----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff"
Subject: Re: The film is dead
Yeah, I'm getting the sense that the days for color film are numbered, and,
frankly, that's OK with me. From what I've seen of good digital color work
it's a more than acceptable alternative. I'd really like to see more
latitude in digi sensors so those fried highlights aren't so obvious and
frequent. I suppose it's just a matter of time .... maybe some real 14-bit
or 16-bit sensors will do the trick, maybe RAW is better than I think it
is, and I need to understand its use both in camera on thru Photoshop
better, although maybe I'm asking too much from the system. After all, the
latitude of film is limited, and many photogs advocate shooting only at
certain times of the day, or in shade or overcast or partly cloudy
situations in order to control contrast and reduce harsh shadows, so why
should digital be expected to be an exception?. But, overall, I'm finally
starting to like what I see with digicolor
The technology is still quite young in many respects.
What does bother me is that none of the lab reps I am talking to seem to see printing with more than 8 bit's per colour as being of any consequence.
To the point it isn't even on their radar, so to speak.
To me, it doen't matter all that much if the capture is 16 bit if the final output is 8 bit.
William Robb
