Gregg wrote:
> If I'm not mistaken this works in a way that is similar to pre flashing
> film to increase the sensitivity of the areas that receive fewer
> photons.
Possibly, I'm not sure how this works.
> It also decreases the contrast, I think. If the purpose is to
> have detail in the shadows, then extra light is beneficial. If contrasty
> images are acceptable, then it might not be the option to try. It is
> interesting how it appears to selectively lower the contrast.
I think that using one of the older SC lenses will *generally* lower the
contrast over the whole image, maybe it's just more apparent in the shadow
areas.
Anyway, I guess I could test this fairly easily since I have both an SC (V.
low SN) and an MC 50mm f1.4.
...Wayne
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