Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jonathan.. I might agree, however, in a wet darkroom, you modify an image that is already captured on film to make a print. The use of different developers in making the latent image permanent, is usually at the lowest change to the image itself. Sure. some folk like the look of Tri-X grain, but usually the negative is made to be as clean a reproduction of the scene as possible. Making the print is where most of the change is made. In a digital camera, the image is created without regard for the users intentions: the software is built into the camera. The image is always modified, and you as the user have no choice. Interesting concept that the lens might need to be designed around the sensor..... very interesting..... Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net You might consider post processing software the rough equivalent to darkroom chemistry. Folks have selected various developers etc. in order to "modify" the latent image on film ... on the other hand one cannot actually see the latent film image, consequently there is always some "post-processing" for every image taken, whether this be silver halide or silicon.