A lot of historical photos we seen were taken in situations where the photographer couldn’t meter for light or pull focus precisely without letting the moment slip away but film photography can look really good. All of these are much older than the 1930s
Why does this picture feel like it’s incredibly sharp for 1935?
Its amazing what a good camera + good lens + good film can do
Digitization results can also be pretty good if you have well preserved negatives
That said, beyond that statement I can’t answer much more.
A lot of historical photos we seen were taken in situations where the photographer couldn’t meter for light or pull focus precisely without letting the moment slip away but film photography can look really good. All of these are much older than the 1930s
1919:
1917/18:
1919:
For some reason the last photo is being compressed down to 1MP. The version I have is 9MP and you must trust that it’s a good looking photo
I assumed it was AI enhanced