On 26 Sep 2005 at 0:48, mike wilson wrote: > Rob Studdert wrote: > > > On 25 Sep 2005 at 22:44, mike wilson wrote: > > > > > >>The grain is the photograph. Therefore, anything that improves the > >>grain image improves the picture quality. > > > > > > Only if you wish to purposefully reproduce the grain by digital means. > > Until you can, the digital output is not a faithful reproduction.
But film grain is for most part considered an unwanted side effect of the photo- chemical technology, it certainly only adds to the value of an image in limited circumstances. I guess it's just difficult to appreciate the problems that scans that resolve grain can cause until it's your problem :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
