Before the age of petroleum based synthetic products, the word "plastic" meant capable of being shaped or formed. "Plasticity" refers to something that displays shape and modeling, or as Boris so aptly described it, "a 3D look." Paul
> Oh, that's what you meant by plastic .... still, I wonder if part of the > problem is how you do your processing. Of course, the cheap, consumer > lenses you're using may also contribute to the problem. Why not see if you > can grab some high-end pentax lenses and compare the results to the Canon > and the cheaper pentax lenses. > > I've never heard some use the term "plastic" to define a natural look. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Boris Liberman > > > Ability to render very subtle changes of light and shade. This in turn > > gives the image very 3D look. You almost feel like you're present on > > site. > > > > This is what I would call plasticity. > > > > The lens that is not like this has very few distinguishable > > transitions from light to darkness and back. So you get mighty > > contrast image but it lacks detail, lacks fine representation, lack > > this natural look. > >
