Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital darkroom - when isn't it photography?
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 19:15:36 -0500
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Thank you for the reply.

To paraphrase and summarize, a traditional wet print might have more
sparkle(longer range from d-min to d-max) and possibly better fine
detail(the 40 cycle MTF) but the micro contrast in the mid-tones can be much
better in a digital print as that can be infinitely controlled in the
computer.  In the digital medium once out of absolute black and absolute
white the grayscale can be set to whatever pleases the artist; hence a
"better print".  Is that close enough?

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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