This can be a result of in-camera processing. Pro and pro-sumer digitals usually give quite a bit of control over that. Allowing us to not use in-camera processing. It also could be the result of certain picture editing software. Do you know for sure that this wasn't the result of post-camera processing?
I've never noticed a lack of texture detail in my own digital images. Len --- > I just saw a few pics from the latest Sony Digi cam > that our marketing dept aquired and I must say the > pictures look very good. I do have to add tho that the > 16x20" prints are sharp and have no percievable grain > or artifating to them at all BUT there is no detail in > textures. This is what it seems makes these digital > pictures look so good, a wall that has many fine > cracks and surface imperfections is just a flat non > textured wall, skin blemishes and wrinkles are gone, > goose bumbs are not visible. The pictures still look > very impressive despite the loss of all fine detail > especially from 2-3 ft away. This is what people seem > to want and like about digital it seems, they don't > want to see the fine detail and minute imperfections > but even tones and smooth surfaces. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
