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Re: [Digital BW] Why is ND B&W scan better -- was Digital, film, scanning compar

2003-05-22 by Peter Nelson

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Austin 
Franklin" <darkroom@i...> wrote:
> Roy,
> The neutral density filter reduces the entire spectrum to
> an even level. There is no bloom and smear with the ND 
> filter, and the response is uniform and not peaky, as 
> it is with blue and green.

Whoa!   A neutral density filter does NOT "even out" the spectrum of 
anything.   That's why it's called "neutral" - it passes all 
wavelengths equally.  If something came it peaky blue or green it 
comes out peaky blue or green.

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