Fabio wrote
>
> Dunno if someone on the list already pointed to this, but at
>
> [ http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ ]
>
> there's a wonderful online exhibition of some colour pictures dating back
> to 1900's.
>
> They were all taken by mr. Prokudin-Gorskii during his trips at the heart
> of mother Russia, with a rather ingenious trick (remember that color films
> weren't that common 100+ years ago, just like today! :) which is similar
> to what our eyes (as well as Sigma's Foveon sensors) do or are supposed to
What marvellous detail and the colour isn't too bad either.
When I think about the struggles I have had even this week to get decent
sharp images and colour, the first thing that comes to mind is:
"Where's the progress in photography since !! "
Brian Swale.
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