CANON 6D vs CANON A2 FILM CAMERA 

If Portra 400 was used, I think the 6D would have been annihilated lmao

Notice that using A2, the film is sharper than the 6D. That's amazing.

I just thrifted an A2 2 days ago. Picked it up for 35, put batteries in it, and she went to work. 8000th shutter speed surprised me. Thought only my 1n and 3 had that. Great video. I loved the kodak film photos!

Exactly these 2 cameras are in my bag. Was really interesting to see this! Thanks!

Wow man!! Very nice!! I got an A2 some months ago and I love it!

Love the video, some great work! Very interesting seeing the comparison but would like to see more of the eos 5 in the future with a higher grade film roll to balance against the edited photos a little better?

Such a cool video idea, and then you pulled it off!!! Sick shots n video 👌🏽

Thank you so much dude! You really persuaded me to get this camera.

GREAT video i have a A2 film never use after this video im impresive the quality on your pictures, thanks for sharing, but d6 is impresive too.

woow loves the A2 mood reaally ♥

Great video!

Thanks for taking the time to do a really specific A-B test (very similar cameras, same lenses, settings). To my eye the color, saturation and tone of the A2/Kodak 200 slightly beats the 6D/Digital (especially with no processing on the digital). The grain can be a bit distracting for the film shots -- and essentially non-existent for the digital, but hey, film is grainy. Had a few questions about the film though -- did you use a commercial lab to process it? Did the lab scan it or did you? What resolution (not DPI, but # of pixels vertical by # pixels horizontal) were the negative scans? Thanks again!

Hey, i planning buy a eos 5, what lens you use?

Thank you for this. Since there is no diopter, do you have a problem when looking through the viewfinder? If you do, what can be done? Thanks!

Which lens you use it..?

Kodak Gold colors were better than the 6D edit colors.

An ef film camera lens will work on dSLR with all auto focus mode ?

Remember if you use film you should expose for the shadows, all your photos with the A2 ar underexposure, thats the reason than the skintone looks redish.

Interesting to see side by side shots like that. Both really are great quality. I preferred the film look more for most of the comparisons. But you really cant beat digital for convenience. If I were a professional photographer I would use digital like 95% of the time and then really just use film for an add on or for my own personal projects. I’ve seen a wedding photographer use a small film camera to take some sneaky candid shots and they cane out great.

Amazing photos

Good video. This kind of video is great.

I never liked Kodak Gold and always preferred Fuji Superia over it since I started with photography 24 years ago. Although very interesting comparison and I am curious what would have come out if Portra 400 or even positive film was used.

Nice video and comparision. Some points: I'd use Portra 400 and expose a bit higher/over. Seems muddy now and than. Also I have the impression your 6D focussing is off. Should have been sharper. Backfocus now and than?

Love the video! Seems like the film you used has an overall warmer tone than the 6D and changed the skin tones. Which results do you like better?

Cool video and cool idea, but definitely look into shooting Portra 400 or some Ektar 100. Those are the only kind I use anymore

did you process the film scans in LR or is that how they looked straight out?

Would you like to try Portra 400 if possible? I do think that film probably wins 6D so much.

#ContrastIsLife on the A2. Dope comparison n

You shoud try kodak portra 400 😉😊

Imo if you had added one or two stops exposing the film you woud have get even better results! Opposite to digital cameras, overexposing your shots is generally the safer bet. Nice vid! Thank you!

They both Are good cameras as long as you understand PHOTOGRAPHY and LIGHT

The film certainly has a unique look. Much warmer, more contrasty and more saturated colours. What is striking is how in the backlit photos the 6D has almost universally blown highlights, while the film has done a good job of retaining highlight detail, and this 200 Gold, is just a consumer grade colour film.

Love it

My gf is getting me an A2 for Christmas so excited ✊🏾

What lens did you shoot this on? Crazy how ever shot is in focus. I'm used to film shots being out of focus

Is it possible to drastically reduce grain and get a cleaner shot on film?

Great comparison but perhaps a stop or 2 more needed for the film shots.

I always say film still beats digital any day I love film cameras thanks for the video loved it

What lens did you use with the A2? Great video by the way

A2 won this one!!

Kinda cool except, the choice of film. I would have gone with a Kodak Portra. Either way, both cameras are more than capable of producing professional quality images.

Nice.

I like the A2 more ❤️

For those thinking on buying an A2/Eos5 be careful as I believe they had an issue with the command dial not being very sturdy and sheering off.

I would suggest to shoot a proper professional 35mm film stock like the Protra or EPP100 to compare. I love my 6D, and it's the only digital camera I've fallen in love with. HOWEVER, it doesn't hold a candle to my Canon Elan 7e with EPP100 or Portra film.

used to own the 6d and it was a great camera :) but film is film and the sharpness comparison is not even close. It's like going from 720p to 1080p

Keeping the same settings is not the smartest move. Film does it's magic while overexposed by 1-2 steps, while in digital it's always better to underexpose and push shadows in post. Anyway, nice comparison!

Very nice photoshoot Michael 👍🏼 I'm just wondering why would you set such a cold WB for 6D pics? Making her skin so pale and lifeless and robbing autumn leaves 50% of their charm.

Good times!

you should have used the portra 160 instead of the gold

the film deffo spanked the digital but im sure the digi shots could be brought up to the same level as the film post processing if thats your thing, model looks amazing btw hope this wont be her last shoot.

I want ia tone

It’s really a toss-up for me. And some photos, I like the softer look, while and other photos, I really like the brighter colors.

this isn’t fair because you took out all the contrast of the digital when you edited and gave everything a green tint

Seeing the film shots, I wonder why not use a roll of kodak Porta instead, as Porta is usually known as a more... "neutral" balanced film, whereas consumer filmstock like gold, has a slightly more... Sensitivity in the red spectrum; even though it comes out very overblown on here, from what I personally judge, with being at 4:56 (edit; I shoot film with myself; because digital camera's usually leave me with a battery and a storage problem, that I just... Can't seem to overcome)

Film has a depth that digital can't match. You should see a 6x7cm positive thru a 10x loupe. You all would be amazed. Film has 3 layers of color plus the emulsion base on top of the film and that's why it has a 3d appearance and looks so much sharper. And back in the day we used kadachrome 25 in 35mm slow asa of 25 had such fine grain and colors so close to life was a beautiful time to be alive and be a photographer. Not that I'm not happy today with my 50 megapixels or 14 frames per second cameras today. Just miss the film of yesteryear.

Just a tip when shooting film, over expose it! I recommend at least one stop, but 2 stops won’t hurt. Over exposing will help to get cleaner images that have more color and vibrance. Ex: if you have 200 speed film, set the iso dial on the camera to 100 or 50, same goes for 400 speed film, set the dial to 200 or 100

Sorry, not meaning to critize at all, maybe sounded like that. I have both cameras also; both good cameras. Film and digital, yeah, one is not better than the other, they both just do what they do.

Why not the 5D?

Ok so where can I find an A2 lol

As a Pro I have to use digital because of my price point. But for my pure pleasure of photography I shoot film. I like that the film seems to have more depth, it doesn't seem as flat. That of course is subjective. Any dig for money film for fun

I don't understand. All those differences can be achieved in post ... Even film (grade) colour can be change with type of film being used and techniques in the dark room - including papers used. I spent years doing the film thing ... Digital is vastly more flexible and has greater resolution and colour depth if the right camera/lenses are being used. I won't mention broadcast quality video, but we're talking stills here.

Yooooooooo the A2 smashed out the 6D....wooooowwwww.....thats crazy...and the winner is the A2

IMO the photo images were not captured correctly. Depending on the film stock, the film should have been overexposed 1/3 to 1 full stop in order to let light in properly. Film has always been light hungry. Or it needs a fill-flash, which means it's light hungry. The composition is great. Nice scenes for sure. But this is not a true digital to film comparison because the film stock needs to be the correct film stock for what you intend to capture and needs to be captured properly and is highly dependent on the scanner and technician as well. Not all technicians are created alike. With that said, I feel that digital did a better job based on the film used and producers' choice of settings. We also do not know what the digital camera settings were and these were identical to the film camera. Although I am a Nikon shooter and have been for 24 years both film and digital and a Mamiya/Phasone shooter in film and digital, I believe and really like the Canon 6D and 6D ii both great cameras and do a blazing good job in the hands of a good photographer. Personally, when I shoot 120 film, I use Kodak Portra and when I shoot in 35mm I use Kodak ColorPlus 200. All films I overexpose and turn out fantastic. Many samples of both film and digital on my website, especially in my swimwear portfolio but no one can tell film or digital. LOL, www.reneefarias.com/swimwear I love digital but will always shoot film also... :)

The A2 is a rely good Camera ❤️✌🏼

Film is still a high tech medium, digital is still in development... Digital only makes shooting easier not better in terms of image quality. This is why your favorite TV shows & movies this decade, or recently are shot on film. Go to kodaks website for the list.... Which is staggering

6d wins here because you didn’t use portra 400 which would have been way more comparable. Just didn’t like the skin tones on Kodak gold (Kodak gold needs a bright sunny day little tip) if not it’s very blah. Also 6d is a fucking brilliant camera with skin tones one of canons best. Add some more grain and will look similar to film.

6d was out of focus frequently. A2 has much nicer color as well. Interesting.

I wish Portra 400 was used.

Film is not dead

Wenn ich deine Bilder im Vergleich sehe , gefällt mir das analoge besser......ich nutze nikon , gute Arbeit das Video

uh that a2 feels

U wont

Kodak gold is always rich and warm. Nor editing needed

Also, I would not put her in front on those gold bushes

非林机立体感强啊

DR of the film is very good :)

The A2 is reddish in colors

"Obviously the film itself is going to play kindof a big role.." Yeah, it's the only thing in the camera that contributes to the image quality aside from the lens..

A2 rocks, go FILM!

Film all the way bro...........

the dinamic range of film camera won, the detail of digital camera won.

The 6D images look so flat compared to the film a2!

well technically it´s a sensor comparison, not camera

Her skin tone is better in raw.

So.... you only have 2k subs becausee....??

Some horible skin reds on those portraits. My vote goes for digital.