We all know that the path of light through a modern DSLR is complex:
First through the lens coatings, than lens design, then the design and
implementation of the sensor, then, perhaps, through the camera's
processing engine with it's myriad of default, factory and user settings
to the so-called "final" file on your hard drive. Then, of course, there
is the design and quality of the viewfinder, the calibration of your
monitor, the file format etc etc - I could go on and on.
Question:
Given all that do you tend to think of a camera as capable of producing
a more or less objective accurate reflection of "reality" that is then
downloaded to your computer in the form of a unprocessed image file and
that any deviation from reality reflected in the file is probably the
result of poor technique...
...or...
...do you think of the final downloaded image file direct from the
camera as merely digital silly putty that is just the raw material from
which you will create a final image that conforms to your vision of what
the image "should" be? In other words the "final" downloaded file from
the camera is, potentially, just a beginning and that there is nothing
final about it at all.
I'm not talking about PP for the purposes of expressing extreme
subjective artistic content but in both cases the final goal is simply
fidelity and accuracy to the physical reality in front of you when you
first pressed the shutter release.
What say you?
Inquiring minds want to know
Wildman
Last edited by wildman; 02-03-2009 at 04:22 AM.