Why are my film pictures grainy?

Question

Why are my film pictures grainy?

Answer 1

Grainy film can be the result of a few things:



1. Film has different grain built into the film. 100 ISO film will always be less grainy than faster film (400 and up). Film quality can contribute to that, but the biggest key to grain in the film is the speed setting. While you can shoot really great action shots with 800 speed film, it won't be as smooth as slower film.



2. Your camera speed setting may not match the film setting, either. You might have 100 speed film but your camera is set for 400 speed film or something else. Most cameras today automatically sense film speed though (through those cool metallic checkers on the side of the film case).



3. You're shooting pictures with a high shutter speed and a wide aperture. Shooting slower with a smaller aperture always results in a deeper focal plane and less visible grain.



I hope that helps a little! Keep experimenting. Many people find a film they like that works with their camera and they stick with it like a religion. Or they go digital and have to learn everything all over again!

Answer 2

First of all, you didn't use the same kind of film for each one. Secondly, if you're that opposed to grain, why are you using 400 ASA film in the daytime? You can easily get away with 100 ASA in that kind of light. It's also mostly grainy in the shadows, if you'll notice. Which is normal. Try some Provia 100F or something. I see you were using another Fuji film already.

Answer 3

Grainy Film

Answer 4

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Ok. As most people said, high ISO or ASA film. Also in my experience, you see abit more grain when you scan film than when you just print it straight. Anyway something interesting is the tags on the photo identify the film used. According to the tags, that photo was made with kodak portra ASA/ISO 800 film. That's a colour negative film. 800 speed film will give visible grain, 1600 film will give even more. A warning though, colour saturation is usually lower on higher speed films. So you need to consider whether the colours are more important or the grain (also higher speed films require shorter exposure times). Assuming you have a fully adjustable camera(or an automatic/ electronic one) that shouldn't be too much of a problem. But for instance an ISO 1600 film at midday on a summer day will require very fast shutter speeds (you'll also probably find you need to use a small aperture, which in turn means you get alot of depth of field whether you want it or not), but in more subdued light, like on that beach you shouldn't have a problem. Also warning if you use a toy camera (one has only 1 or 2 shutterspeeds and apertures, for instance the lomography things), you'll have to carefully think about when you use your fast film (i.e you'll have to wait until the light is right). On the other hand you have to do the sam with all films on such cameras.

Answer 5

so are mine!



http://www.flickr.com/photos/41328599@N06/sets/72157621941844321/



it's probably the film you use or the camera.

Answer 6

Set that 7000 for automatic and your problem will be solved. The 7000 will know what speed film you put in if on auto. It will do everything for you to prevent this problem. If it is still not working right, then the Internal battery may be weak. Take it to a Camera Shop for that battery - it is not the AA's that drive the motor.



Too often folks don't look at the setting on the camera and assume it will never be accidentally changed when removing or replacing in the camera bag. Children also play with these things.

Answer 7

They don't look grainy to me.If you took both at the same settings, they should come out the same.Camera isn't an issue,but settings are.

Answer 8

Have you checked the lens? Could be that you need a different one for that camera.

Answer 9

doesn't look different

Answer 10

400 film can be grainy anyway.

Also any errors in processing could cause graining and also how it was scanned will show the grain up.

Also if the exposure is not right then that will also show the grain more.



There are any number of reasons why one could be different from the other.



Also the image sizes you have displayed are different and the subject matter is different so it is difficult to tell if one is better or worse than the other.



If you want to do a proper comparison then you need to take shots of exactly the same subject in the same conditions. Make sure the processing and scanning is the same and then compare.

Answer 11

It mostly does have to do with the film you use, but at the same time the camera has an effect, given it be the lens or you set the aperture or frame rate skewed, regardless, stick with that beauty Nikon.