Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry Philip - But, unless you're talking about zone system processing with D-23 or some other exotic frame by frame control, digital today is fully capable of achieving as much detail in highlights and shadows as any roll of film you'll develop according to manufacturer's recommendations. The 5d allows for ASA settings from 50 - 3200 on the fly. Now I'm not claiming that the "detail" is captured in the same way or has the same look. I still have a great deal of appreciation for film grain, however large or small it may be. And digital has a different look than film. But at this point in time "detail" is no longer an issue when compared to 35mm film. If you're talking medium or large format film then "detail" remains a talking point - until you bring in the 22 megapixel medium format backs - at which point it becomes mute again. Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com On Sep 20, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Philip Forrest wrote: > ability to capture detail in the > highlights and shadows that digital can't yet,