Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/02

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Subject: [Leica] Quiz time....
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Wed Feb 2 12:47:49 2005

Okay, gang, let's give a quiz....
The new semester starts for me tomorrow at 7 p.m., and I am planning to
give a short, simple quiz - multiple choice - to get a sense of what my
students do and don't know about the basics of photography - mechanics,
not history or aesthetics.

I don't care if they've ever shot film, know anything about processing
or printing. What I want to know is what they know about using a camera
- digital or film.

I have plenty of questions, but I wonder what any of you would ask...

Thanks -
B. D.

P.S. I don't care if they know which version of the pre-asph 50
Summicron is considered the best by Erwin Puts, nor do I care, or could
I ask, if they know what a NOOKY is...:-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Aaron Sandler
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:59 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: CC filters (was: Re: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 29, Issue
124)


BD, you've reminded me of something I've been wondering:

Why do folks equate filters on a film camera to in-camera processing in
a 
digital camera?

It seems to me that with digital:
Light enters lens, hits sensor, software in the camera corrects color

How is that different from:
Light enters lens, hits film, film is scanned, software in computer (eg,

PS) corrects color

If a filter would help in the pre-light-hits-film phase, why wouldn't it

help in the pre-light-hits-sensor phase?

Inquiring minds want to know.

-Aaron

>There are definitely times when PS offers the best, if not the only 
>option for color correction. But keep in mind that making changes in 
>Photoshop is rarely 'cost free,' in terms of the digital file. So if 
>you can make the adjustments in camera if shooting digital, or with 
>filters if shooting film, you're probably better off than routinely 
>depending upon Photoshop.

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