tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721344177867541891.post6821649854492141239..comments2023-03-26T23:43:26.524+08:00Comments on doonster: Pictures & thoughts: What is a camera for?doonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558926453149764893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721344177867541891.post-14340333411291794232007-07-11T05:37:00.000+08:002007-07-11T05:37:00.000+08:00Och, lots of improvements over wet chemistry :-)I ...Och, lots of improvements over wet chemistry :-)<BR/><BR/>I would quibble with your use of the word 'exactly' but soft-proofing does greatly cut down the trial and error part of the final stages of producing a print. In the end, though, you aren't going to be entirely sure what the picture will look like on paper until you are actually holding the print.<BR/><BR/>And of course, once you've got one print, further prints are easy, and are accurate reproductions of the first.Colin [auspiciousdragon.net]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01417892855506788965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721344177867541891.post-2825783888086639252007-07-11T04:43:00.000+08:002007-07-11T04:43:00.000+08:00Fair point. On the other hand, (assuming the print...Fair point. On the other hand, (assuming the print is the ultimate goal) the potential to be able to see exactly what you are going to get, given your caveats about colour management, is a possible improvement over wet chemistry. Now I do have the possibility of knowing what the print will be before commiting ink to paper.doonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558926453149764893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721344177867541891.post-1509992360150316692007-07-11T01:54:00.000+08:002007-07-11T01:54:00.000+08:00Martin,Thanks for the link.Please don't read more ...Martin,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link.<BR/><BR/>Please don't read more into what I said than is there. No mention of 'truth' at all in the original.<BR/><BR/><I>For me, the digital camera is nothing more than a means to capture data.</I><BR/><BR/>Quite, but the issue that I was (am) grappling with is that you can't see that data without an interpreter, and that adds another level of complexity between observation (pre shutter) and the print.<BR/><BR/>Good software and good monitors do their best to minimise this extra problem, but much software, and many monitors, are not good. Programs that offer colour editing controls but which do not show colour-accurate previews are quite common, for example.Colin [auspiciousdragon.net]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01417892855506788965noreply@blogger.com