Chapter 2Camera Sensors
The Practical Differences Between Film and Digital Sensors
Figure 2.1 Cinematography is transitioning from film to digital. Image courtesy of Tim Kang
The single best piece of advice that I can offer with regard to the difference between exposing film and exposing digital is this: It’s OK and sometimes desirable to slightly overexpose film, but it is not OK or advisable to overexpose digital unless that overexposure is exactly what you want!
Cinematographers have widely varying methodologies for determining an exposure: some simple; some convoluted. Film negative has enormous exposure latitude and is very forgiving of ...
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