Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wilfred, > White balance and overall color fidelity is often > superior to film in good digital cameras, I believe you are misusing the word "fidelity". Fidelity means "accuracy of reproduction". It is physically impossible for digital cameras using Bayer pattern sensors to have higher "fidelity" than film (unless they have a LOT of sensors, and 11M sensors doesn't come close), simply because of the color interpolation that happens due to the Bayer pattern sensor. Now, the color may LOOK better/cleaner etc. to some, but that is not something you can attribute to "fidelity". > Negative film can still capture a wider range of light than any > non-scanning digital sensor I've seen or read about thus far. Hum. What are the ranges you are seeing? My information shows they are equal, with an edge on digital, especially for color. For B&W, they are the same, pretty much, but you have to use compression and compensating development to get that many stops on the film...but it is do-able. Regards, Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html