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Subject: [OM] Understanding digital exposure latitude, was: Why go digital??
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:45:48 -0500
For an excellent treatise on understanding digital exposure latitude and 
digital's linear response (vs film's non-linear) see Michael Reichmann's 
article on Luminous Landscape entitled "Expose (to the) Right" at:
<http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml>

Chuck Norcutt

Jim Caldwell wrote:

> Although I haven't put it to any test, it seems that digital doesn't have
> the same latitude as film, although it does seem to handle shadow detail
> better than slide film, but is prone to blow out highlights.  Something I
> read recently showed that digital has a very flat cut off on over exposure.
> 
> 
> So, with digital (much like slide film) it is best to expose for the
> highlights.  With digital, it is quite easy to manipulate and improve the
> shadow detail. 



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