Re: Digital cameras outsell film cameras 15 to 1...

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:15:44 GMT, Unspam <unspam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>Show a portrait taken with Kodak Porta next to the same shot taken with a
>digital. I think you'll find (as I have) that nobody prefers the digital. It
>is much flatter and somewhat artificial. Perhaps it is *too* accurate at
>recording the scene, we don't particularly *want* 100 percent reality, in
>most cases it's the last thing we need.

That's because the printer isn't your finisher anymore. *You* have to
finish the photo for yourself - the term is USM. Gotta do some unsharp
mask to make it "pleasing" and less "realistic".

Photographers, who know what they're doing and put in the time, have
unprecedented control over their images with digital. Of course, most
people won't bother - those who do can reap the benefits.


--
Alex
atheist #2007
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