Digicams and CCD sensors // The Temporary Film Fix?

#digicam #filmphotography #ccd #kodak #bestfilm #fujifilm #ilford #streetphotography

Film will never die, with with rising costs and shortages, getting the film look without film could be possible with early 2000's digital cameras

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[jkingofthechicken]

CCD technology was always better than CMOS but CMOS was significantly cheaper. Makes me wonder what CCD sensors would be like today if the technology had continued.

[derekcoe]

An over used phrase I know but the D200 really is a classic camera, it’s like an old friend, solid and trustworthy and just does the job, I’ve got much newer cameras but always find myself picking up the D200.

[Vile]

I'm literally in a dilemma. My 3 megapixel CCD 2001 point and shoot has literally replaced my 3k setup! It goes with me everywhere for three reasons. 1 convenience 2. Color. 3. Nostalgia. This made me realize how stupidly I was focused on GEAR GEAR GEAR and now with my $5 flea market camera, I feel more immersed into photography 🫠

[joseerazevedo]

After shooting film since the 1970's, on 2015 I started looking for a DSLR. The one I found that was closer to film was the D700, which has a unique sensor - the one with the largest pixels ever put on a digital camera. I use no presets, do very low post, shoot with my D700 at standard color settings, the more I enlarge its images, the more it looks like film grain. From what I've been shooting for decades - Fuji, Kodak, Ilford, both negative and chrome (color) -, that's what got my money. Just my two cents for those looking for a digital camera that has a natural film look. My best!

[filmic]

That was a great review. Thank you. My sister-in-law and brother gifted me a Canon G10 in 2009. and I must say, it gives me the same Kodachrome colours that your D200 gives you. A friend of mine who is quite discerning has a Nikon D300.

[GlenJDiamond]

and the D80 and D200 (came out same year) both have the screw style focus motor for the older lenses that were used with the film cameras - nice!

[fthprodphoto-video]

Foveon is the most large film like sensor out there : slow, high résolution and beautiful tonalities and textures. CCD is faster to shoot and easier to PP but look more like 35mm slides

[majun]

I find the CCD trend funny, back when we all had CCD cameras, the problem was that they didn't look enough like film, and when the CMOS cameras came out with more dynamic range and less noise and higher resolution, the pictures got more competitive with film. Even the noise was said to be more "film like." I suppose its subjective, but I found the pictures a lot more "digital" looking back when I was using cameras like Niko D40x and D60 and then when I got the D90 with the CMOS there was a dramatic improvement in every kind of picture quality, including how "film like" it looked, and that trend has continued over the years as I keep getting newer cameras. Its definitely subjective though, which grain or colour a person likes, either way its a great idea to buy old digital cameras, new ones are so expensive and old ones are so cheap, the value's amazing considering they can both do mostly the same thing. I would just look for the newest best one for the lowest price though personally, rather than try to find one so old that it had a CCD sensor.

[markevv]

I just bought a Nikon D200 recently so was really happy to see this video! It was very inexpensive and I was curious to see how the CCD photos would come out. I definitely agree with you about the film-esque look. Thanks for the video! Keep up the good work!

[dyj]

Just bought my first camera, Sony a6400, and have just learned about ccd. Very excited to give it a shot! Also, saved your website as I was looking for a nice wrist strap! You have the best looking ones I've seen!

[zacharyjames]

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[fujiuser]

Nice video, if you want to try something a little more quirky but based on the D200 try finding a cheap Fuji S5 pro (same body but a very unique super CCD sensor), I have 1 and love it, I still use it over my Fuji XTs for high ISO shots, then convert to B&W..keep up the good work 🙂

[goldenhourkodak]

I saw this video, checked my local marketplace, and found a steal of a deal for a Nikon D80 (same sensor as yours) and a 50mm 1.4 lens! Will be a fun option when I want to shoot things not worth shooting on film and I can use the lens on my film bodies as well.

[alanhoughton]

Nice review! A couple of notes on the D200 - the quick card reader to USB cable can be gotten off amazon or elsewhere for less than 10 dollars, so it's not that difficult to get the images off

Also, I put 32 gb cards in most of my d200's and I shoot in raw and jpg fine (usually use the Vivid mode) and get around 1200 snaps, I think? They are much cheaper than they were back when the D200 was first for sale, so something that's easily updated when you buy one!

Another nice bonus - any AI era f-mount works with them (excepting AF-P as the only Nikon lens exception and the mirrorless stuff) so there are 1000's of lenses from the past 50 years that work and even some pre-ai lenses can be converted to AI will be converted to work on them, outside of some of the classic AI/AI-S lenses, I love the fact that it can use the AF and AF-D lenses from the early days of auto focus

I love my D200 for simple walk-around the city photography

[obedbrinkman]

love my D200, such a gem, cheers for a nice video

[dct]

Cost killed CCD...yes sorta.

The ISO processor is separate from the sensor, so technically a modern CCD if made today would have the same capabilities as CMOS in NR.

Resolution, Battery, Frame Rate, etc. were not the issue aside from timing. Production costs were just too high during a bad time for all camera brands trying to save money. So what killed the CCD? Smartphones becoming popular as cameras? Just bad business practices among all the camera brands is what really did it.

Hasselblad still has the best CCD sensor ever made. I'd personally put the Nikon D200 as #2 and the Leica M9 at #3. No one in their right mind is going to use an old Hasselblad outside of studio work.

If I could get a Leica M9 I would just for the smaller size.

Using the D200 really requires you to use Ai to keep up today and Jpeg over RAW. You'll get better images out of the D200 without needing to edit. Use NikonPC if you need other film stocks.

[jcasey]

Back in the day I shot some concerts with a D200, often using an 85mm 1.4D, wide open, ISO 800. I recall that when I tried them I generally didn't like the higher ISOs, sticking at 800 or below was great. But the colors during the daytime using lower ISOs were fantastic.

[SpaghettiPaparazzi]

Yes. The best film alternative in 2023, love my d80 (same sensor as d200). For even better dynamic range from a super CCD, checkout Fujifilm finepix S5Pro, the preferred wedding shooter for portraits when released. Some lovely Fujifilm color processing on a nikon body. Was 1200 usd new, got one last year for 75 bucks.

[jeff]

I recently picked up a Pentax *ist DS (6MP CCD) for $70 US. Shooting my Pentax film lenses on it and having some fun with a 256MB card. I bought it as a backup "nice" camera in case film + processing keeps rising. I'd say my limit is $1 per image (film + processing). If I have to pay more than that, I may just retire from film, sadly.

[coptertim]

I spent $40 USD for a Nikon D40x with only 1600 clicks. The specs are very similar to the D200 and the images it will produce have a great Kodachrome look. It may not be film, but it's as close as I can get while spending almost nothing.