Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, Very useful, I've forwarded this email to my buddy. Thanks! Scott Don Dory wrote: >Scott, >Interesting that you should ask this question. DIMA, an industry trade >group, has been running a test for the past several PMA's. Basically, they >let studio's digitally record a piece of art and then try to duplicate the >image through a digital work flow. As of last March the differences between >the art and the reproduction was essentially zero. If you looked very >carefully, specific shades were different than in the original. When I >asked one of the participants, he explained that an artist could mix a color >with oil or acrylic paints that was so far out of the color space available >using any print materials available that there would continue to be specific >colors that did not register. > >He continued that the trick was to keep the rest of the art piece color >accurate and then find a color that was in the same Pantone family that it >did not call attention to the difference either with the specific color or >with the harmony of the art work. > >So, essentially, the state of digital capture and reproduction is good >enough that original art works can essentially be duplicated in appearance. >You can bet that museums and artists find this especially interesting. >Think of it as selling lithographs with an unlimited production run so that >while carefully labeled as a copy, would still generate income for the >museum and the artist. > >Don >don.dory@gmail.com > > >On 2/22/06, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > >>I also thought that, whatever the issues, Tina's final images >>looked lovely (at least on my monitor). >> >>But it made me wonder. Is a DSLR suitable for tasks such as >>reproducing paintings for catalogs and the like? I know that >>color fidelity is an issue for neg and chromes too, but does >>digital have any particular or special weaknesses in this area? >> >>I have a buddy who does some commercial work in this area. >>He shoots only film to date, and says his "top shelf" clients >>usually request large format chromes. But he's interested in >>digi for some of his other clients. >> >>Any pointers appreciated. >> >>Scott >> >>-- >>Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps >>Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 >>(Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)