Why is it necessary to push a comparison with your 6x7 camera? Is it
not enough that if you want to exploit your DSLR to the best of its
capabilities, you should experiment with RAW format? I disagree with
you on several counts here, but I respect your preference for the
6x7. Whether it is better or worse than the DSLR was not the point at
all. It was unnecessary to engage into another foolish comparison
debate.
sheesh.
BTW: RAW format captures with the Pentax DSLRs return 7-9 stops of
dynamic range after gamma correction and RGB chroma interpolation. No
transparency films come close to that, a few color neg films almost
get there, and a couple of B&W emulsions get there and go a little
past. Big deal, it's simply not an issue.
The time you spend working in-camera JPEG processing settings and
exposure bracketing to get everything correct for every scene type is
greater than the time it takes to process RAW format files, once you
understand what you're doing, and you have more options with RAW
format. That's all I was saying.
If you don't want to get what you paid for out of your DSLR, that's
your choice. To me, it's a waste.
Godfrey
On Apr 6, 2006, at 9:05 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Apr 6, 2006, at 6:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
For those situations when you want to get everything the DSLR can
do. It's not about increased resolution, it's about getting all
the dynamic range that the sensor can capture.
...which is significantly poorer than film.
It will still be dozens of times faster than processing, scanning,
and printing 6x7 film. A good, automated RAW workflow makes it
barely any more work to get standard JPEGs out of the process than
capturing in JPEG format to begin with, but nets you the ability
to go further when scene conditions warrant additional effort.
I bought this camera to do fast-turnaround jobs. I really do not
forsee it replacing my 6x7 for my nicer work -- the results do not
compare, period.
Sorry, getting a slightly less inferior image out of the camera is
not going to make me spend more time on the files from it. For
work where I am spending time, I use the 6x7. For work where I
need to do it fast, the DS2. It's a very easy split.
-Aaron
