Whether or not a scene is rendered (color wise or contrast wise) on film the way it
seems
in "real life" is usually more a function of the film and the printing (or in this case
scanning) than it is in the lens. As to color, most lenses are relatively neutral,
though
nothing is perfect and some may have an ever so slight warming or cooling effect.
Contrast
and saturation are another matter. No lens can add contrast or saturation to any scene.
They can only remove it through dispersion in the glass and/or comparatively poor
transmission characteristics at the air-glass interface (i.e. coatings). Therefore, as
a
rule, no lens can be said to have excessive contrast or lend to too much color
saturation.
If you have too much contrast or saturation, the problem is most certainly with some
other
part of the process. That said, I assume that a lens that weakens contrast can be
somewhat
(but not completely) compensated for through use of a film that accentuates contrast.
Most
consumer films accentuate contrast to give "snap" to the mundane pics of the average
Joe.
Regards,
Bob...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: Color Rendition
> At 06:20 AM 2/21/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >The Pentax lens has considerably better contrast allowing more color
> >saturation. As to whether or not one renders the colors more accurately is
> >more a function of the film. What film did you use? Was it one given to
> >accentuating contrast?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Bob...
>
> The film was Fuji Superia 100 in both bodies.
>
> Collin
>
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