There are so many types of cameras, flashes and other photographic equipment out there, we thought it’d be a good idea to do some serious testing!
We used a Canon MkIII with a 85mm lens and a Hasselblad H4D40 with a 80mm lens. Both cameras set to 100 ISO. The idea (or reason) behind this test was to determine what could produce an image (reproduction) that is as close as possible to being exactly like the original in every possible way. Should the original artwork be damaged in any way, which file can be used to make the most accurate replica?
So we rolled up our sleeves and got to work!
First off we measured the distance and marked up 45-degree angles from the centre of the image.
The cameras were put on tripods and painting and film plane measured to be exactly parallel and centred to avoid any distortion to the final image.
Just like with the camera placement, the lights also had to be carefully positioned in the right angles. We placed the lights in 45 degrees (following the lines we had placed on the floor) from the center of the image (horizontally) where there would be no reflection. We used four mono head flashes, all wirelessly connected to a nifty little software where we could control each unit separately. This allowed us to place the heads very high up (about 2.8 m) and still be able to change all the power settings without having to take down the heads in between every power adjustment. Very convenient!
Thanks to Capture One and Hasselblad Phocus’ native support for tethered shooting, we could pull up the results right away on our monitors to see the result. Not only did this help while making camera and light adjustments, it also showed us the difference in quality already at an early stage!
So what’s the verdict? Click on the links below to see our comparisons.
Comparison 1 Comparison 2 Comparison 3 Comparison 4
Camera Equipment:
Hasselblad H4D40 with 80mm lens, 100 ISO
Canon MkIII 1Ds with 85mm, 100 ISO
RAW conversion software:
Phocus for Hasselblad
Capture One for Canon
Flash Equipment:
Profoto D1 Mono Lights
Air Remote (for wireless triggering)
Air USB (for remote controlling flashes from a computer)
Painting:
Florian Thomas, “Topper Motor Hotel,” 2007, Acryl on Canvas 250 x 125cm
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