"Classical Looking" Digital Camera Pictures

[foomee]

Anyone ever see people's digital photos and they have that typical classical feel and look to it. Like it's in very good quality, but looks like it was done with an older camera. I'm looking to buy a new digital camera and I'd like my pictures to kind of look like that. Anyone know any good cameras to look into for that quality picture?

 

[Charm&Style]

use photoshop

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Sepia tone filters in Photoshop and distressing the edges is what you're looking for not a camera. Send me the picture you want to have this effect applied to and I'll do it for you.

 

[bigjohnson]

Film cameras have a large imaging surface, and that in turn has a strong effect on depth of field and other things that can influence the "look" of an image. The closest you can get for reasonable money (under $2500) is a Digital SLR like a Nikon D40/50/70 or Canon Digital Rebel/XT/Xti or EOS-30D.

Beyond that you can use image editing tools like Photoshop to add grain and to modify the color gamut to emulate film.

If you're just talking about faux black and white or faded color that's trivial. Use Photoshop Elements or Google Picassa2.

 

[Vulpine]

Many new cameras just have settings for cyanotype, sepia, B&W and several others.

I don't even use mine... I just goof around in Photoshop.



Hey, RT, the "dust and scratches" filter is pretty dope for "old school" looking photos too.

 

[bigjohnson]

I assumed when he said "it's of very good quality but looks classical" he meant the subtle "big imager" cues that your eye can pick up on, but I could be wrong. Maybe he wants a few scratches, a simulated hair in the enlarger and some fake film grain.