On 29 Sep 2003, Ted Gould wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 07:45, Bart Garst wrote:
> > > - Adjusting Levels: Saving underexposed photos
> >
> > Is this an issue with digital cameras?
>
> Yes and No. You can take underexposed pictures with film cameras also,
> but when you take the pictures to get developed usually the developer
> will fix this kind of stuff for you. So, as far as the user is
> concerned, it is a problem with digital cameras. In reality, it is more
> that you were paying someone to fix it for you.
I would like to make one point: if you underexpose negative film, color or
black and white, you lose some shadow detail and *no* printer can save it.
I'd like to know how adjusting levels can compensate for this.
--
Bob Holtzman
"Nothing would please me more than being able to
hire ten programmers and deluge the hobby market
with good software." -- Bill Gates 1976
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