Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/19

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Subject: [Leica] Digital vs. film cost
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:36:47 -0500
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On Jul 19, 2011, at 2:12 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> So with all these war stories about shooting the particular subject in
> question (indoor architecture with mixed lighting), does digital make
> it easier? I can't imagine it does inherently as sensors have similar
> limitations as film; that they are limited in their spectral
> responses?

The digital sensor does a "better" job of rendering multiple Kelvin 
temperatures.
(by better I mean not as garish a contrast between various K sources)
than transparency film balanced for either 3,200, 3,400 or 5,000K.

The digital RAW file also allows for changing the K temperature in post 
processing.
Though the real "save" comes in the post processing software
(see Tina's link to what appears to be fantastic software).

A professional will still do their best to achieve a workable color balance
in the RAW file at the time exposure;
though with the knowledge that minor discrepancies can be dealt with in post;
before handing the file over to the art director.

When you're handing a transparency to the art director
everything had to be perfect "in the camera" on that one sheet of film
(if you wanted him or her to ever hire you again).

Simply stated - far more flexibility in terms of
color balance
contrast
dynamic range
color rendering
post processing
with a digital file
than
with a transparency.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
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