Zakimi Castle - Pentax 645D 645 35mm lens
This morning I got up early and drove over to Zakimi Castle. I decided to get a shot from the same place I took one of my favorite photographs of Okinawa. Although it was 7.30AM the sky was a little hazy, and even with a polarizer it didn’t pop. When I came home I compared the image to the “original” taken with the Pentax 67II, a 45mm lens, a polarizer and Fuji Provia.
Zakimi Castle - Pentax 67II, 45mm lens, Fuji Provia Film
The detail in the first shot is fantastic but I prefer the wider angle and the saturation of colors in the original. Unlike today, I had managed to catch the castle under glorious clear blue skies.
However, I did get an interesting new image of the stonework. It’s a simple “detail” shot that says a lot about the construction of the castle.
Zakimi Castle, Okinawa - Stonework
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 
really intersting comparison, thanks. It would be nice if you could post closer details (100% crops) from both shots. What is your film scanner ?
By the way, each film has its own tonal & contrast curve, RAW digital gives on the other side, a flat representation of the scene/subject captured. Neither one is close to reality (also, the big question : what is reality ?…)
To make the digital shot pop out, postproduction is a need.
This is a bit the dilema about digital. It is faster to setup than film, but the process of “developping” & sort (lots of) raw files slows down the whole process. To me, digital is even sometimes more time consuming.