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[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago

The current state of digital makes it a lot quicker, cheaper, and more convenient to take high quality photos and videos, but I think the best widely available film still has the best widely available digital beat in terms of quality. If you get someone who really knows what they're doing to capture, store, and transfer a photo of a famous person from the first half of the 1900s it could be very high resolution.

That said, this picture looks pretty weird. His skin looks like modeling clay or plastic and the focal length isn't consistent.