The ‘characteristic curve’ shows the tonal response of a film. So what’s it got to do with digital imaging? Quite a lot, actually. Film does not respond to different light intensities in a linear, or proportional way so that a [...]
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Ability to cope with over- or under-exposure. Digital cameras seldom have a great deal of exposure latitude because even slight overexposure can cause ‘blown’ highlights which have lost all detail. Digital cameras do have more underexposure latitude, though, and it’s [...]