the cmos censor that causes the 'un'sharpness.

18th February 2004	#4
numero Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 110	post-processing is part and parcel of digital photography. Wouldn't say it's a must but the whole idea of going digital is "total control" over your shots unlike film.