I'll try to give some more opinions on this topic.
Film:
- the color/contrast are good (accurate) only under straightly controlled
lighting condition (right color temp. and spectrum)
- different tastes were designed to meet different situation, like Velvia
for landscape and Astia for people...
So you have to use color filters if you want accurate color under non
perfect lighting condition and select different film for different purpose.
Digital:
- color temp. adjustment is possible, easier to suit different lighting
condition.
- color/tone can be adjusted to suit different purpose (escape from
manufacturer's default).
Digital save the day, we can shoot in cloudy day and get good results
without the need of color filters. RAW gives a much easier way for color
adjustment, of course it also help in adjusting for the exposure errors.
Finally, your point about Olympus and Fuji is well taken, I have no
experience with Fuji DSLR but Olympus do create more pleasing images (to my
eyes at least) straightly out of camera. But I don't mind about that, my 40D
also create nice images after post processing:
http://www.accura.com.hk/OM/40D.htm
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> .......--but as I'm about to prove, the standardized target can be WAY
> OFF as
> compared to real-world lighting, fabrics and colors.
>
> Maybe this is why you are shooting RAW. As such, 100% of the photographs
> have to be touched in one way or another. Why is this? And WHY should we
> have to retouch our photographs to get the color/contrast response that is
> native in so many films? And on a side-note, why is it that Fuji DSLR and
> Olympus E-1 wedding photographers typically just shot in-camera JPEGs and
> never worried about it? (flip answer is that Fuji and Olympus DSLR users
> aren't as smart as Canon photographs) (the flip flip answer is that Fuji
> and Olympus DSLR users are smarter than Canon users and can get it right
> in-camera)
>
> :)
>
> When the 5D replacement comes out, how will you baseline it? Or will you
> just wing it and fix it in post?
>
> AG
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