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[OM] Re: Bad attitudes and Olympus Rants

Subject: [OM] Re: Bad attitudes and Olympus Rants
From: Richard Lovison <rlovison@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:31:55 -0400
Manuel Viet wrote:
> Le mercredi 04 Octobre 2006 16:58, Chuck Norcutt a écrit :
>> AG Schnozz wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, the only one I hear these complaints from is you.  Here's the 3MP
>> D30 vs a high quality Imacon 3200 dpi scan of a Provia shot.  Both look
>> fine to me and pretty much equivalent.  What small differences I see are
>> of the same type that I might relate to a different type of film.
>> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/d30/d30_vs_film.shtml>
>>
>> I think your "positional" argument for film doesn't hold water.  Things
>> on film are positioned no more accurately than the size of the film
>> grains which are actually pretty large.  The analog nature of film
>> begins to break down right there.
> 
> I disagree ; when I look at both pictures, clearly the digital one looks to 
> me 
> flatter than the film one. In fact, I agree that when you just look at 
> details, both are equivalent, but when you look at the full frame, the film 
> image gives a better sense of volumes : the EDS letters, the ribs on the 
> white blob, they're all much better looking on film. This is a feeling that's 
> not resolution related, obviously.

Hmmm, I wonder if the increased contrast in the Provia shot is 
influencing your perception.  An increase in contrast can produce the 
illusion of dimensional-depth.

Richard L

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