>BW film might still rule if film didn't curl, and if the enlarger and/or >scanner were perfect. But in the real world, digital rules.
There is a reason I do not do 135 film, but still do sheet film. It's nice to be able to burn in low-contrast detail, something that cannot be done with digital, afaik. Contact prints do not curl. :-) Oh, and with smaller sheet film a little masking tape on the edges makes for a suitable flatness. And it's nice to be able to burn in detail that does not yet exist on digital. But I will say that PS lens design compensation is probably the neatest feature around. Lens have barrel or pincushion problems? Erase the error up front. Might be a great improvement for the 43/1.9. That forthcoming N**** 36mp body, full frame. Sony sensor. That's 5k x 7k pixels. 5K pixels over 24mm == roughly 200 pixels / mm. That begins to match the resolving power of 100 line pairs / mm. And with reduced CofC issues (points do not become blurs, consequently reducing the CofC) for enlargement, which is *really* where digital has its advantage, that's awesome. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
